travel starts with photography

Hedwig could only let go in front of herself.

Maybe in front of her uncle and aunt, these two made her feel the warmth of home.

"Is it tasty?"

"Hmm..." Chen Xing drew a long tone, and nodded in Hedwig's expectant eyes, "It's not bad, but a pasta is indeed a bit simpler. I hope you can make more other things for me to try in the future."

"No problem, my aunt taught me a lot. Does your school start so early? I didn't expect you to come back now."

"I still have to go to Arles." Chen Xing said.

Seth has held 9 photography exhibitions in Europe, starting in Paris, and he and his team are currently in Denmark, and will soon return to Arles for the last one, starting in France and ending in France, positively responding to who is the best in Asia Jia Xinrui questioned.

"Leave again? When."

Hedwig finally waited until Chen Xing came back, but she had to leave again.

"tomorrow."

Clean up the bedroom at home today and simply rest for a day.

Hedwig didn't eat much, so she made a sandwich for lunch.She has already considered what to do for Chen Xing at night, why don't she buy some steak in the supermarket and eat beef at night?
The main reason is that Chen Xing likes to eat beef and mutton, and steak is easier to prepare than lamb chops.

Hedwig took Chen Xing to see the paintings she created during this period.

She came up once in advance, probably hiding things that Chen Xing shouldn't see. Chen Xing subconsciously looked at the closet and the slightly raised things under the quilt next to the wall, with a slightly funny smile.

After looking around, he asked:
"Where's the one you painted before? The one by the sea."

"Sold." She touched one of her paintings and asked, "Guess how much it is?"

Seeing that she was a little proud, Chen Xing said, "Five thousand? Six thousand?"

"Five thousand... how do you know?"

I was guessed right away.

Chen Xing pretended to be mysterious and shook his head: "This is a secret."

She is not famous at all now, and it would be great if her previous works could be sold as ornaments for two to three thousand euros.But she has such a happy expression, so it must not be the original price of two or three thousand.

During the school exhibition before, her painting was liked by many tourists, and she did have strong emotions when she painted that painting.

So, a little doubling is fine.

It takes a long time for Hedwig to paint an oil painting, but judging from this trend, it is enough for her to live in this country.

It doesn't matter if you never return to the United States in the future, Paris can accept artists from all countries.

Even Chen Xing didn't know that Aunt Lizi also waived her accommodation fee in this house, as long as she cleaned the house every day or every other day, mopping the floor and so on.

Her own room was messy, but it couldn't be said that Hedwig didn't like cleanliness.

A small room is used as both a bedroom and a studio. It is normal to be messy. A painter is not as worry-free as a photographer. He equips everything with a moisture-proof box and solves it. He takes a camera when he goes out, and only uses a computer to edit and color the pictures when he comes back.

Currently on her easel is a family portrait in the park.

I don't know if the color was influenced by Chen Xing. This painting has many colors, but the tones are similar, and there is a soft warmth.

Perfect for a picture hanging on your living room wall.

Chen Xing went back to the room and changed a bed sheet, and was about to throw the original one into the washing machine downstairs when Hedwig knocked on the door and asked outside: "Is it okay if I go to Arles with you tomorrow?" ?”

"sure."

"That's great, I've been in Paris for so long and haven't gone out a few times." She said with a smile, and then the door of Chen Xing's room opened.

Chen Xing put a bunch of things in her arms, and said, "Please wash these things for me, as well as the clothes I put in the washing machine before, thank you very much."

"Okay...Ok..."

Hedwig answered a little dullly, but she became a little excited when she walked downstairs.

Chen Xing even let him wash his clothes, so he must be very important to him, do I have a chance to be his girlfriend?
With such thoughts in mind, Hedwig walked with a happy wind.

It's night time soon.

Chen Xing was lying on the bed, unable to sleep.

Slightly hot.

The temperature in Paris is actually a bit like the north of China, with short summers and long winters, but because it has a temperate maritime climate, the air is not as dry as in the north, so it is generally a relatively livable city.

But isn't it hot all over the country this year, and Paris is no exception.

Chen Xing, who was used to sleeping in an air-conditioned room, felt that the night was a bit hot, and he should have bought a mat to sleep in during the day.

Such a big house without air conditioning?
Yes, Chen Xing has never seen an air conditioner in the busiest circle of Paris, especially this kind of old house.

Not to mention air conditioning, there are no fans.

I fell asleep very late. If Hedwig hadn’t come to ask him to eat the next day, Chen Xing probably wouldn’t be able to catch the noon train to Arles. The car takes them to the train station.

When he arrived in Arles, no one picked him up. Chen Xing did not tell Mr. Abbott that he had returned to France, and Seth and the others had not yet returned to China.

"Is your art exhibition here?"

"It's a photography festival, not my art exhibition, but it seems to be coming soon."

When Seth came back, they were going to have a game here, and it was the first time to show the photo Chen Xing took in Wuyuan.

This photo is now favored by many modern museums in France, and even people outside of France are asking if they have any intention of selling it, which made Chen Xing quickly remove the photo from his website.

He didn't expect this photo to be so popular, and he couldn't think of the reason.

After determining their own style, photographers basically can’t tell which is better. What they can do is to make their works closer to a certain group as much as possible.

For example, some people have developed to the high end and produced works that others cannot understand.

There are also people who take pictures that are close to the people, so that the vast number of uninitiated people will like it and understand it. These are the two paths.

Chen Xing thought it was the second type.

When he was graduating, he took a picture with a minimalist style to fool him. The photo has no theme or story, only lines and composition, which was taught by the professor again.And Chen Xing himself didn't like this.

So these museums took a fancy to the story behind this photo?

What's the story?

The passage of time?
The faces are so weathered that you can't see the faces and the portraits with only lines. This kind of thing doesn't seem to exist in Europe, does it?
Anyway, as long as it becomes popular, Chen Xing can't control so much for the time being, which is a good thing.

Chen Xing first took Hedwig to find a hotel to stay in.

The Arles Photography Festival is coming to an end, and the awards will be announced later, so there are more tourists here than before. The hotels in Arles will gradually be full, and tourists will even live directly in the homes of locals. .

This kind of exhibition, which usually lasts for two to three months, is the busiest time of opening and closing.

That is the next period of time.

Hedwig and Chen Xing were not in the same room, her room was upstairs, and after putting away her things, she ran down to find Chen Xing without any makeup on, and said, "Hurry up and show me the photos you exhibited! !"

"immediately."

Chen Xing picked up the camera, hesitated a little, and gave him a 65 head.

The evaluation of Hasselblad this time has received very good responses both at home and abroad. If there is a chance to go to the Hasselblad headquarters, Chen Xing will definitely ask them for some new lenses.

I heard that it has been developed, but it has not been released.

Possibly intended to be released with X2D?
It would have been nice if I had given myself a new one during the evaluation, but unfortunately at that time, only a normal head was mounted, and Chen Xing didn’t use it much. After getting the camera, he used the three primes he bought again.

On the way to the arena, Chen Xing asked, "Didn't you see those photos? Why are you still so excited?"

They all live under the same roof. Since Hedwig's room window can see the sunset and the Eiffel Tower, Chen Xing often goes to her room to retouch and color the film. Of course, she has also seen the Miao Village movie. Works.

"The atmosphere of watching it on the computer is different from watching it on the spot. I haven't participated in a photography exhibition yet, so I want to experience it."

There are a lot of people in the arena.

The main venue of the Arles Photography Exhibition displays the works of the world's top photographers, not here.

The arena is just a relatively important sub-venue, but because Chen Xing and the island photographer are crazy about buying popularity to increase their popularity, more and more people come to this sub-venue just for them.

As a result, the number of people coming here is no less than that of the main venue.

Moreover, the works of cutting-edge photographers are very interesting. If you read more works with heavy expressions, you can also cultivate your body and mind by looking at the works of these young people.

Hedwig heard the people next to him discussing Chen Xing, so she pulled Chen Xing's clothes slightly to remind him.

Looks like a couple hired a local art guide from Arles?
The tour guide is a 40-year-old middle-aged man, and he is introducing them to the works worth seeing in this exhibition hall.

"...Among the photographers I have introduced, Chen Xing from China, Kintaro Yamazaki from the island country, and Chris Chan Bauer from Italy are the most popular. It is a pity that the Italians were eliminated at the beginning, and now It has always been the Chinese and the islanders who compete for the best newcomer award."

"Then who will get the award?"

The guide shook his head and said:

"I don't know about that. Let's wait until the end to reveal the secret. It's only a few days away, isn't it? Well, after we enter the venue, we can start to look at works from European countries and finally reach Asian photographers. area……"

Hedwig said, "They all know you."

"Yeah, it seems that this award is still unstable."

After buying a ticket and entering the exhibition hall, the two of them didn't stay outside too much. Chen Xing took Hedwig directly to the Asian exhibition area.

More than half of them are here.

The two most famous photographers in this exhibition hall this year are here. In addition, the works of Central Asia and West Asia are also very good. The photographers from West Asia coincidentally took pictures of war-themed works, hoping to arouse the reaction of the viewers. fighting emotions.

But it didn't work.

Europeans are not very keen on war, and these photos are not bad in America's photography exhibition.

Chen Xing's works were surrounded by crowds.

As long as you pay attention to photography during this period, you will definitely see the news about Chen Xing, or the push of various social software.

Traffic is king is not synonymous with Huaxia, as long as you are willing to spend money, you can create a celebrity anywhere.

Modern photographers and painters are the same, technology is not the most important item, because the people who collect your work largely don't know whether your work is better or another person's work is better.

In today's fast-paced life, how much art foundation can a rich person who can spend money to buy your work have?
Chen Xing glanced at Kintaro Yamazaki's work.

People are less than themselves.

His works are also relatively simple, and there is no theme in the woods for people to delve into.

Chen Xing scanned the QR code behind him and entered the website of the Arles Photography Festival. He was relieved to see that his audience votes and ratings were much higher than others.

In order to improve the mood of the tourists, the guide just now did not say that Chen Xing's current evaluation is better than that of the islanders.

He took Hedwig up close to his work and looked at it for a while.

Hedwig watched carefully.

Chen Xing didn't feel wrong before, she was really learning Chen Xing's use of color tones, Hedwig discovered very early on that Chen Xing's use of colors and emotional atmosphere were too good.Although there are not many colors to express in this photo, the mood of the picture is still very full.

After waiting for 10 minutes, Chen Xing just squeezed out, and almost a person walked in front of him.

"Hello, are you Mr. Chen Xing?"

This person spoke Mandarin, but his tone was weird, a bit like... There is an old saying in China called Xixi Wuwu, who is a hero.

Islander?
Chen Xing nodded slightly, looking at his face, a name sounded in his heart.

It's you!

Yamazaki Kintaro!
His appearance is ordinary, less than 1.7 meters tall, with a broken hairstyle, and he is almost the same as in the photo.

"Mr. Yamazaki?"

"Hi, you can call me Kintaro, I have been waiting for you here for a long time, today I finally got my wish, I admire Chinese culture very much, and I like the interpretation of Chinese culture in your photos, can we have a chat? "

Hedwig could not understand what they were saying, but recognized the man.

She only saw the photo of Yamazaki Kintaro 10 minutes ago, knowing that he was Chen Xing's biggest opponent in this photo exhibition, and she took it down carefully.I didn't expect to meet myself just after walking out of the crowd and before leaving this exhibition hall.

Chen Xing smiled and said, "No problem."

Although he doesn't like island country men very much, Chen Xing still does a good job of superficial skills in dealing with people.

The exhibition time of the photography festival is coming to an end soon, and his reputation may rise again due to the exhibition of "Buddha's Light" in the next period of time. Today, Chen Xing no longer regards the islanders as his opponents up.

He's just a little curious about what he's looking for now.