The idea was completely sent out, and now there was nothing they could do if they couldn't get Chen Xing out. Besides, there’s no point in copying your own work exactly.
If you want to improve, you might as well take a look at the works of ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River that you took during this period. Start by imitating the style and gradually develop your own style. This is the way for normal photographers to advance.
Thinking of this, Chen Xing suddenly laughed twice. I have never experienced this period before, so I saved a lot of time.
Then he ignored his account and scrolled through the recently updated dance area anchors. Recently, the female anchors on Beep Station have become more and more popular, and even many music hostesses have nothing to do with dancing now.
This is really a good thing...the next day. Today's appointment was in the morning, so Chen Xing didn't have time to watch videos in the room, so he walked towards the art center with a backpack of lenses.
A backpack is an exaggeration, but there are actually only three. The Hasselblad lens mount is different from Sony's, so Chen Xing left all his previous lenses at home and purchased a new set of Hasselblad XCD lenses. The focal lengths cover 21, 65, and 80, of which the 21 ultra-wide angle is particularly useful in portrait photography. Basically not used in the painting, Chen Xing purchased it specially for the scenery.
After all, he is a traveler, and he always wants to take pictures of beautiful scenery. Even if there is currently no masterpiece, the lens is indispensable.
But it happened to be used today. Chen Xing wanted to take a blockbuster-style creative work for them. He had already thought of the effect, which would definitely attract the attention of foreign seniors.
65 and 80 are what Chen Xing most commonly uses in commercial photography and daily shooting. Why are they all fixed focus and not a single zoom?
joke! Hasselblad lenses are super expensive! How much does it cost to buy three good prime lenses from Sony for commercial photography, and then a 24-105 for travel photography?
Chen Xing’s a7m3 is one of these lenses, and together it costs the same as a Hasselblad 80mm/f1.9 fixed-focus lens.
So Chen Xing really can't afford it now. After the school holidays, Chen Xing has very few opportunities to make money. If he was not short of money, who wouldn't want a zoom lens?
Without further ado, Chen Xing has already arrived at the Art Center with his bag on his back. The weather today is very good, but it has nothing to do with the inside of the theater. Once the door is closed, it is basically dark inside without any lights on.
At this moment, there are many people sitting in the front row seats in the hall. President Wang and Ning Junping, whom I met yesterday, are both there.
"Xiao Chen, are you here?"
"Good morning, Teacher Chen." Chen Xing also greeted them and said, "Good morning." It is a custom in China to call him teacher. Chen Xing was not used to it before, but he gradually adapted to others calling him this.
What else to do? There are so many people on the crew, but not everyone dares to call him Xiao Chen. Some dancers who have put on their makeup are also resting here.
They also came early to put on makeup. Ning Junping saw that Chen Xing had also arrived, so he said to others: "Go and urge them. The photographers are here. How long will it take for their makeup to be done?" Chen Xing quickly said: "It's okay, I can take a close-up of them first."
"Okay!" Chen Xing nodded to a few curious girls. No, it can't be said that she is a girl, Daji is not as feminine as them.
"Zhaojun Leaving the Wall" was already choreographed a few years ago, but after all, it is an international tour. The China Song and Dance Theater still sent a relatively strong cast. Not only Tang Shiyi, who is as famous as some entertainment stars, but also Hao Ruoqi, Zhang Di and so on.
Regardless of appearance or figure, she crushes many modern female idols. Of course, there are more young female dancers, but they got up a little late and are still putting on makeup backstage.
Classical dance makeup is inherently more complicated and more refined than modern makeup, and the dressing room in the Cultural and Art Center is only a little bigger.
Of course, those who came early finished their makeup quickly, while those who came later had to wait slowly.
"Beauties, we didn't get to know each other well yesterday. Let me introduce myself today. I, Chen Xing, am currently very young and have never been married. If you have any sisters who want to be single, you can introduce them to me... Of course, if you want to talk to me in private, You can also exchange contact information..."
"Hahaha!" Many beauties laughed, and the hairpins on their heads shook. Only a few middle-aged men frowned, wondering why this person is a bit unreliable?
Is it better for a photographer to be more humorous or more rigid? Of course, it's better to be humorous. You have to show your relaxed attitude in front of the guests so that the people being photographed don't feel so nervous.
After all, nervousness is a taboo in shooting. The model cannot relax, so it would be difficult for Chen Xing to take today's set of photos.
And you don’t have to worry about whether your jokes will go too far. When a group of girls are together, their strong sense of security will not only prevent them from being afraid of Chen Xing, but will also make them want to tease him.
The lighting on the theater stage is very complete. Even if it is not professional equipment, it can still achieve the effect Chen Xing wants. Therefore, he quickly finished shooting the close-up shot of the leading actor, and the time came to eleven o'clock.
"When will the group photos be taken?" Ning Junping asked. Chen Xing said: "At four or five o'clock in the afternoon, it will be enough, but I don't plan to shoot here. Can you find a car? Let's go to Zhouzhuang." Zhouzhuang is an ancient town in Suzhou, not far from where they are. It's only a thirty-minute drive.
If you have never visited Jiangnan, it would be difficult to imagine how dense the ancient towns in Jiangnan are. Let alone the famous ancient towns such as Wuzhen, Tongli and Xitang, there are two ancient towns within 30 minutes of Chen Xing.
One of them is Zhouzhuang. The reputation here is not low. It is one of the six ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River and is also known as the first water town in the south of the Yangtze River.
When Chen Xing came to Jiangnan, he was attracted by this place. The key word that Chen Xing remembered was the word "water town". For a place like Jiangnan to be named after water, you can imagine how authentic the water town scenery here must be.
He also checked and found that there was a stream here that was so shallow that it barely covered the ankles. Therefore, this is Chen Xing's most ideal shooting location.
As for how to take pictures specifically, it’s better to go there first and see later. President Wang and Chen Xing were chatting about what to eat for lunch. On the other side, a group of girls were also discussing the works that Chen Xing had taken in the morning.
After arriving here in the morning and taking a photo, Chen Xing made some adjustments to the camera parameters, allowing a photo to be displayed directly in front of them in jpg format.
In their opinion, this kind of photos are no different from the promotional photos that have been refined by many photographers.
"He's so awesome!"
"Oh, you know all this?"
“Did you just ask for his WeChat account?”
"do you have?"
"No!"
"I don't dare, you better go ahead." Several leading actors said. Those young girls who had just joined the dance troupe became more and more excited as they chatted. Apart from Chen Xing, he also had his shooting skills. They rarely saw anyone who could create such a beautiful style on the spot without having to do post-production. Of?
I have decided to go have seafood for lunch. As Chairman Wang's home court, Wujiang was naturally open to him. Chen Xing sat in the auditorium for a while and sent an emoticon to a few sisters who had just added him on WeChat.
Then he put away his phone and walked towards the girls and said, "There is still some time, shall I take two photos for you?" The time now is wasted if you don't take photos, and Chen Xing doesn't want to waste so many high-quality models.
Not one ugly one. When Chen Xing walked towards them, it felt like he had entered the land of girls... But their current clothes were more like female fairies from Pansi Cave. Their clothes were all golden, exposing their arms, shoulders, and a small piece of their backs. .
"Thank you!" They had been jealous for a long time, but they didn't dare to come over to disturb Chen Xing. At this moment, Chen Xing proposed it just as they wanted.
I have a photo of myself. Even if I can’t use it this time, I might as well take it back and hang it on the wall. What dancer doesn’t have an artistic photo taken by a famous photographer at home?
Now is a good opportunity. Chen Xing was instantly surrounded by stars.
"Do it one by one, don't be anxious." Now these are taken casually, and there is no need to leave them to repair at night, so Chen Xing takes them very casually and quickly.
The parameters he preset are very suitable for the lighting of the scene, and beautiful close-up photos will be produced in any pose of the actors.
I have to say, a professional is a professional. The camera skills of these dancers are definitely not inferior to those of movie stars, and they are also very relaxed in front of the camera. When Chen Xing asked him to do something difficult, one of the girls who looked very young gave Chen Xing a lift on the spot. The one-character horse.
"It's all gone!" Chen Xing said with both greed and reminder.
"You're wearing pants, what are you afraid of!"
"Teacher Chen, are you shy?"
"..." President Wang's sudden appearance made Chen Xing break free from the Daughter's Kingdom. He said, "Let's go to the East Lake Hotel. I've made a reservation." Chen Xing went over and asked, "Where is Mr. Ning going? Already?"
"Go to the Dance Association to contact the bus. Do you really want to go to Zhouzhuang this afternoon to shoot? Can I bring a few actresses?" The Art and Culture Center itself is also training Yue Opera actors, and President Wang mainly wants these young people to The girls should get to know the seniors of the Chinese Song and Dance Theater more, so that if they have the opportunity to go to the Chinese Song and Dance Theater in the future, it will be their fate.
Especially Tang Shiyi, now Tang Shiyi has gradually moved behind the scenes, and will probably become one of the leaders of the China Song and Dance Theater in the future.
"You don't need to ask me about this, President Wang, you can do whatever you want." There were two private rooms and four tables, and everyone was seated.
There are many good things on the table, including shrimps and crabs, which are considered low-end. For Suzhou people, the most high-end delicacy nowadays should be hairy crabs. There are still very few mature crabs today, but this restaurant still serves a large plate.
President Wang said: "We Suzhou people generally pay attention to eating crabs from time to time, that is, we do not eat crabs during the crab growing season. This restaurant is not bad, and we can actually find so many mature female crabs."
"Come on, Xiao Chen, you've worked hard today, this is the biggest one for you." Chen Xing said a few polite words and took it.
Europeans don’t eat river crabs, but after opening the back shell of this steamed hairy crab, it has a fragrance that sea crabs don’t have. There is a lot of crab roe, which is not fishy, but also has a sweet taste. It tastes very good.
Chen Xing ate a lot, and then belatedly saw that the seafood on the table had not been touched much, and a group of people were eating plain food.
"You guys should eat too."
"Oh, gout..."
"..." Chen Xing ate this meal very happily. Chen Xing ate half of a plate of hairy crabs. The female crab had so much roe.
After eating and resting until two o'clock, everyone went downstairs and got on a tourist bus and drove towards Zhouzhuang.
Chen Xing was resting with his eyes closed in the car. Tang Shiyi shouted to Chen Xing from the back: "Teacher Chen, they asked you when to shoot."
"It's at least half past four, what's wrong?"
"Then can we change back into casual clothes first? We don't dare to go out to play in these clothes." Chen Xing said with a smile: "Haha, of course." The makeup artist had a dark face.
Why go out to play in such a hot weather? Wouldn't it be nice to just stay in the car? If the makeup is spent, she will still be the one to do the hard work.
There were also two people from the Suzhou Art Association in the car. They were hired by Ning Junping. They were asked to coordinate the bus first and then to coordinate with Zhouzhuang Ancient Town so that the dance troupe could have a better shooting location. .
Official people are just convenient. Chen Xing came up with a temporary shooting plan, and they were able to get the ancient town to make way for the shooting.
But it is not to clear out tourists, but to temporarily close a small scenic spot. This also made him unexpected. What he originally thought was to use composition and post-production to avoid tourists.
Zhouzhuang arrived soon. The buildings here are actually very different from what Chen Xing saw before, but the second floors of many ancient buildings are pavilions made of wooden windows instead of brick and stone buildings. This makes Zhouzhuang more ancient. Heavy.
The girls kicked the men out of the car, closed the curtains, and changed into casual clothes in the car. They have been busy for many days. Today is their day of rest. Tomorrow night they will perform another piece in the theater, and then they will have to perform abroad. They don't know when their rest time will be.
Therefore, even though it was not long until 4:30, they still wanted to put on beautiful clothes and walk around the ancient town.
After Chen Xing got off the car, he said, "Let me go and see first. What's the name of that scenic spot?" He only found out that there was such a place, but he didn't know where it was.
After all, he hasn't been here before.
"Let Xiao Xia take you there." Xiao Xia called Xia Xia Hai. A boy in his twenties and seventies nodded cheerfully and said: "Okay, Teacher Chen Xing, come with me. That place is a bit far away from the main street of the scenic spot. Since tourists are prohibited from entering, there shouldn't be many people there." As soon as we entered the scenic spot, there were naturally countless tourists.
But after arriving at the Qianshui Creek area, there were indeed no tourists. Chen Xing saw the few tourists who had not yet left playing in the water, looking very happy, and he took a few photos of them with relief.
The height of the stream is just right. If you shoot from the shore, you won’t be able to capture the appearance of the ancient town, and it won’t have any characteristics.
Chen Xing walked around here and found two very good camera positions. One of them is Chen Xing entering the water, letting an ancient building in the distance serve as a background for the beauties of the dance troupe. The second camera position is a small slope only a few dozen centimeters high, which can also be said to be a small waterfall.
Chen Xing stood below and photographed them from a low angle, so he could ignore most of the debris and only photograph the water, people, and sky.
They are all very good. Let’s take one of each when the time comes. Although he has expectations of making the film, Chen Xing is still looking forward to how this photo will look when he finally makes it.
It must be very beautiful and shocking.
