Li Yin, Wang Wenqiang, Lu Erwei. Chen Xing thought they were classmates before, but after everyone introduced themselves, he realized that they were much closer than classmates. They were three good friends who had been together since childhood, childhood sweethearts, childhood sweethearts... No, no, they were three little sweethearts.
Lu Erwei's personality is relatively straightforward and outgoing, and he looks like a student who is good at sports. He took off his shirt and wrung out the water before putting it back on.
Boys can do this, but Li Yin cannot. She is sitting in the boat wearing Chen Xing's windbreaker, as if she is wearing a long skirt, and it feels like a child wearing adult clothes.
She looked at Chen Xing who was standing on the edge of the boat canopy taking pictures outside, and whispered to Wang Wenqiang beside her: "He is so handsome, what do you think?"
"Probably." Wang Wenqiang looks good and polite, but he doesn't like to talk much. When they introduced each other and chatted before, he was very silent.
But Li Yin and others all know that Wang Wenqiang has this kind of personality. He can chat well with familiar people, but becomes boring when he meets strangers. So even if he looks good, it is a pity that he is still a solo player for 20 years.
Chen Xing is taking pictures of the porch in the rain. The sun had already set by this time, and there didn't seem to be too dazzling neon lights around. I relied on lanterns for lighting, and there were also some lights in the shops. Tourists took shelter from the rain in the covered bridge and sat on the benches to watch the people going by. awning boat.
Chen Xing also looked at them. This picture is really interesting. Chen Xing came back and sat down, taking out the cloth from his backpack to clean the camera. Just now, in order to find an angle to take pictures of the people on the bridge, Chen Xing had to walk outside the tent in the rain. It would be fine if he got wet in the rain, but the camera got wet. But it made him feel bad.
Li Yin looked at Chen Xing's serious expression and asked curiously: "How do photographers make money?" She is only 19 years old and has never been exposed to the photographer industry.
Chen Xing quickly deleted the redundant photos and said, "Guess first."
"Is this... taking pictures of married people? I think people like you are so handsome."
"...Guess again." Li Yin held her chin and thought for a moment, then shook her head and said, "I can't believe it."
"You can also make money by taking photos of celebrities, taking portraits, or taking some landscape photos and selling them for money." Chen Xing looked up and said with a smile,
"Slightly better photographers are like this, and the one you mentioned is of course the same, but usually they will find other ways out after a few years of shooting." Taking wedding photos will not last a lifetime.
If you want to go further, just shoot other things. Once you develop your own style, you will almost be financially free.
If you want to make money, break away from your boss and open a photo studio by yourself, and make money with the contacts you have made in your career.
I don’t know the specific Chen Xing either. His starting point was too high. He had almost top-notch skills when he first came into contact with photography, and then he became famous inexplicably in Paris. As a result, he had a serious lack of understanding of the grassroots level of the photography industry.
After all, I haven’t experienced it.
"Taking photos of celebrities?" Li Yin exclaimed.
"how?"
"I thought they were all shot by assistants. It felt like they were just shooting at people. It was very simple." Huh? This little Bai is a bit ridiculous.
Chen Xing did not delete the photos anymore. She was a good teacher and helped her learn about the differences between taking pictures and taking pictures. She said: "The difference is huge. The first is the light. Usually when we take pictures with our mobile phones, we don't need to consider the light. , but if you want to take good photos, you must learn how to distinguish between front light and backlight. These are the most basic. Advanced ones include main light, fill light, hard light and soft light... So photography is the art of light and shadow. , little sister, watch and study hard." Li Yin heard this with great yearning. She used to stay at home and play games every day, either playing League of Legends or playing chicken. She never thought that a simple photo would have so many changes. , no wonder they say photographers make money.
It's their turn to earn. But when she heard Chen Xing call her little sister, Li Yin was unhappy and said, "What? You're only one year older than me." Her voice was almost coquettish.
Lu Erwei shuddered and said, "When I heard you talking like this, I suddenly felt so cold that I almost caught a cold."
"Go away! Did you eat so much just now for nothing?" she said eagerly, covering up her shyness.
Wang Wenqiang didn't speak, but her teeth were almost broken. In so many years, she had never heard Li Yin speak to her like this.
In fact, it is difficult for friends who have been friends since childhood to get together, because for more than ten years, everyone has been accustomed to treating each other as brothers, sisters, and best friends. This strong friendship is the biggest obstacle that prevents them from getting together.
Falling in love requires freshness. Can strangers provide this freshness? Can friends provide it? Therefore, there is a saying that childhood sweethearts are defeated by the sky. This sentence is the most helpless portrayal of real life.
Lu Erwei and Li Yin had a quarrel. Two straight men and straight women often did this. Wang Wenqiang habitually coordinated and broke up the fight. This scene made Chen Xing deeply moved. He secretly turned on the camera and pointed it at their stuck Took a picture.
In fact, it is best to take continuous shots, so as to capture their true reactions when they are fighting. But now that it was dark and he was on a boat, Chen Xing was afraid that the photos he took would not be useful, so he had to settle for the next best thing.
"kindness?"
"ah?"
"Are you filming us?"
"Yes, I think the three of you are so harmonious in the viewfinder. This photo is taken well. Let's take a look." Several people came over to see what the photo taken by the photographer Chen Xing looked like. of.
"Okay...how can I put it this way! The photo was really good!" Li Yin said. In the picture, she was arguing with Erwei.
This kind of quarrels often happen, because Lu Erwei sometimes gets stuck in his head, and no matter what others say, he always makes an incomprehensible comment. At such times, Li Yin will habitually educate him.
And Wang Wenqiang pulled himself, for fear that he would go up and kick Er Wei. But how could it be, it was just a simple quarrel.
The three people seem to be at odds, but the picture feels like a whole. If you look at it casually, you will not feel that they are quarreling. You will instinctively feel that the three people in the picture know each other a lot. Years of friends.
Chen Xing just took a photo on a whim, but he produced an extremely excellent work. Seeing that the camera's battery was about to run out, Chen Xing said, "It's almost out of battery. I'll send you the photos later. But I have another embarrassing request...can I use this photo?"
"What do you mean?" Lu Erwei asked.
"I'm going to have a photography exhibition soon, and I want to use this photo for exhibition, is that okay? I won't sell it." In portrait photography, whether the copyright belongs to the photographer or the person being photographed is a question.
Legally the copyright belongs to the photographer. But the portrait rights belong to other people, so if Chen Xing wants to use them commercially, he still has to ask for their permission. Moreover, Chen Xing will not sell this type of portrait works. They will only be used for exhibitions, competitions, or on websites. Fans who want to learn their own style can learn.
"Photography exhibition?" Oh! The camera is completely out of battery. Chen Xing explained while putting it in his bag: "I have had several photography exhibitions in Europe recently."
"Europe? Photography exhibition?" The three students were immediately shocked beyond measure. Before, they only knew that Chen Xing was a photographer, from Sichuan Province, who came here to travel, and was still in college. Why did they suddenly talk about a photography exhibition in Europe? Already?
Have we traveled through time?
"Yeah, what's the matter? It's okay if you don't want to. I'll send you the photos when I get back soon. The battery is out now."
"No, no! Aren't you a college student?"
"Yeah, I'm studying abroad in Paris, and I'm going to be my senior year at the beginning of school."
"Wow!"
"What about the photography exhibition?" Lu Erwei asked.
"I just signed a contract with a gallery, and the photography exhibition is organized by the owner. Well... the reason is a bit complicated. Anyway, I returned to China just to take more photos in China so that I can put them in the photography exhibition." The three people looked at each other, their eyes seemed to be like It seems like he can say hundreds of words in one moment.
“Can we take photos?”
"This photo is amazing..." Chen Xing didn't know how to explain it to them. A good photographic work, apart from the photographer's personal style, must have three elements. The first is a distinct theme.
The theme of Chen Xing's work is friendship, and if you look deeper, you can find that the three of them do not appear to be ordinary friends in the work.
This is another theme that Chen Xing hides. Childhood sweethearts. If you zoom in on the work and the viewer is more sensitive, you may be able to see the little emotions hidden in Wang Wenqiang's eyes.
Second, use the environment to lead the audience to the theme. Chen Xing used the awning of the black-topped boat as a frame so that the audience could see the three of them at a glance. This element tested the photographer's composition ability.
The third screen is simple and clear. There is nothing inside the awning boat. The main body is very clear and even looks a bit plain. However, from the outside of the awning, you can see the heavy rain, the buildings of Mohu Lake, lanterns, etc. In general, the prosperity outside makes up for the inside of the awning boat. of simplicity.
This is a kind of complementarity. The three of them thought about it for a while and agreed. They were even a little excited and kept asking about Chen Xing's photography exhibition.
"Can I see it on the Internet?"
"No... no one should be videotaping or taking photos in the photography exhibition." This depends on the individual's quality. If they are caught taking out their mobile phones to take pictures of the artist's works, the security guard will probably only remind them not to take out their mobile phones. It still depends on the individual opinions of the audience.
However, if this kind of candid photo is posted on the Internet, it will be deleted soon. Therefore, it is difficult to find exhibition videos of modern painters or photographers on domestic or foreign websites.
"What should I do? I really want to see it!"
"If I'm there then, I'll take a photo of the scene and send it to you." The sound of raindrops falling on the awning became smaller and smaller, and it should have stopped.
Several people also stopped chatting and walked outside to the deck to look outside. The tourists who had been stagnant started moving again, but not to visit the scenic spots. There was nothing interesting to see in the scenic spot at this time. The rain stopped them for nearly an hour and a half, but many of them still wanted to leave the scenic spot and chose to go there. There are only a few people living in the scenic area.
Chen Xing turned around and asked, "Where are you staying? Have you booked a hotel?"
"We are staying in an ancient-style inn and have already reserved a room." Chen Xing looked at the dark clouds in the sky and asked, "Do you have any free rooms over there?" Wang Wenqiang said, "It seems there are none. "They booked two rooms. He and Er Wei lived together, and Li Yin lived in a separate room. When they came down, the remaining rooms were also booked by a tourist.
Chen Xing wondered if he would have trouble finding a hotel again at night, right? Chen Xing said to the boss of the ship: "Brother, do you still know where there are rooms?"
"It should be there, right? Let me ask for you?" They have a solution anyway, at least they have to spend more money... Sure enough, after making a few calls, he helped Chen Xing find a B&B that was also in the style of an ancient inn. , the name felt very familiar to Chen Xing, it was called Lotus Garden Inn... Chen Xing thought about it carefully.
Oh, isn't this the hotel I saw across the river when I first came to Xitang today?
He also took a photo of a father and daughter standing on the balcony of an inn. Chen Xing was so impressed by the little girl that he had forgotten what his father looked like.
Anyway, the father is just a foil in his photo. Their hotel was closer than Chen Xing's, so they got off the boat first.
Li Yin took off her windbreaker before leaving. She wanted to give it back to Chen Xing but felt a little embarrassed. After all, the clothes were covered with water and looked a little dirty.
"How about... I wash it and return it to you tomorrow?" Chen Xing took it and said, "It's okay, I'll take it back and wash the same thing. I have to change clothes anyway."
"Hey! When are you leaving!" Lu Erwei was already calling people on the shore. Although the heavy rain had stopped, there was still drizzle. He didn't know what Li Yin and Wang Wenqiang had been doing in the boat. Didn't they say goodbye long ago?
Li Yin also turned around and left. Chen Xing nodded to Wang Wenqiang and when he was about to turn around and sit down, they both saw a small bag that Li Yin had forgotten in the boat.
Wang Wenqiang wanted to get it, but when he saw Chen Xing, he didn't know what he was thinking, so he motioned for Chen Xing to send it over.
Chen Xing was stunned for a moment and said: "Don't think too much, I don't mean anything to her. Just take it and give it back to her." Wang Wenqiang smiled at Chen Xing. It was strange to see him smiling at me for once.
Is it because of what I said? Or should you leave the matter of returning the things to him? Chen Xing felt a little sad watching him come ashore.
He was not optimistic that the two of them could get together. Li Yin was just a little girl who was inexperienced in the world. She had no idea that her best friend would actually want to fall in love with him.
If Wang Wenqiang really wants to pierce this layer of window paper. The photo in Chen Xing's camera is even more precious, because once friendship deteriorates, it will never be repaired.
Seeing that the rain had subsided, the boat boss also took off his hat and looked at the three young men with a wider field of vision, and then said to Chen Xing: "That girl is nice, well-behaved, clever, and quite cute." There were so many opportunities left for Chen Xing, but Chen Xing didn't seize any of them.
"I'm very good, but I'm a little bit behind." Chen Xing said.
