Rebirth of top photographers

Chapter 174 Vivian Maier Experience Voucher (with prizes)
"Life, oh! My big baby!"

"Shengsheng, come and show me!"

"I have become more handsome in my life!"

"Not only have you become more handsome, but you are also famous now, which brings great honor to our old Chen family!"

"Tell my aunt, is there any girl actively pursuing you?"

As soon as he entered his grandma's house, Chen Pingsheng was warmly received by his aunts. Everyone smiled at him and praised him non-stop.

My parents stood aside with proud expressions on their faces, accepting the compliments from their relatives.

With great difficulty, he was able to escape from the care of several aunts, because they were all about to start playing mahjong.

"Third uncle, happy New Year." Chen Pingsheng said New Year greetings one by one, and then entered the room where the juniors were lying on their sides.

Sitting inside were his second and eldest sisters, their husbands, and his cousin.Several people were playing black and white with their mobile phones.

The younger children around him were watching the battle, watching the bizarre operations performed by their parents.

"Brother, you're back!" The second sister was the first to speak, and several people immediately turned their attention to him.

"I'm back." Chen Pingsheng took off his coat and found a chair to sit down.

"My younger brother is so promising. I was so excited when I was watching the award ceremony at home." The eldest sister looked excited and wanted to announce to everyone that this was her younger brother.

Chen Pingsheng smiled and started chatting with them.

Lao Chen's family is different from other families. Although there are quarrels and quarrels, they will all dissipate during the Chinese New Year.

Everyone would get together, play mahjong, drink, and play poker.Even on weekdays, several aunts will travel together and go to the choir.

There is no competition for the so-called real estate either.

Because family affection is more important than money in their eyes, whoever takes care of their mother and father the most should naturally own the house.

Chen Pingsheng sometimes feels that he is lucky to have such a family, because this is something that many people dream of but cannot ask for.

After the cousins ​​​​finished the game, they did not continue to play, but asked Chen Pingsheng about his photography work.

When they learned that the "Crow" film festival would be held in Shenyang, several people immediately said that they would definitely go there to support it.

After that, he and his relatives fought against the king together, and they were able to gather just ten people, and a few people started a civil war.

The battle didn't end until it was close to lunch.

Chen Pingsheng looked at his disastrous record and sighed, feeling that he had abandoned the game since taking pictures.

With a record of 1-9-10, it's really embarrassing for him to play in the middle.

Fortunately, they are all family members, otherwise they would have been hung on street lamps and scolded by netizens, or they would have bought a shit-throwing video on a short video platform.

The elders in the family brought dishes to the table one after another, including the must-eat pork knuckles during the Chinese New Year, cold dishes, soy sauce beef, steamed fish, and the must-have pork knuckles eaten cold by Northeasterners.

Every dish is not much different from when I was a kid, and just looking at it can trigger childhood memories.

There are several ways to cook pig's feet here in the Northeast, and they are very different from those in South China. Instead of stewing until soft and adding them to the soup, the hair is burned off over a fire, then stewed with onions, ginger, cooking wine and other condiments, and then Wait for it to cool down, cut into pieces, and eat with soy sauce.

Chen Pingsheng has never been fond of eating this way. He prefers the kind of raked pig's feet that are so delicious that they can be easily removed from the bones. There is no need to wipe your hands with a towel while eating.

Before the dinner started, he picked up his camera and went to the master bedroom to take a few group photos of everyone.

It will also be a relief to leave some photos every New Year when my aunts are old in the future.

When grandma passed away, they kept wondering why they didn't take more photos?

This is their unfinished regret.

When eating, their seniors and juniors are also separated. To put it simply, those who are not allowed to drink go to the children's table.

Chen Pingsheng obediently sat next to his niece and ate together.

I have to say that children are growing up very fast now. He looked at his niece, who was only in the fourth grade of elementary school and already 1.6 meters tall.

How can this make sense? He was only 1.6 meters tall in the second year of junior high school.

Fortunately, my height increased after the high school entrance examination, otherwise I might not even be able to compare with my niece in the future.

After dinner, some aunts were already playing mahjong in the master bedroom in the afternoon, and a group of poker players were sitting on the bed.

The elders who were lying on their sides were also occupied and played mahjong.

Several juniors simply went to the cinema in the wind and snow to watch the latest Spring Festival movie together.

Time is like the constantly changing light and shadow of a cinema screen, painting colorful marks on everyone's face and then disappearing.

When Chen Pingsheng and his family returned from their grandma's house, it was already ten o'clock in the evening.

The battle continued today, and Chen Pingsheng finally avenged his shame and became the biggest winner tonight.
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In the next few days, Chen Pingsheng didn't go to see relatives anymore. This was also a benefit of the party, as he didn't need to go home to pay New Year greetings.

At most, I would go to my sister’s house to have a meal with the juniors.

After the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, there was nothing to do.

Chen Pingsheng looked at his phone. On it was the ticket for the eighth day of the Lunar New Year. Soon, he would return to South China and start a new round of busyness.

In the days before leaving, he also discussed buying a house with his family.Finally, it was decided to sell this house and then buy a big house in a community in the city center. Since there are such benefits, I naturally can't let it go.

When Chen Pingsheng gets enough money, he can buy it.

He had never thought about buying himself a house in South China first, although his parents actually had this idea. They felt that the current house was enough to live in and there was no need to change.

But Chen Pingsheng still insists on changing his family's house first, because his future income will be considerable and he has no shortage of time.

And the increase in housing prices will definitely not keep up with his income, so why worry.

Now is no longer the era where you can just buy a house and wait for the value to rise. Unless it is in the core areas of first-tier cities, prices basically cannot escape the decline.

Places like my hometown have even dropped a lot of prices.

Even in southern China, only some areas are stable and improving.

After confirming these matters, Chen Pingsheng avoided several interviews with reporters.

Reporters and community members have been asking Chen Pingsheng since he was in the second grade of junior high school. Even though his parents said he didn't come back because of work, these people still insisted on visiting him every few days.

As a result, Chen Pingsheng simply did not dare to leave the house for fear of being caught for interviews.

He really didn't want to be in trouble because of the Chinese New Year.

The eighth day of the Lunar New Year arrived soon. Chen Pingsheng said goodbye to his parents, took the China Southern Airlines, which had only one flight a day, and returned to his other home.

"Squeak."

The door of the room that had been covered in dust for several days was slowly pushed open. Chen Pingsheng was carrying his bag and looking at the room filled with dust and corpses in the air, he felt that it was time to clean it up.

"call."

After tidying up the room, he sat on the sofa bored.

I feel that I have been so happy during the past few days during the New Year, but I am not used to it when I come back here.

But the days are spent in constant switching of states. Chen Pingsheng has nothing else to do now. After thinking about it, he simply picked up the camera and went out.

Standing on the street, he suddenly remembered his two master experience tickets.

One from street photographer Vivian Maier and one from complex composition Alex Weber.

After thinking for a while, Chen Pingsheng decided to use Vivian Maier’s experience coupon.

Speaking of which, this female photographer can be regarded as a legend. This does not mean what kind of honors she received or what kind of ups and downs she experienced during her lifetime.

On the contrary, during her lifetime, she was just an unknown female photographer and nanny, and no one knew her.

Originally from France, she was born in New York and later moved to Chicago.I have been a nanny there for more than 40 years and have served many families.

She has no relatives or children, and all her life she likes to take pictures with a camera.

It was not until after her death that local historians discovered more than [-] negatives in the place where she stored the films that she officially came into people's sight.

Her works have only just been discovered by the public.

It was then that the photography industry realized that they had missed such a woman who loved photography. She cared for the disadvantaged and was keen on photographing the streets, but she never cared about reputation. She left so many classic works to the world and was a A true master of street photography.

Therefore, later people evaluated him as one of the most important contemporary street photographers in the United States.

Chen Pingsheng also learned about this legendary woman through documentaries, and saw her photos through photo albums compiled and published by later generations.

Just like Van Gogh, he became famous after his death.

Perhaps in the art world, there will always be such people, because they do not create for money, they only create to express their inner thoughts.

With such respect, Chen Pingsheng used this experience coupon.

He also hopes to bring Vivian Maier's works to the world and let people around the world see her art.

After using the experience coupon, for some reason, Chen Pingsheng looked at the mirror in the shop window in the distance and suddenly felt the urge to take pictures.

Maybe this has something to do with her personal preferences.

Among the discovered negatives, selfies are considered Vivian Maier's most famous photos. Whether they are various mirrors or reflective objects, they can be used as tools for her to take selfies.

Just like the shiny rearview mirror of the car in front of me.

This car was a retro model and looked very cool. Chen Pingsheng walked up to it, bent down, and pointed the camera at the back of the rearview mirror.

He did not use the side with the lens, but instead chose the reflective side with an arc curvature.

"Crack!"

Chen Pingsheng took a photo and then left the vehicle.

This is the state of Vivienne Maier. Her photography is more casual. She takes pictures of whatever she sees. Unlike Cartier-Bresson who always stares at the prey like a hound, she walks around like a little girl. playground.

Look here, take a photo there.

But this is quite interesting, Chen Pingsheng thought, maybe this is the common state of girls?
But compared to ordinary people, Vivian Maier's beauty selfies are full of extremely beautiful compositions.

(End of this chapter)