Chelvny Castle is only a ten-minute drive from where Chen Xing lives. When they were chatting in the morning, the landlord said to Chen Xing: "Chen, you must see this castle. It is the most beautifully decorated in the entire Loire Valley." one."
So Chen Xing came over after breakfast.
In a broad sense, Chevanny Castle has broken away from people's impression of an ancient castle. From a distance, it looks like a very modern white palace.
This is because the main body of the castle was built in the 17th century. At that time, France had begun to promote the classical style of rigorous modeling and emphasis on symmetry. French architecture during this period was also officially called French classical style.
This style is easily recognizable in France.
There are many towers and buildings with complicated shapes, such as the Rouen Cathedral that Chen Xing saw in Rouen before. This is a very obvious Gothic style. Since then, many churches built have paid more attention to its comfort, and Not heavy visual art.
What surprised Chen Xing was that this place does not belong to the French government. It has been owned by the French Yuhou family since its construction, and they still live here today.
This kind of family is obviously the top group of powerful people in France, and the interior decoration in the castle is naturally extremely luxurious.
The huge gilded fireplace, the elm furniture carved with the family crest, the bronze and silver-plated chandelier weighing two hundred kilograms, and even the soft cushions on the tables and chairs were fixed with silver-plated or gilded nails.
It was here that Chen Xing saw what the daily life of French nobles was like.
Just two words.
envious.
Envy is all that matters.
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After returning from the Loire Valley, he couldn't sneak out to play for the next three weeks. Every day's classes were tightly scheduled, and they were all professional classes that Chen Xing didn't want to take off.
For example, he had to take extra tuition for photography courses, otherwise it would be too late for him to learn more during his internship.
and a photography exhibition held by the third-grade photography class at the end of the semester.
There was also a photography exhibition at Christmas last year, but Chen Xing was not in school at that time and missed it. If he doesn't participate this time, he will have no chance in the future. The school has never held a photography exhibition for fourth and fifth grade students.
The school is very tough and treats students below the third grade very well, with various preferential policies.
But for those who enter the college studio as an intern in the fourth grade, the attitude is - you have all started working, if you have the ability to hold a personal exhibition outside!
After attending full classes for several days in a row, Chen Xing felt a little depressed.
Ke Leji, a classmate in the photography class, saw Chen Xing coming in with his laptop and asked him to come over and sit down and asked, "What's wrong with you these days? You're in such a hurry."
Chen Xing put down the computer, yawned and said:
"I'm not like you guys. I've been in school for three years, and I still haven't learned a lot."
"Just learn what you need to use. Where can I have so much energy?"
"Easy to say."
Chen Xing even thought that it would be better to enroll a year earlier, so that he would not be so anxious for internship, and the performance during the internship is related to the graduation issue. Although it seems that it will take two years to graduate, if you perform well and exceed the teacher's expectations, , then it is not impossible to graduate in half a year.
Professor Nobel promised that Chen Xing could graduate in one year if he followed his team.
But he doesn't want to stay in Africa for that long. He wants to be better and graduate in half a year so that he can continue his career of traveling around the world.
When class started, Chen Xing recorded the teacher's teaching content in his notebook. If he didn't understand something, he quickly used the search software to check it to avoid missing the teacher's teaching progress.
Now he is completely a good student.
But maybe every good student will have a bad student next to him who will lead him to corruption. Keleji obviously felt that the photography course was too boring, so he asked Chen Xing: "Have you submitted the works for the photography exhibition to the teacher?"
"Isn't there still two weeks?"
"Then you have to make more preparations. I heard that the theme this time is the future world. The works you took before do not fit this theme."
This is a problem.
Chen Xing stopped typing and fell into thinking.
Then I immediately thought, I’m in class now, I’m just thinking about something, I’d better wait until after class to think about it.
So I started typing on the keyboard again.
Corregi felt bored and went to play with his mobile phone.
He will not develop in the direction of photography in the future, he just wants to be an ordinary photographer, so it is normal for him to fish in photography courses. He rarely goes to oil painting classes, and he does not even go to painting human bodies.
It's great to take private photos. When you meet a beautiful girl, taking photos is much more exciting than drawing human bodies.
After class, Chen Xing ran to the first floor of the teaching building and looked at the detailed announcement of the third-grade photography exhibition.
The theme this time is indeed 'Future World'
Have you been targeted?
Although Chen Xing is just a transfer student, he is now the most famous one in the third-year photography class. His famous style is retro portraits, followed by storytelling photography that is circulated in a small area.
The storytelling shows that Chen Xing has a deep understanding of Chinese culture and uses a unique perspective and language to show people a real and diverse China.
The teachers who teach photography in high-end Paris fashion houses all like Chen Xing’s style.
But this cannot express the theme of the future world.
I always feel that the topics proposed by teachers are more oriented toward students with rich imaginations and who like to take surreal photography. Such students will have greater development in the future, and many of them will gradually move into other industries.
Forget it, think about it slowly during this time.
After returning to the dormitory, Chen Xing walked into Hedwig's room as a habit after eating. She had recently been painting a woman in black sitting on a dead branch in the ice and snow. The details were as vivid as if captured by a camera.
Hedwig likes to use cool colors, but these colors tend to make people feel lonely.
Chen Xing looked at her painting.
He also has to study painting hard, and strives to start painting within two years, and then surprise everyone.
A photo may not make much money, but if you become famous in the field of painting, the manor's money and Anne's money can be earned back. I wonder if Anne can wait until Chen Xing really makes a lot of money.
Chen Xing suddenly asked: "What do you think of the future world?"
Hedwig thought carefully, but shook her head and continued painting.
Her performance showed that she didn't know how to explain it, which made Chen Xing sit on the bed a little frustrated. Hedwig looked at him and said, "You don't have to be so anxious. Even if you can't take new works, you can still use your previous works to compete."
Graduation season is coming soon, and major colleges and universities have exhibitions.
The works Hedwig is currently painting will also be hung in the school's art exhibition in a few days.
"That won't work." Chen Xing sat up and said, "The photos I took before are completely incompatible with this theme."
"You said that retro will always be popular. How come there is no retro in the future world now?"
Chen Xing suddenly laughed.
Hedwig can joke now.
"I'm going out for a while," he said.
Chen Xing picked up his coat, opened the door and walked out. Sitting at home when he was short of inspiration was the worst choice. If he went out for a stroll, he might be able to find what he wanted in an unexpected place.
He actually has a little idea, which is to combine a lot of colors with photography and use post-processing to synthesize a work similar to cyberpunk style.
But this requires a lot of post-production technology.
He has always disliked using post-processing in photography. He always feels that your early works cannot express the style you want. So do the works you modified through post-production technology still have soul? In that case, why not paint?
This is why he wants to learn painting.
Chen Xing's photography philosophy is to take pictures of what he sees. If he can't take a picture, it means that the picture is not what he wants.
When passing an Apple store, Chen Xing stopped.
The minimalism of the Apple store suddenly opened up Chen Xing's brain, which had been clogged for a long time.
Yes, the future does not have to be complicated. It may also be very simple. Rather than adding so many colors to dazzle people, wouldn't it be the kind that can catch other people's eyes with just a few lines? More awesome?
Chen Xing has an idea.
There is a place that is perfect for taking pictures like this.
Of course it's not in the Apple store, it's in the building of their school, the Academy of Fine Arts.
The building of the Ecole Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris was designed by French architect Auguste Perret. He was a pioneer of modernist architecture and used many minimalist designs on the top floor.
Chen Xing has been there several times but never paid much attention.
But just now, several scenes from the Academy of Fine Arts suddenly came to his mind, so clear that he could even recall some details.
Frankly speaking, although Chen Xing hadn't rushed over with the camera yet, he had already thought about the composition.
The staircase winds down in a square shape surrounded by a white fence.
The window that opens obliquely is the lounge for students of the Academy of Fine Arts.
There is a white skylight with several irregular glass frames, also white, supporting the glass above.
However, this skylight has not been cleaned for a long time and is a little dirty.
It took me an hour to shoot, then I quickly went home and started editing the photos.
Photography still needs to be retouched, but not too much. If you are not explicitly told not to retouch your photos in a photography competition or exhibition, you can retouch them a little bit, or just like what Chen Xing wanted to do before, use a lot of retouching to create your own photography style.
The judges are always afraid that you will practice too much, or that you will not practice at all.
Chen Xing made the skylight a little cleaner, and then removed all other decorations around it, leaving only a few very simple groups of linear structures of buildings and their light and shadow.
He submitted this set of works.
In fact, if this group of works were placed in Chen Xing's circle of friends, it would probably raise a lot of questions.
Because this is a set of purely technical works, the author can freely explain what concepts he used and what themes he used to create, and he can explain it in any way he wants. But without the author's explanation, it is just a set of simple-style photos showing the photographer's photography skills.
But compared to those taken by Chen Xing before, this group of photos will never deviate from the theme.
(End of chapter)
