The rain did not subside until sunrise the next day. When I opened the window and looked outside, I saw that the streets were in complete chaos.
The rain still continued to hit the eaves, but there was no wind as terrible as last night. Some people were packing their things below, while tourists living nearby stood on the edge of the street, taking advantage of the rain to take videos of the street with their mobile phones.
Rainy days are very exciting, especially in an ancient town like this. But Chen Xing had no interest in themes that expressed disaster or negative emotions. He just sat in the room playing with his mobile phone and waited for the rain to stop before going out for a walk.
But after waiting for a long time, the rain didn't stop, and the day was almost over. How about taking a look in the rain?
Forget it. It’s not like Wuzhen where there are a lot of waterways and awning boats. You have to hold your own umbrella when going shopping in this weather, and it’s not convenient to use a camera.
Chen Xing was also very distressed when water got in. If there was any problem with any part, it would not be easy to repair. Then go out and practice painting.
Chen Xing hasn't practiced oil painting since school vacation, and he hasn't even practiced the basic skill of sketching. If the art teacher knew about this, he would probably call Chen Xing to the office to talk about it for several hours.
Under normal circumstances, teachers are still very Buddhist. I have taught you well anyway, whether you like to learn or not.
But this is a special situation for Chen Xing. His teacher was very keen on pulling Chen Xing from photography to oil painting. He talked and persuaded him many times, which at least showed that Chen Xing's talent was indeed good.
This talent isn’t reflected on the panel, but it’s obvious. Modern thangka gave Chen Xing a high foundation in photography, and then there was the more important color.
Although his talent for color has never been obvious, Chen Xing has made great use of it, especially when grading colors in the later stages of photography.
Without this talent, he might not be able to reach his current level in commercial photography. The importance of color in art probably needs no explanation.
I took out a pencil and a small notebook for writing essays in my bag, went downstairs and crossed the street in the rain, and came to a small restaurant opposite.
There were not many tourists walking around today, and there were also few people inside the restaurant. Even after dinner, it was not even half full.
The boss saw someone coming in and asked casually: "What would you like to eat, handsome guy?"
"Let's have a bowl of beef noodles, less spicy." Chen Xing was tired of eating all the chili powder. Today, Chen Xing wanted to change his taste and eat noodles.
He sat at the outermost table. This seat was almost never available on a sunny day, but on rainy days like this, there was almost no one sitting here.
Because occasionally there will be some raindrops floating over. Since no one had sat down since the store opened today, there were already a lot of water drops on the table, so Chen Xing took out a paper towel to wipe the table.
When the waiter saw it, she quickly came over with the tablecloth and said, "Sorry, let me wipe it." This girl was not old, and she probably came to the store to help her parents.
This is just a mom-and-pop shop. It’s so busy that they don’t hire any employees. It’s very common for the daughter of this kind of family to come out to help.
Whether it was a roadside stall or a shop like this, Chen Xing had seen this happen before. On the contrary, it is rare for boys to come out to help.
Chen Xing nodded and said, "Thank you." After wiping it clean, Chen Xing wiped away all the water with a paper towel, then put down the notebook and prepared to draw something.
If the conditions are not good, oil painting will not be considered. Just draw a sketch to ensure the feel. He has always wanted to further his studies in painting, because many pictures cannot be captured with a camera alone. This has nothing to do with the frame. To be honest, if the frame is not large enough, it can be spliced. But sometimes, the creator’s inner thoughts are simply not the same as the picture in front of him. Same.
Therefore, if Chen Xing knows how to draw at this time, he can express his creativity through drawing. Thangka cannot do such a thing.
He leaned back in his chair, turned the pen with his right hand, and thought about what to draw. The cool water droplets blew on Chen Xing's face with the wind, full of atmosphere, and then Chen Xing heard a familiar clicking sound.
This is the sound of the shutter being pressed. In the past two years, Chen Xing has been accompanied by this voice every day. Looking sideways, I saw a girl holding a camera. She looked ordinary and looked a little dazed.
She first smiled at Chen Xing in a shy and friendly manner, and said, "I took a photo of you. I think it's very good. Do you want to see it?" Chen Xing's smile faltered.
I seem to have heard this sentence somewhere. No, I said, isn't this the line I use most often to strike up a conversation?
Chen Xing had forgotten what posture she was in when she took the photo, so she nodded and said, "Okay." She quickly grabbed the lens and pointed the camera monitor at Chen Xing.
Chen Xing looked at the sign first. Oh, Fuji, no wonder you are so quick to show people photos. Chen Xing used to use Sony to sweep the streets a lot. At that time, if he couldn't find a good composition, or if the light and shadow were really obvious, he would be too embarrassed to show the photos he took to others.
Fujifilm is famous for taking pictures straight away. The picture is of me staring at the rain falling from the eaves in a daze. I took the photo with a pen, a small aperture, a clear background, and clear raindrops. This shows that the shutter is opened relatively fast, and the time to play with the camera must be quite long.
The timing of this capture, the use of aperture and shutter are all very skillful. Especially the feeling of this kind of film captures Chen Xing's own temperament, and the background of this ancient town is as elegant as the great writer of the Republic of China.
"Wow, that's a really good shot." Chen Xing said.
"Thank you!" The girl felt encouraged and her tone was encouraging. She used to take photos for herself and rarely go out for street photography. She never expected to meet such a photogenic person on a casual trip. If only this person was a model she hired, she could take photos for eternity.
Chen Xing pushed the camera to her.
"Can I take more photos for you? I, I... can pay for it." Chen Xing thought for a moment. He also wanted to take some pictures of his own works, but it was really difficult to do it alone, and the female photographer also seemed to have good skills.
Then take a few more pictures. So he nodded and said, "Okay, but you don't have to pay. It's mutual. But you can't use my photos for commercial use, okay?"
"Okay!" Chen Xing didn't say anything about signing a contract or anything. They encouraged each other to make an appointment. Although the copyright of the photo belonged to the photographer, the final right of interpretation must rest with the model.
If a model wants to take the photographer to court, it's a one-time decision. He is a photographer himself, so he knows it very well.
Jiangnan is the best place to film when it's raining, especially since it's an ancient town and a scenic spot. No matter what composition you want, it's easy to find.
It only took them an hour to take a lot of photos.
"Thank you. I'll take the photo back, edit it, and send it to you tonight?"
“Can you send me the original film together?”
"Okay, okay!" Sheng Wenlei said anything is possible. The ability to take such good photos is all thanks to Chen Xing. She has been taking photos for almost a year and has never photographed such a handsome person, and she doesn't have any airs. , and he speaks kindly.
She didn't dare to have any other thoughts about Chen Xing. She would be lucky if she could make friends with him. The coat worn by Chen Xing is comparable to all her cosmetics. The two of them are not on the same level at all.
Back at the B&B she rented, Sheng Wenlei took out her computer and started color grading. It's good to have the original film straight out, but sometimes she also wants some other styles. Anyway, the photos taken by Chen Xing are very good, and there are many styles that can be adopted. Can it be a little bit more Republican style? Can it be a youthful campus?
It seems to work. The name Chen Xing also sounds familiar. I'm not allowed to use his photos commercially. Is he a newly debuted star?
Chen Xing found a teahouse and started sketching. The rain is still falling. Many of the photos before were taken in places where they could hide from the rain, or under umbrellas, so Chen Xing didn't get caught in any rain and didn't want to go back for the time being.
The teahouse he was looking for was on the second floor. From the window, he could see the mountains and forests in the distance. Across the street is a milk tea shop.
It seems to be the only milk tea shop in this ancient town. I haven't seen the sign. It should be self-operated by locals. There are about seven or eight people queuing up outside the shop with umbrellas. The business must be very good.
Chen Xing looked at the teahouse on the second floor. The people who come to this teahouse to drink tea are probably very leisurely. If they are not locals, they may be tourists who have lived here for a long time.
Chen Xing has always had a plan to stay in a city with beautiful scenery for a while. If the weather is good, he can go to nearby scenic spots to take pictures.
If the weather is bad, just take some photos around the house. Chen Xing likes this kind of slowed down life very much. Sheng Wenlei sent a message before five o'clock in the afternoon. There were three folders in the compressed package. The first one was Fujifilm's film-style straight-out, the second one was the original film, and the third folder was where she had edited it. Passed.
Then he sent a few exclamation points.
"I just found out you are Chen Xing!"
"What's wrong?"
"Why didn't you remind me, are you watching Joker?" Sheng Wenlei looked through Chen Xing's WeChat Moments while editing the film, and found that the photos he took were all very beautiful. After digging around carefully, she discovered that Chen Xing is from Bizhan. The photographer with the most fans, his work has won serious awards.
And I proudly took photos of him and retouched them myself. The clown is myself! However, since the repairs were completed, it would not be a good idea not to send them to Chen Xing. After hesitating for a while, she packaged the photos and sent them.
"You're overthinking. I just want some photos. Sometimes the media asks me for photos and I don't have any good photos to provide. Thank you, your photos are really good."
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"Really, the level is very high. You have to believe that my vision is better than many professional photographers."
"Then can I go on a date and make money? What should I do?"
"Have you never taken a photo before?" Chen Xing thought she had honed her skills after taking many photos. Although the composition of the portrait was simple, how could she combine the portrait and the surrounding environment into one, and gradually adapt to the large aperture? Small aperture requires a lot of practice.
"No, I used to take pictures of myself. Recently, I feel like I'm taking good pictures, so I dare to go out to sweep the streets." Taking pictures of himself... Chen Xing feels that the photos taken by photographers without looking at the camera have no soul, so he rarely uses it. The camera takes pictures of itself.
Even if it is photographed, it will be posted on WeChat Moments, not for commercial use.
"How pitiful." Chen Xing expressed his concern for her, and then said after getting a question mark.
"You can go to Xiaohongshu or Douyin and post a video of your appointment. The text should be on the cover, and the video should include your previous works. It is best if the model is beautiful, so that people will contact you." There are many fans. Like Chen Xing, you can choose clients in private chat, but if you have zero fans, you should still go to Xiaohongshu.
Chen Xing has never used this software, but he knows that many domestic commercial photographers use it. There are not so many fashion magazines in China, and there are also many photographers. So how do photographers make money?
There are internet celebrities. Or some girls who want to be Internet celebrities, or girls who simply want some beautiful photos. At least 30% of professional photographers in China make money by relying on Internet celebrities. They don’t have to face fans in real life. Their position is only on the Internet, so they have a lot of opportunities for excellent photographers who can retouch pictures. need.
And they are all rich. There are some borderline grannies on Bizhan who dare to make invitations to Chen Xing even if they know his price. You can imagine how lucrative the profession of internet celebrity is.
After ending the chat, Chen Xing looked at the photos sent by Sheng Wenlei. The coloring is also very good. The parameters of Fuji cameras can be modified according to the data given by others, but the color correction depends entirely on her own skills.
Chen Xing originally thought that if she couldn't do it well, he would adjust her style himself, but now it seems that there is no need.
They were all adjusted by others after several hours of hard work, but when I took them out to use, they changed the style. Sheng Wenlei must have felt uncomfortable when she saw it.
He sent the photos to Seth via email and asked, "How about using these photos for publicity?" Chen Xing did not expect the other party to reply to him immediately. There was a time difference between Paris and China, so the guy was probably still sleeping.
Not wanting to go out to eat, Chen Xing went downstairs and asked for a bucket of instant noodles from the hotel owner. The boss was a young man in his thirties. Seeing that Chen Xing was staying in the hotel and not going out much, he asked, "Why don't you go out more, handsome guy? Do you think there's something bad about us here?"
"No, isn't it raining?"
"It's better if it rains. Today is the first day it rains here. Otherwise, if you look at it tomorrow, there will be more tourists."
"But I have seen too many ancient towns recently." Chen Xing sighed and chatted with his boss about the scenic spots he had visited during this period.
We have to wait for the water to boil anyway, so why not find someone to chat with. Xitang, Wuzhen, Zhouzhuang, Pingjiang, there are many places where it rains.
So Chen Xing couldn't arouse any interest at all. The boss nodded understandingly. It turns out I’m tired of watching it.
"Then I can recommend you a scenic spot that not many people know about. It's just not developed and the road is a bit difficult." Chen Xing asked curiously: "Where is it? Is it also in Wuyuan?"
"Yes, go out from behind our village. There is a path up the mountain where there is a road sign. Walk straight up the mountain for about two or three hours and there is a village. There is a temple here. The stone carvings behind the temple are from the Song Dynasty and are weathered. It will look particularly good in the future.”
"Is it the path with a lot of bamboo forest?"
"There are many." The boss said thoughtfully. Isn't that the path we took here? Chen Xing thought to himself.
