Lan Dong walked around the first floor with the elder Darren, Lan Dong admired the works of the elder Darren, and the elder Darren looked at his past works as if he was playing back his life

At this time, the two of them came to a large shelf, where instead of photographs, some oil paintings were placed, and of course, some Chinese ink paintings. Lan Dong didn't understand this, and he couldn't talk about appreciating it, there was a big cubicle in the back, and the door of the cubicle was closed at this time, thinking that it was a darkroom for washing photos, and then the two went up to the second floor

The second floor is all finished products, and they are all some fine products, Lan Dong looked at this side work, kept nodding, and kept shaking his head, the difference is too far, it is really too far away, compared with the teacher, he still has a long way to go

The existence of any art can only be seen by those who understand it, and although Lan Dong's technique is still as good as that of Old Darren, this does not prevent him from appreciating these works

Old Darren stood at the top of the stairs like that, watching Lan Dong admire his works in the group of his works, this second floor is full of works that Old Darren thinks he is most proud of, it can be said that each one is one in ten thousand, and it is also a benefit to see more boutiques, that is, someone has already given you a sample in front of you, how can you not be more strict with your future works, if this is a small hall of fame, Lan Dong of course also hopes that his works can be placed here

As soon as he turned around, Lan Dong really saw his own works, of course the work is the group of photos of Zhou Xueer wearing a cheongsam, Lan Dong looked at his own works, and looked at the works of Old Darren, the gap is really not ordinarily big, but if you look closely, Lan Dong's works have a unique beauty of Chinese style, and the old Darren of that day also took a fancy to this, what he was looking for at that time was a work that could represent Chinese beauty, and Lan Dong's group of works was undoubtedly what he wanted

Lan Dong looked at Zhou Xue'er in the photo, and now it seems that Zhou Xue'er was really beautiful at that time, but the two most beautiful ones are not there, and I don't know who bought them

After admiring these finished products, Old Darren led Lan Dong to a long table, Old Darren pressed Lan Dong's shoulder and let him sit on a wooden chair, and he walked to the side of the wine cabinet and took out a bottle of red wine from it

Find a corkscrew, open the red wine, pour the red wine into a larger gooseneck bottle, and after the wine has sobered up for a while, give Lan Dongzhi a glass and a glass to himself

Old Darren held up the red wine in his hand and said, Xiao Dong told me that when you see this glass of red wine, what do you think, or what do you see, and said that Old Darren took a sip

The corners of Lan Dong's mouth rose, and he also picked up the goblet in front of him, and shook it slightly, the crystal liquid in it was filled with a burst of fruit wine's unique fragrance, in fact, the sentence that Old Darren asked was skillful, Old Darren asked what Lan Dong saw and thought, instead of asking Lan Dong if he could drink, for him who is a Chinese expert, it is impossible not to know that in China, a child as old as Lan Dong still rarely drinks, but at this time, Lan Dong has been suspended from school, from the moment he walked out of school, Even if he is a single individual in society, that is, what he sees is what a social person sees, what a social person thinks, and what art is the most rare is the ability to express alone, and the existence of every kind of art will have the competition of peers, so how can you make your works stand out in the peers, the answer is only two words, that is, thought, what idea you want to express in your work, is your idea, in this era when everyone is a photographer, how to call your work art, of course, is your unique thought, or aesthetic

Lan Dong also took a sip of the wine in the glass, the entrance was sweet, although Lan Dong didn't understand wine, but as far as the feeling of this sip was concerned, this wine was still a good bottle of wine, Lan Dong put down the wine glass, looked at the old Darren Dao, I saw the teacher enjoying and tasting the wine

How to say, old Darren also put down the wine glass in his hand and said, enjoyment is not a derogatory term here, but a positive word, what is enjoyment, enjoyment is to feel the good feeling that something brings to yourself, you are enjoying a glass of good wine, enjoying a big meal is also enjoyment, of course, you sleep in a comfortable bed is also a kind of enjoyment

Enjoyment is also discovery, discovery of beauty, discovery of the value of a thing, not everyone knows how to enjoy, the above is the lowest level of enjoyment, that is, the lowest level of discovery, the highest level of enjoyment, is in the spirit, that is an ineffable feeling, only those who understand can experience

It is like a person who is rich all over the world, but if his inner world is barren, then he is also poor, and vice versa, so only the inner thinking person can understand the enjoyment, and the external enjoyment is only an external manifestation of inner abundance

Old Darren also smiled at the corner of his mouth after hearing this, he was glad that Lan Dong fully understood what he was trying to express, and Old Darren raised his wine glass and touched Lan Dong again

As soon as he put down the wine glass, Old Darren said again, Xiao Dong, what kind of person do you think is the easiest to succeed Lan Dong took another sip of wine and said, people with perseverance

Obviously, this answer didn't satisfy Old Darren, so he picked up his wine glass again and shook it and waited for Lan Dong's next words

People who say that they have perseverance if they sound good, people who say they have tendons if they don't sound good, people who go all the way to the black, such people may be extreme, but it is undeniable that they are indeed the easiest people to succeed, because they have only one thing in their hearts from beginning to end, that is, to do that thing well

There is a saying that if you don't hit the south wall, you won't look back, but for a person who is particularly persistent in one thing, hitting the south wall won't necessarily turn back, for such people, hitting the south wall once is just a failure, and every time you fail, you're a little closer to success, so failure is not terrible, what is terrible is that there is no heart that dares to start anew

Those who fail once and find all kinds of reasons to convince themselves that they are not suitable for this profession are doomed to be unsuccessful, and there is a saying that it is often easier for dictators to make the company bigger, and that is also because they are firm in their beliefs

Papapa, old Darren couldn't help but be impressed by Lan Dong's expression, and then old Darren took another sip of the wine in the glass and said, Then guess how I stepped into the photography industry

Lan Dong saw that Old Darren's wine glass was empty, and hurriedly got up to fill it for him, and then sat down, although I don't know how the teacher got on the road of photography, but I can share with the teacher how I fell in love with photography

As soon as Old Darren heard this, he immediately made a hand gesture to Lan Dong, and the two touched the cup again, and Lan Dong began to speak slowly

I have been in all kinds of cars since I was a child, there are cars, there are big trucks, there are electric cars, once I took my mother's car to a place, leaning on the back of the seat and looking at the scenery in the rearview mirror, it seems to be different from what we usually see, the feeling of the distant and close view is completely different from what the naked eye sees, there is different, old Darren couldn't help but ask, it seems that the scenery seen from the rearview mirror is more beautiful than what the eyes see, Lan Dong said, oh, yes, old Darren looked like a smile, and made a hand gesture to let Lan Dong continue

Later, I found that looking at the mirror was different, and then I looked at it with my mobile phone and camera, and slowly I felt that as long as I looked at the scene in front of me through a thing, I would find that it was much more beautiful than what we saw directly with the naked eye, and it was based on this that I gradually fell in love with photography

Then do you now understand why the scenery we see from different equipment is more beautiful than the direct view with the naked eye, old Darren said, no, Lan Dong shook his head honestly

Actually, our findings are the same, and my experience is basically the same as yours, because I was a big truck driver at all, and I also found out that you said differently, and I did the same experiments as you, but now I have the answer, do you want to hear it, old Darren said

Please tell me, Lan Dong and sincerely, in fact, it is also very easy to explain, whether we take pictures with our mobile phones or with cameras, we are intercepting the most beautiful scene in nature, but our eyes are different, the wide angle of vision of the eyes is too large, big enough to see the scenery hundreds of meters away, so whether it is in the longitudinal or horizontal, our eyes are filled with hundreds of meters of scenery, to pick out some of the most beautiful from such a large distance, how difficult it is, But mobile phone cameras are different, even if you adjust their wide angle to the maximum, and when you adjust the focus to the farthest, it is only that big, so it is easy to catch the moment that we think is the most beautiful, old Darren Dao

Oh, I see, Lan Dong toasted Old Darren again

The art of photography has only a history of more than 180 years, compared with the old art forms before, the art of photography is still very young, and some people say that the art of photography is an extension of painting

I recognize that the extension is a branch of it, just like our Chinese calligraphy art, which is also divided into regular script, cursive script, and calligraphy, the pen is used for painting, and we are now using a camera, although the materials are different, but the essence of the expression is still the same, all are records, Lan Dongdao

Well, it's okay for you to say that, every art form has its branches, in fact, our photography is the same, what you focus on shooting is that branch, for example, some people like to shoot while traveling, that is called travel photography, and there are people who like to shoot people, animals, it is precisely because of these branches that our photography art is more enriched

Even when it comes to branches, have you ever thought about what kind of subject you want to shoot in the future, of course, you don't have to tell me right away, it's like choosing a major in college, you always have to make a decision after some careful consideration, old Darren said

And the old Darren is an all-rounder in this industry, he can basically shoot anything, which is why he dares to find a successor all over the world, no matter what line of work, the experience of predecessors is very important, and there is a big difference between having a master and not having a master