Personal stories of three photographers

We always think it's easy for a photographer to take pictures everywhere with a camera, but we can't see how much energy, time and money it takes to be a good photographer. The following is the story I shared with your photographer. Welcome to read and study.

Photographer's personal story materials 1

The phrase "My daughter is the best", which my father often talks about, has been in XXX's mind since he can remember, and is also firmly engraved in her character. As a woman, she doesn't ask how much money she has saved and how big a house she lives in. She just feels happy when she sees her career getting bigger and bigger. From a ceramic worker to a female boss who owns three photography shops and a drugstore, 43-year-old XXX has been practicing the principle of "doing the best" in her heart.

"Full-time" Women Workers in Ceramic Workshop

XXX 16 years old, she went to a ceramic factory as a ceramic worker. The factory goes to work at eight o'clock, and she arrives at work at half past six. She washed all the floors upstairs and downstairs of the workshop with water and finished all the preparations for everyone. She learned all kinds of jobs in the workshop, and which job is short of people is her post, which is the famous "post" of the whole workshop. In her first year at work, she was a young model and a technical model in the factory. Some people say that she is stupid, and XXX says that doing more work won't kill her. Perhaps this simple creed has always dominated her attitude towards life, so that she can do what she wants in the future. Like many women, XXX likes beautiful things, but her love has a unique persistence. Because she watched the TV series "Blood Suspicion", she tried her best to learn Japanese with only one purpose, that is, to go to Hokkaido to see the snow when she has money in the future.

Yi ren de Xiao photo studio

The operation of the ceramic factory is becoming more and more difficult, and the life of the XXX family is very difficult. XXX 13 years old, was fostered by his father in a friend's house for nearly a year. That friend used to be a photojournalist. He set up a small darkroom at home to develop black and white photos. Xiaoyan was fascinated by all kinds of life in the black and white world. 1988, I heard from a friend that there is a Harbin man over there who specializes in taking pictures of stars. At that time, this star photo was still a new thing, so she asked her friends to go with her. When she came back, she thought that the makeup painted by that man was not as good as that painted by herself! She borrowed a camera, painted makeup for three aunts and six grandmothers, and began to practice taking pictures of stars. When shooting, I recorded the angle, lighting, etc. Every photo, from the light bulb of 1 kW to the scalding iodine tungsten lamp, I changed it again and again, and finally compared which one I was satisfied with.

Having ruined a hundred films, she felt that she had found some doorways. 1 May, 19881day, she borrowed money to open a small photo studio in Hebei No.1 residential area to take pictures of stars. There were no customers in the first few days, and her heart was pounding, anxious, hopeful and scared. What is urgent is that no one patronizes, expecting customers to come to the door, and fearing that their skills are not good enough to smash the pot. Until I finished filming two copies with trepidation, the response was surprisingly good. More and more customers come to our door. For a while, they all lined up until they reached the door of the shop. The lineup is also a landscape in the community.

In addition to her husband's help after work, the photo studio relies on XXX to take orders, make up, take photos and develop photos, and sometimes develop photos until four in the morning. Because of diligence, because customers' tastes were recognized, XXX paid back all the borrowed money in more than half a year after the opening of the small photo studio. In the days that followed, this small photo studio not only helped XXX's family get out of trouble, but also helped her find her own career direction.

The female boss of four stores

Speaking of XXX, I used to be engaged in artistic photography, which requires photographers to have strong professional knowledge and aesthetic literacy. Although XXX didn't graduate from high school, he has a strong learning ability. There are many photographers in Beijing. XXX humbly learns from them, participates in various workshops and film festivals, and meets many masters, which provides the source and backing for her creation and makes her professional level improve rapidly. In order to improve her aesthetic and makeup artist level, she also took part in the correspondence study of fashion design, instead of taking the graduation exam, just to learn practical knowledge.

XXX is very thoughtful and flexible, and tries its best to expand its business. They provide door-to-door service for customers who take pictures of their children's full moon, carrying heavy photographic equipment, holding props and climbing several stairs, and they are so tired that they are sweating. In this way, her client has been filming high school graduation from 100. She also takes photos of lonely elderly people and provides free services at the request of elderly people in apartments for the elderly. With her enthusiasm, sincerity and patience, she won a broad mass base in the community.

After the establishment of the first small photo studio, with the continuous expansion of business scope, XXX opened two more branches, and now it has formed three storefronts: a special baby shop, a special photo studio and a special wedding dress shop. Later, she helped her husband open a drugstore. After more than ten years of accumulation, XXX has changed from a ceramic worker to a female boss of four stores.

Now, with the popularity of digital cameras in family life, XXX said that she thinks the photo studio is a "sunset industry" and she is considering expanding into new fields. The first drugstore was an attempt, and later she planned to open a women's health center.

I have my own career, and I am very happy.

XXX said that she is different from ordinary people because ordinary women like to save money to buy a big house, but she is different. She said that she didn't save money, and she wanted to invest in her own business as soon as she had money. All she can think about is how to make the business bigger and better. She said that when they got married, the family was still living in the third room, but she didn't feel anything. As long as she sees that her business is thriving, she will be happy.

At one time, digital photography was very popular in the store. Seeing customers queuing to take pictures, one machine is not enough. XXX decided to take this money and buy back a digital camera worth more than 10,000 yuan, and take pictures of customers at the same time. She said that as long as she puts money into her career, she won't feel stingy at all.

It is not only the joy of career success, but also the emotion brought by customers, which makes her feel precious. One year, she accidentally fell down and broke her pelvis twice. A customer went to see her, scattered the crucian carp into the basin and swam a full basin alive. At that time, she smiled and shed tears.

Uncle horse goes to her shop to take photos every year. An old man like an urchin is wearing a hat. Every time he finished filming, he would take out the harmonica from his pocket and play it. The joy in the old man's heart flowed through the piano, and XXX's heart was deeply infected. She was intoxicated with the joy of the old man. She realized a simple and true truth, that is, doing what she can for the people is the happiest.

Want a career and a family.

XXX said that as a woman, a successful career makes her family more prone to problems, but she has always adhered to the belief that a woman's complete happiness is the happiness of her family.

Because of business and study, she had several opportunities to develop in Beijing, but she gave up after careful consideration. She said: "Long separation between husband and wife will affect feelings, so I want to go or not." Sometimes, for the sake of business development, disputes often occur between husband and wife. XXX said that her bottom line was her husband's words, "If you really want to do it, let's get a divorce!" Speaking of this, XXX hahaha smiled, "At this time, I will go backwards." XXX tried to get her husband to agree to something he didn't support, but he wasn't firmly opposed. Rub my husband's shoulders and cook a delicious meal. Slowly, her husband couldn't help it, and reached out to help her. When her husband's thoughts can keep pace with her career, she will feel very happy.

My son has been playful since he was a child. Since primary school, he has to go to school in XXX every afternoon. One is to pick him up, the other is to ask the teacher what homework he left, and then go home and watch him finish it. Her son was brought up by her in this way, and the relationship between mother and child was particularly good.

Not only being a good wife and mother, XXX and her husband are the most filial of all parents and children. My father is ill in hospital. No matter how busy, XXX and her husband always insist on being with him. Every time the husband buys three meals for his father, the father says he can't eat too much, and the husband says he can't buy too much. How do I know what your old man likes to eat? All the patients in my father's ward praised him for having a good daughter and son-in-law.

One evening, the husband pushed his father for a walk on the court, and XXX sat beside him, squinting at them. My father's silver hair fluttered in the evening breeze, and my husband gently pushed the wheelchair and walked slowly. In the sunset, it is a vivid silhouette of a family with Phnom Penh.

Personal stories of photographers II

He's five years old? 12, one of the first journalists and rescuers who arrived in Beichuan, the hardest hit area;

He entered Beichuan more than 50 times, and more than 20,000 photos recorded all the major events in Beichuan after the earthquake.

His work "Salute Doll" touched China/KLOC-0.3 billion people and was published by nearly 1,000 media at home and abroad.

Wen Jiabao, the State Council, made a special trip to visit the hero of the work, Little Lang Zheng, and personally said to the author: "Well shot, thank you!"

"Salute Doll" won awards frequently in major photography activities, and he donated all the prizes of 65,438+10,000 yuan to the disaster area.

Yang Weihua, director of photography department of Mianyang Evening News in Sichuan, has been engaged in news photography for 20 years.

From 65438 to 0988, Yang Weihua became a photojournalist of Mianyang Daily. From 65438 to 0998, after Mianyang Evening News was founded, Yang Weihua became the director of the photography department of the newspaper. This is 10 year. During his 20-year photojournalism career, Yang Weihua has participated in the coverage of almost all local large-scale events in Mianyang, such as the National Farmers' Games, the National Sports Conference, the Asian Dragon Boat Championship, and the 13 World Boxing Championship. With his camera, he recorded and witnessed the development and changes of Mianyang in the past 30 years.

More than 50 times ventured into Beichuan to record the great love of disaster.

On May 12 14: 28, an earthquake of magnitude 8.0 occurred in Wenchuan. At the moment when the earth shook, photojournalist Yang Weihua reacted quickly. This is a big earthquake with high magnitude. At this time, the city's communication was interrupted and it was impossible to get in touch with the newspaper. With professional sensitivity and a high sense of responsibility, Yang Weihua went straight to Mianyang Central Hospital to shoot the scene of rescuing the wounded. At about 22 o'clock that night, Yang Weihua finally arrived in Beichuan and became one of the first journalists and rescuers to arrive in Beichuan.

Later, after Yang Weihua and volunteers entered Beichuan Middle School campus, they removed brick walls and beams to look for opportunities to rescue survivors. At 6 o'clock in the morning on May 13, Yang Weihua, who had participated in the all-night rescue, had no time to rest for a while and rushed to the old town of Beichuan with the rescue forces. In the old city, while looking for the best shooting spot, Yang Weihua filmed the rescue process of the People's Liberation Army, fully reflecting the disaster situation in Beichuan. When Yang Weihua climbed to shoot near Qushan Kindergarten, there was a faint cry of the child under the ruins. He quickly climbed into the ruins to find the source of the sound. Found a little boy trapped in the ruins. He quickly called the soldiers not far away for rescue, and spent more than two hours with them to unload the reinforced concrete that was pressed on the children. The child trapped for 18 hours was finally saved. During the transfer, the child saluted the rescued soldiers. Yangweihua's heart suddenly jumped, aimed at the child, and decisively pressed the shutter to freeze the moment. This is the work that was widely circulated later? Salute doll.

Since then, Yang Weihua has been traveling back and forth between Mianyang and Beichuan, recording the latest situation of earthquake relief in Beichuan with his camera, and at the same time trying to participate in the rescue operation. From rescuing the wounded to searching for survivors; From clearing the ruins to burying the victims; From Beichuan city closure to epidemic prevention and disinfection; From Tangjiashan dammed lake to Mianyang, hundreds of thousands of people fled to avoid danger; From Tangjiashan dammed lake passing through Mianyang safely to 9.24 rainstorm and debris flow hitting Beichuan again? Yang Weihua walked, rode, took a boat and flew into Beichuan and Tangjiashan dammed lakes for more than 50 times. In more than 200 days and nights, he photographed more than 20,000 precious moments and recorded all the major events in Beichuan from the earthquake to the present.

Social impact? The salute doll moved China to donate 654.38 million bonus to the disaster area.

After Yang Weihua's work Salute Doll was first published in Mianyang Evening News and this newspaper, three-year-old Lang Zheng's salute in the face of disaster deeply shocked and touched many readers. Photos quickly spread in various media such as major networks, television, newspapers and magazines. Nearly a thousand Chinese and foreign media such as CCTV, Xinhua News Agency, Sina.com, Sougu.com, Sanlian Weekly and People's Pictorial have been published one after another, and the Central Archives, China National Museum and China Military Museum have been collected one after another. This photo was downloaded more than 500 times in the photo library of the State Council Information Office. As for all kinds of picture albums, film exhibitions and books on earthquake relief at all levels, the use of this photo cannot be counted.

The fate of salute dolls touched the hearts of the people all over the country, and the author Yang Weihua seemed to become a "celebrity" overnight. In those days, he received many letters and phone calls from strangers from all over the country and even overseas, including children aged 8 or 9, elderly people in their 70s, and overseas phone calls from new york? There are people who want to interview, people who want to invite works, people who care about Lang Zheng Jr., and people who thank Yang Weihua.

On May 23rd, Wen Jiabao made a special trip to the intensive care unit of Mianyang 404 Hospital to visit Lang Zheng Jr., who was being treated. On June 6th, on the dam of Tangjiashan dammed lake, yangweihua saw Wen who came to Tangjiashan dammed lake for the second time. Wen held his hand and said, "Nice shot, thank you! It's dangerous here! " Yangweihua said firmly: "You are all on the scene, and our reporters should be on the scene!"

In those days when Tangjiashan dammed lake dam was in danger of dam failure, when yangweihua visited Tangjiashan for the fourth time, he met General Ge Zhenfeng, deputy chief of staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, who was directing the rescue of the dammed lake at the top of the dam. Knowing that he was the photographer of the salute doll, the general called yangweihua to his side and said, "You are photographing the love between the people's army and the people. I want to thank you. " Say that finish, the general gave a standard military salute to yangweihua.

Salute Doll touched the people of the whole country and brought many honors to Yang Weihua:

On May 22nd, at the 9th International Photography Art Exhibition in Shanghai, his works won the documentary gold medal.

On August 3rd, this work won the highest prize in the photo report selection of "2008 Wenchuan Earthquake Relief in China" sponsored by China Photojournalism Society and jointly undertaken by Huashang Media Group and this newspaper.

On June+10, 5438, this work won the first prize of "2008 Touching China National Photography Exhibition".

1October 8th, 165438+ won the title of "advanced individual" in Sichuan earthquake relief propaganda news front.

165438+1October 12. Yang Weihua won the honor of "Excellent Photographer for Earthquake Relief" in the 2008 "Excellent Photographer for Earthquake Relief" held by China Photographers Association.

12 On February 28th, the 30th anniversary edition of "Touching Sichuan" was covered with 30 images.

These honors brought Yang Weihua more responsibility than complacency. For more than half a year, his heart has been concerned about the people in the disaster area. He donated the manuscript fee and bonus of Salute Doll to the disaster area. In July this year, at the award ceremony of Shanghai International Art Exhibition, this work of Yang Weihua was collected by a company at a price of 654.38 million yuan. He said on the spot that he would donate all the prize money of 654.38 million yuan to the disaster area. In June of this year, 5438+ 10, Yang Weihua bought all the 1 10,000 yuan prize money won in "2008 Touching China National Photography Exhibition" and donated it.

Photographer's personal story material 3

Robert? Photographer Kincaid drives a pickup truck, plays the guitar, smokes camel cigarettes instead of meat, and goes to Iowa to shoot the covered bridge in Madison County for National Geographic, and has a romantic story with a peasant woman. Love her and leave her.

Robert, a fictional hero, is favored by National Geographic because of a photo taken for a calendar. When he called the magazine, he was told, "We have been waiting for you."

The staff of National Geographic are very dissatisfied with this. Assistant director of photography Kobersteen said, "Just one photo? No matter how beautiful it is. I can't walk through this door. We need to see the whole set of photos. What we want is real people doing real things at real time. The competition for magazine space is extremely fierce. Every year, we receive hundreds of creative intentions. We only publish 70 of them, and even the most promising manuscripts will be hit on the road of National Geographic. "

To investigate a man named David? Allen? Harvey David Allen Harvey's photographer, retired photography director Bob? Jika Bob Gilka sent him to Cooperstown, new york for an internship. Three months later, David received an internship shooting task. Bob's letter reads: "David, I'm glad you are young and strong, because I have to tell you that I want you to feel old and weak."

For David? Dolby Park Jungsu David Doublet, an underwater photographer, said that Bob was simply a god of plague. "Nothing new." Bob watched Dolby Park Jung-soo's performance before and muttered that Dolby Park Jung-soo was going to run away. A year later, after shooting several new films, Dolby Park Jung-soo got the task for the first time. After 24 years, his report has accumulated to 38 times. "It is always difficult to get a task at work, just like the mountain you want to climb, and most of the time you are alone." Sam. Photographer Abel Sam Bell said. "The older I get, the more the mountain seems to lean on my head. It won't get shorter, it will only get taller. Once the task is approved, it is necessary to endure the punishment of budget, report discussion, investigation, investigation and re-investigation, signing contracts, scheduling, receiving traveler's checks, handling travel permits, films, passports, visas, immunization, ticketing, listing and packaging. " Take the report on cotton in 1995 as an example. Cary Wolinski read 65 books and made 160 statements. During the trip, he will stop in 1 1 countries. The maturity date of cotton in Mexico and the ginning date in India should be the focus of the agenda. Even so, who would have thought that the Mexican driver in Cary, while trying to catch a plane in California, would fall into the river or be stuck at the airport for three days? Whether it's fate or not, just in case, Kerry took a "lucky bean" and fell into his camera bag on his first mission. He has kept it ever since.

Photographers should prepare a lot of film before leaving. 1993 National Geographic photographer shot 46,769 volumes, about 1, 683,600. Selected films 1408 in that year, with an average adoption rate of one thousandth.

Next is the camera and other equipment. 1995 For a story about dinosaurs, Louis Louie Psihoys and his assistant (in charge of lighting, travel arrangement and handling equipment) took 42 check-in boxes and 6 carry-on luggage for a journey of 250,000 miles. Including 9 fuselage, 15 lens, 25,000 watt flash, velvet as long as a football field as a screen for shooting museum collections, the suitcase cost reached 6 figures. But if David tries to cross Chile, Spain and Vietnam, he must go into battle lightly. His standard equipment, two fuselage and five lenses, just fits into a black nylon backpack. The heavyweight champion of this equipment is Emory Kristof, a deep-water photographer. 1992, he transported 15 tons of equipment (worth 1 10,000 USD) to Lake Baikal in Siberia for reporting. There are 17 1 crates in this transportation, including a satellite antenna, a complete darkroom, a rubber boat, two remote-controlled vehicles and a diesel engine, which provides convenience for deep-water photography in the lake. However, this report only uses six photos. So, what should I say? Yes, it is the tan vest with millions of pockets that Kincaid is wearing. But not Anne Griffith's belt. Obviously, "I want to blend in. The last thing you want people to think of is: Oh! There is a photographer here. " For the same reason, Steve? Steve mccurry is wearing Macaulay sneakers, khaki shorts and a blue striped Oxford shirt. "Make yourself look like a tourist." In winter, he covers his sneakers with a black garbage bag to prevent rain and dust.

Abrasion of the arm? Tell Steve about it. His small plane crashed into a mountain lake in Yugoslavia. The pilot swam away unscathed. Steve stood upside down in the cold lake, trying to unfasten his seat belt. Today, he still suffers from retinal detachment On one occasion, Joe Schell repelled hippos with paddles in the Nile; Loren McIntyre was thrown into a Venezuelan prison; Dean Conger was imprisoned in Damascus; A Bedouin sheikh in Jordan almost kidnapped Jodi Cobb (colleague Tom Abu Crombie redeemed her with a handful of dinars); In Rwanda, a gorilla pushed Michael Nichols down a hill (I felt a pair of big hands on my shoulders? )。 Also, Chris Johns was burned by volcanic lava in Zaire; Sam Bell was robbed in Dublin, and George steinmetz was infected by a worm named LOALA in Central Africa, and his eyes were almost blind (big animals don't cause trouble, but what is terrible is those little things, frans Lanting, who almost died of meningitis, added); David Dolittle was chased by a great white shark; Bill Kersinger was slammed by a gray reef shark; George Mobry was bitten by a penguin.

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