After the "rehearsal" was completed, I returned to the Guangang Palace, which was the beginning of noon, just over for lunch. However, after the Queen Mother got out of the car, Guan Zhuofan said: "The minister will not accompany the Queen Mother to dinner." The minister hurried back to arrange the arrangement, and before the second moment, he brought the photographer over to take pictures for the Queen Mother. ”

The warm eyes of the royal sister passed over Guan Zhuofan's face, and she was overjoyed, and then said, "So hard for you." It's not just two moments, is it? Well, I'll wait for you. ”

I'm waiting for you? Ahem, a little bit of that...... What a taste.

"If you are happy and regretful", it is not mainly to say that Guan Zhuofan "will not accompany the Queen Mother to dinner", but for the matter of "taking pictures" - it has been delayed for a long time, and today it is finally going to happen.

Cixi began to worry about this matter since Xuanjun was still in the United States. It was after the Battle of Atlanta, when the Queen Mother came to the Guanfu and saw the "photo" sent back by Guan Zhuofan from the United States. From the Queen Mother down, the group was "amazing". Before leaving, the Queen Mother also asked An Dehai to take one of them, "thinking about it".

Since then, Cixi has been interested in "photography". Later, I heard Libin say that Guan Zhuofan returned to China with a "camera", and he thought that after "he" returned to China, he could draw "photos" for me.

I don't want Guan Zhuofan to return to China, and he is all worried about the affairs of the Queen Mother, but he doesn't seem to really care about the matter of "painting photos". Cixi also hinted, but when she looked at that guy, she looked stupid and confused, humming, perfunctory, and procrastinating. There was always no accurate letter. So much so that at Doolittle's knighthood ceremony. Almost all the important ministers of the court have been photographed. It's not the turn of the two sisters in the palace yet.

The royal sister couldn't help but feel depressed: What do you mean?

Actually, how could Guan Zhuofan not understand the hints of the royal sister? Why didn't you care? What's more, taking such an interesting picture of the royal sister is full of interest in himself.

However, Kwan Zhuofan wants to assure that the "first time" of the Queen Mother is perfect, at least. The owner of the photo must be basically satisfied.

Otherwise, if the first impression of the new thing is not good, or if you feel that it is "not enough", then the things after that will not be easy to handle.

People in the 21st century, when they see photos of the mid-to-late 19th century, will have a contemptuous attitude towards "scum technology". Actually, this is somewhat unjust.

Mid-XIX century. Photographic technology has not been born for a long time, and its power is indeed limited. But. If certain conditions are met, the imaging degree of the photo is still quite good. Many of the photos Guan Zhuofan saw in the original time and space, including the photos he took himself, are very clear, almost "meticulous".

This "certain condition" has roughly the following two points: first, sufficient light; Second, the full cooperation of the subject, including: maintaining the photographer's required posture for a longer period of time, allowing the camera to be close enough to himself.

This is because the original base has limited light sensitivity and requires more intense natural light and longer exposure times.

However, these two points are not easy for Chinese nobles to do.

"More intense natural light", of course, can only be obtained outdoors. Ancient Chinese buildings are especially dark in their interiors. It is not easy to invite Chinese nobles to move outside the jade house, especially for female dependents. It is even more difficult to get them to follow the photographer's dictations. The royal taboo is the most, and the ordinary magnates are not happy, at most they drive the photographer out; The emperor and the queen mother are unhappy, but they may spank you and cut off your head.

This is the reason why there are few high-quality old photos of the late Qing Dynasty in the original time and space.

Also, Xuanjun's military photographers have both Yanghua, but the best technology is foreigners, and foreigners enter the palace, and the system is limited, which is really troublesome. The subjective and objective conditions are not complete, so Guan Zhuofan would rather push the "first time" of the royal sister back, wait until everything is compromised, and then take away the "first time in life" of the Queen Mother.

Before the second moment, Guan Zhuofan came to the palace on time, accompanied by two photographers, both foreigners.

Today's weather is fine and sunny, and the next hour, that is, between 2:30 and 4:30 p.m., is the most photogenic time of the day.

Guan Zhuofan went upstairs to ask for a driver, and accompanied the royal sister down to the garden. The two photographers bowed deeply to the Queen Mother, and then one after the other, each muttered a few foreign words.

Kwan Zhuofan said: "They say that serving the Queen Mother is the greatest honor of their lives. And he said, well, the Queen Mother has a noble bearing, the garden scenery is excellent, and the beautiful women add the beautiful scenery, and they are confident that they will be able to take the best 'photographic works' - well, they are 'photographs'. ”

The royal sister smiled slightly, thinking that these two foreign devils are quite good at talking.

There are two kinds of photos, one is "real shot"; One is the "masonry of the end of the photo", that is, to set up a curtain, on which various patterns or landscapes, flowers and birds are painted as a background.

Take a photo of the costume first.

The first real scene chosen is the row of marble columns under the eaves of the mansion.

After the first day's "military parade" and the second day's "artillery exercise", the royal sister wore this military uniform, and the jerkiness and discomfort at the beginning were gone. Standing on the stone steps with a sword, I saw a high temperament, a sassy and heroic posture, and both. The red face is dressed in a red face, not only with his head held high outside the sky, but also with the attitude of charming sentient beings, Guan Zhuofan saw it, and secretly cheered in his heart!

The photographer's requirements, such as "tilting the head", "raising the hand" and even "holding the chest up", are naturally transferred by Guan Baylor. He didn't say how the photographer was going to be, he only said "how the minister invited the queen mother", and the Queen Mother listened to it in her ears, and it was the lover who was "scheduling and fiddling" with herself, of course, she was all happy to obey.

Sometimes, Guan Zhuofan simply "got started" directly - stepped forward, pulled slightly on the shoulders of the royal sister, or gently supported her waist. If you do this by another person, of course, you have to "chop your hands". However, since this hand is a lover's, the royal sister is just a little red, from beginning to end, he has to "dispatch and fiddle", and he does not make a sound.

The two foreign devils don't know what to do, and they don't care; Li Lianying, Yu'er and others naturally turned a blind eye to it, so they treated it as if they didn't see anything.

After the shooting, the standing position is patted again.

A high-backed brocade chair was moved, and the royal sister sat on her knees and legs. After taking a few photos, the photographer expressed his satisfaction, and was waiting to change the scene, when the royal sister turned her head and gestured to Guan Zhuofan. Guan Zhuofan hurriedly stepped forward, leaned over slightly, and said, "What does the Queen Mother command?" ”

Cixi said softly: "Take another picture!" ”

Guan Zhuofan replied "yes", and was about to speak to the photographer, when the royal sister whispered again: "You stand next to me." ”

Guan Zhuofan was stunned: This is ...... Group photo?

His heart jumped big, and countless thoughts instantly turned in his mind, and he said, "Yes, obey the order!" ”

Slightly dressed, tightly tied up his belt, stood on the right hand side of the Queen Mother, and then took a little back half a step, and made up.

The corners of the royal sister's mouth were slightly raised to the sides. A bright smile spread across the entire face.

After filming the "real scene", shoot the "masonry"; After filming the "military uniform", shoot the "court uniform".

The Queen Mother went up to the dormitory, took off her leather boots, changed into a dragon robe, and stepped back to the bottom of the flower pot.

This garden, surrounded by Western scenery, is surrounded by pearl robes and phoenix crowns, and there is a slight sense of compromise, so only the outdoor shooting is "masonry".

After filming outdoors, move to the "East Hall" on the first floor of the palace. Although this place is indoors, but a row of long windows is extremely high, after all opened, the sunlight of the second quarter of the first Shen enters the room from the southwest, and the hall is full of glory. The foreign devil photographer thinks that the light is enough to use.

In front of the north wall of the main hall of the "East Hall", there is a three-level Danqi in the center, covered with a rose red carpet, and a throne is set on it. Although this furnishing is still "Western-style", the weather is solemn, and the Queen Mother lives on the throne, which is not "out of harmony".

So, another round of "throne dragon robe photos" was taken.

Military uniforms and court clothes are all considered "formal clothes". After filming "formal wear" and "casual wear" - the royal sister changed into her favorite royal blue satin "hundred butterfly robe", covered with mink fur "big hair" shoulders, and then put on a dole velvet cloak, and walked down the steps step by step.

It was much more comfortable to shoot "casual clothes", photographed the grass flowers and trees, photographed the bronze "water method", and finally, in the glass pavilion, took a "flower appreciation and tea picture".

The flower is real, it is a large cluster of early-blooming red plums, inserted in the colorful blue vase of the Kangxi kiln. Guan Zhuofan leaned down, lowered his voice in the ear of the royal sister, and praised: "People are better than flowers!" ”

The Queen Mother of the Virgin Mary is full of red clouds, her eyebrows and eyes are full, and she really has the grace to make the plum blossoms lose their color. I heard her whisper: "You have to accompany me to dinner today!" ”

*(To be continued......)