Zhang Yinquan's Career

Zhang Yinquan studied Chinese painting since childhood and was familiar with China's painting theory. At the age of 65,438+07, I can write independently. At the age of 65,438+09, he became fascinated with photography and worked diligently in the photography park for more than 50 years. His photography activities can be roughly divided into three stages:

The first stage (1919-1927) is the period when he began to learn photography and explore photography techniques. At this time, he studied painting while reading, and at the same time he was full of enthusiasm for photography. In his sophomore year (1922), he already had a 9×l4 L4cm folding camera made in Germany. Without guidance, he groped all by himself, from shooting, developing and magnifying to doing everything by himself, which laid the foundation for his future life as a photographer.

The second stage (1927—— 1937) is the heyday of his photographic creation. He has traveled to Liaoning, Hubei, Hunan, Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Henan and other places, and visited Taishan, Huashan, Huangshan, Lushan and Moganshan. His works were not only published in domestic pictorial publications, but also selected by international photography salons and international photography yearbooks. His early works, such as Snow Bamboo, Dai Li Guanyun, Tang Mi Dian Yu and so on, are his representative works. After the "September 18th Incident", under the influence of the progressive thought of resisting Japan and saving the nation, the artistic concept has changed. It is clearly pointed out that in the era of national disaster, "the art that China needs is not romantic or gentle; It is to cut through the thorns and create excitement. " From then on, I began to pay attention to shooting and exposing the darkness of the society and the life of the working people at the lower level in my creation. For some weak works, he put forward "clear, concise, vivid and powerful" creative requirements. For example, his works, such as Saving the Tide, Village Maid with Heavy Load and Forward, were all created under the guidance of this concept and received great attention and praise from the audience.

The third stage (1937- 1949) is the period when he devoted himself to the research of photography, editing and reforming cameras and lenses. At this time, Zhang Yinquan was trapped in Peiping under the occupation of Japanese imperialism, and his mood was "low". He devoted himself to the research of photography science and technology until the founding of New China, and successively wrote "The Principle and Practicality of Photography" and "Applied Optics of Photography" and other manuscripts with more than 10,000 words/kloc-0. The long focal length lenses of 10.5, l3.5, 16.5 and 40 cm were successfully modified, and lenses with three focal lengths were designed and manufactured. At that time, this lens was a cutting-edge scientific research project even in countries with developed photography industry, and the reform of "YCREFLEX" camera was completed. After War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression's victory, Zhang Yinquan and photographer Jiang Hancheng formed the Beiping Photography Society, and he was elected as the first president. The society held two consecutive photo exhibitions.