travel starts with photography

Chapter 204 ELLE Fashion Magazine
"As expected of a boss who can directly enter the third grade, this story is really strong."

"I can already feel the atmosphere of Chinese New Year!"

"After seeing Chen Xing's works, I really want to go to Huaxia to have a look!"

The students chattered and discussed in front of the corridor.

There are not many students in the photography major of Paris Gaozhuang, and there are only fifty students in several grades.

Under such conditions, a 20-year-old senior was suddenly parachuted in from the third grade. This incident attracted the attention of everyone in the major, wanting to see what else Chen Xing could do.

Just a snow mountain series of works can not convince many.

A good shot may be due to luck. Sometimes when the artistic conception arrives, even ordinary people can take good pictures with their mobile phones.

But if he can maintain the style and shoot the second and third works of the same style, then it can be said that this photographer has really mastered this style of photography and has become a real master of photography.

Some teachers have commented on these three works of Chen Xing before.

Whether it is the dragon dance or the two little girls in red jackets, they all have the unique sense of thickness and story that Chen Xing shoots.The composition is grand, vigorous, and remote, which is also a manifestation of Chen Xing's photography style, which is generally called Huaxia photography style in Europe.

Ordinary people may not be able to feel this style in the works shot by Chen Xing.

But if you go to see the Forbidden City and the Yellow River photographed by others, if you have seen more of this kind of works and your personal aesthetics have been improved, you can see the same photographic language in Chen Xing's works.

Therefore, art is really not something ordinary people can evaluate.

Except for modern art, because Chen Xing thinks that you don't care whether others can understand a piece of art, you have to look good, right?

Although the students here have little contact with Chinese culture, they are all talented photographers gathered from all over the world. Their aesthetics are inherently diverse. You can directly see the difference between Chen Xing's photography and modern European photography.

This kind of difference is disliked by many photographers who are a little older and more traditional in thinking, but it is just right for the cutting-edge photographers in their twenties.

They have seen too many styles in the process of growing up these years. They thought they had learned most of the world's excellent photography styles, but suddenly found that Huaxia style also has its own uniqueness.

So in the past few days, many students stood in front of Chen Xing's works in the corridor for several hours.

They didn't notice that Chen Xing had just passed by them.

After going downstairs, Chen Xing did not go back, but went for a walk in the School of Architecture.

There are many parks in Paris where you can take a walk, but the closest to Chen Xing and the place with the best scenery is the School of Architecture in the School of Decoration. It has an ancient atrium surrounded by arcades and a small fountain in the middle .

Behind the building there is a tree-lined corridor about fifty meters long and only five or six meters wide, but Chen Xing doesn’t want to go here. This is usually a place where couples in the school gather and make out. Chen Xing, a bachelor, doesn’t want to go there. .

Sitting on the lawn in front of the fountain, leaning against the pedestal of a sculpture of a naked man, Chen Xing opened a book borrowed from the library.

This is a book that introduces the history of oil painting.

The curriculum of Paris High Fashion has a high degree of freedom. It is normal to start studying design in the middle of photography, and sign up to study fashion after two years of architecture, and then even join a fashion design studio.

The color science of the first two days opened the door to a new world for him, and he felt that what the professor said was very reasonable.

But this professor is not a photographer, but a painter.

And Chen Xing originally wanted to learn traditional painting, so he signed up for the oil painting course. When he was ready to go, he would listen to it and learn about the use of color in painting... If you don't sign up for these courses, it has nothing to do with your professional courses Chen Xing was so busy that he didn't know what to do.

One or two professional classes a day, after the class, either go home or go shopping.

Shopping is still a bit fresh at the beginning, but after going to a street for a long time, sooner or later you will get tired of aesthetics, and Chen Xing dare not go to a street farther away. I heard that during this time, blacks and gypsies are competing with each other for their crime skills. On the right bank He did several major cases that shocked Paris in a row.

Fortunately, these two types of people are rarely seen in their school.

Two days later, Chen Xing and the teacher in the class asked for leave and contacted his senior through Facebook.

The senior recommended by the professor is Delrin. His works rarely win awards, so he is not considered a big name in the photography circle, but he is very good at taking commercial portraits, so he is often favored by celebrities and fashion magazines.

It can be said that half of the foot is in the photography circle, and the other half is in the fashion industry.

Chen Xing met him in a coffee shop only a few minutes away from the subway station. Delrin came earlier than Chen Xing. When he saw Chen Xing coming in from the coffee shop, he stood up and waved before the waiter passed by.

Chen Xing was so scared that he quickly checked the time.

It's only 1:40, 2 minutes before the agreed 20 o'clock.

The two shook hands, and Delrin said with a smile: "I saw your work when I visited the teacher at school the day before yesterday. It is very unique. I think you can do better than me if you come to take commercial photography."

"Unfortunately, my understanding of fashion is not as good as my seniors."

"You can just call me by my name, and who said that what we shoot is fashion? In the past two years, Chinese style has become very popular in the fashion industry. Many top designers have obtained inspiration from Chinese culture."

"..."

It's okay if he doesn't say anything, this made Chen Xing think of more and more plagiarism incidents.

So this is also considered inspiration?

The appointment time with the magazine was from [-]:[-] pm to [-]:[-] pm. Chen Xing happened to have no lunch yet, so he ordered a sandwich and milk, and chatted with Delrin while eating.

Delrin is not tall, only 1.6 meters tall, a bit like Captain America in the Marvel movies who has not received super soldier serum, but the clothes are very good, and the matching of the clothes can easily make people ignore his stature.

People are also very confident and talkative.

I don't know if the professor said something to him before, Delrin talked to Chen Xing a lot about the fashion industry in these two hours, and also some practical skills in commercial photography, which cannot be learned in school.

The school will only give you knowledge, just like driving school, you have to go outside anyway to become a real old driver.

When it was almost time, a 30-year-old woman stood at the door and waved to Delrin.

Delrin stood up and said, "Xing, we should go."

"it is good."

Chen Xing agreed, stood up, and picked up the camera on the table.

Delrin saw Chen Xing's camera at this time. This Sony a7m3 is not only a classic in China, but also the first camera bought by many people who are new to photography abroad. But for photographers of their level, It is indeed a bit cheap.

It can't be said to pull the hips, it can only be said to be cheap.

Delrin asked, "Is your camera unwilling to change?"

"Almost, and if I had to replace it, I couldn't afford a good one."

He still has tens of thousands of euros, all of which are used for living, and it is enough... But changing equipment is a bit of a luxury.

Delrin was a little surprised and said:

"Don't you know yet? Paris Gaozhuang has subsidies for us to buy photographic equipment. If you want to change the camera, you can change it in the school. It doesn't cost much. Also, your good works can participate in the school's competition. In the photography competition, not to mention the prize money, you can still be in the limelight... I also won the first prize a few times back then."

"Is there a subsidy for buying a camera?"

"That's right, you can get it at a minimum price of 30% of the market price."

Chen Xing suddenly felt a little moved...

Before, he only knew that the benefits of high-end equipment in Paris are good, and the tuition fee is only a symbolic few hundred euros a year, which is not as much as Chen Xing's one-month living off-campus. Now he knows that there are subsidies for students on campus to change equipment.

Chen Xing and Dellin got into a car parked on the side of the road outside, and the driver was the beautiful woman they saw just now.

"This is my assistant, Miss Gilly."

"Hello." Chen Xing said

There was a hmm from the driver's seat, and it seemed that he had a cold personality.

Delrin continued: "You don't think you have a good understanding of our school? We have calculated before that the annual subsidy given by the French government to our students is about 15 euros over the years..."

"15?"

Although Chen Xing now has tens of thousands of euros, he thinks 15 is less. This is millions of Huaxia coins.

Enough to buy a suite.

There are five to six hundred students in the school. If each student is subsidized so much, it will be hundreds of millions.

"Yes, the state pays for it anyway. If you think your camera is not working well, you can replace it. I suggest that you can do it in one step. My Leica has been used for four years, and now it is as smooth as a brand new one. .”

He picked up the camera that he had been holding in his hand all the time, looking at the camera with a softer expression than looking at a woman.

ELLE magazine is not in the [-]th district, but it is also in the bustling center.

This magazine has a special high-rise building. It doesn’t look like a cheap magazine. There are men and women working in it, but generally speaking, women are still in the majority, and you can see many short hair and handsome dresses. girl.

Just the kind of look that would make a girl drool when she walks out.

Delrin seemed to be a frequent visitor here, greeting people all the way, and Chen Xing and his assistant followed behind.

Really eye-opening.

Not to mention, all the girls here can score more than eight points. Chen Xing doesn't know if they are beautiful or not, but their clothes and exquisite makeup can add a lot of points to their looks .

Chen Xing's right index finger kept moving.

Shooting addict!

With so many beauties, if you meet Chen Xing on the street, you will really take pictures, and you will even go up to strike up a conversation, chat or something.

Fortunately, he deeply remembered that he only came to see the world with his seniors.

Very well-behaved.

From the elevator to the sixteenth floor, after the elevator door opened, there was no noise from the ground floor inside. The people here are more professionally dressed, but they all have their own styles, but they are a little quieter in character.

It is estimated that many beauties on the first floor should be models.

Delrin warmly greeted a woman in pink.

"Hey, Miss Lidovia, long time no see, you are still so sexy."

"Derlin, you're still so short. I'm glad you arrived on time today. The studio has been prepared for you. I hope we can get off work on time today."

"Of course, this is to take pictures of Alizee, I will use mine very seriously!"

This person named Lidovia took them to a room where there were a lot of photographic equipment, which were often used in commercial photography. He checked it and was not very satisfied. He and Chen Xing adjusted it for a while .

Chen Xing asked: "The models haven't come yet, is it useful for us to adjust this now?"

"It may not be useful to many people, but it is useful to me, and today's model is Alizee. I know her better than I know my wife. I even know what kind of underwear she likes to wear."

"Ahem..." Her assistant suddenly interrupted the boss' abnormal speech.

In a few seconds, Lidovia brought a group of people in.

Standing next to her was a woman in a red and white plaid dress, with short brown hair, she probably didn't look young anymore, but she still had a girly look, and she smiled very kindly.

Delrin immediately went up to strike up a conversation.

Chen Xing didn't have a fan halo when he saw her, so he quietly approached the very cold female assistant and asked:

"Who is Alizee?"

"you do not know?"

"I'm just an international student from Huaxia, should I know you?"

Ji Li was silent for a while, and said: "I thought that Ms. Alizee's popularity is not low in China... To put it simply, she is a very successful singer, my boss's idol, uh, one of the idols."

"The time is tight, let's start now."

When it was time to shoot, Delrin didn't let Chen Xing touch the things in the studio. Most of the time he adjusted it by himself, and then handed over the rest to his photography assistant Ji Li.

Chen Xing and a group of people stood outside.

There is a white linear film in the middle of the studio, which is square, so that the room as a whole looks like a back. The square in the middle of the back is the photographer's site, and all idlers have to stand outside.

Next to Chen Xing was an assistant sent by ELLE magazine, holding the shooting plan for this time.

In spring, autumn and winter, Alizee will shoot photos for three seasons this time.

There is a lot of time left, anyway, it should end before nine o'clock in the evening.

Chen Xing couldn't see what was going on with him, so he took out his phone and searched for the name Alizee.

I didn't expect it to be well-known in the country.

And it looks even hotter than the actress Léa Seydoux seen at the photo exhibition before... Of course, in mainland France, Léa Seydoux's goddess, no matter what ranking is definitely Léa Seydoux a little higher.

Chen Xing flipped through Alizee's previous photos.

It has changed a lot.

Chen Xing likes the way she just debuted more than ten years ago, she feels like a leading girl.

But now the maturity is also very seductive.

Seeing that Chen Xing was already fishing, Delrin thought about the teacher's instructions to him, and asked, "Xing, would you like to participate in the shooting of a winter work? Miss Alizee, this is the photo of our photography circle." Chen Xing, a cutting-edge photographer who is very popular recently, how about asking him to take two photos for you?"

(End of this chapter)