My life is to record my life with a lens.

If you like doing something, you should make yourself the protagonist of it.

Feel it, understand it and create it.

I like photography, and I prefer to feel real life through photography.

Hey, I'm a well-prepared passerby-Da Meng, born after 90, male (everyone often treats me as a little sister, hahaha).

He is a wild photographer who records his life with his lens, and he is also a time trafficker.

If I talk about photography, I will finally talk about life.

Can you believe it?

For me, photography is life. I think I'll keep saying the same thing.

Let's share a real experience first.

When I was in high school, I once saw an uncle hanging a gun barrel with a SLR in the park near the school. I didn't know what the lens was at that time, but I thought it was very professional. Now I think it should be a 70-200 lens or something (F2.8).

Then I leaned over and asked him, Uncle, what is the optical zoom of your lens? I am still a person who has studied physics, haha. )

Unexpectedly, he gave me a contemptuous look: I know nothing about optical zoom.

At that time, I laughed at him with great contempt in my heart: this idiot was still playing SLR and didn't even know what optical zoom was.

Of course, now I know that it was actually me.

The purpose of telling this story is to tell you that when we don't know anything, don't think others are stupid easily, because it is very likely that you will eventually find yourself stupid.

But I have to confess that I am still a little white in photography until now. If you ask me some technical terms such as aperture, shutter and sensitivity, I may not be able to explain them clearly.

Recently, people who come to the "Dameng Time Selling Museum" often ask me, when did you start to learn photography?

In the summer of 20 13, I started from Lanzhou with my backpack, bypassed Zhangye, crossed Qilian Mountain and walked to Xining. Finally, I set foot on the 109 national highway and walked all the way to Tibet for 28 days.

At the Hoh Xil Monument, I met a sister named Ye Zi, and later we met by chance at Amdo Racecourse. She took a Nikon camera and shared the photos she took along the way with me during the break.

I took out 680 yuan's Lenovo mobile phone and compared it with the Qinghai Lake under Ye Zijie's lens. The only impression is shock, deep shock. I said, this is the real Qinghai Lake in my eyes.

Ye Zijie smiled. When you have money, buy a SLR, too. You like recording very much.

I also secretly told myself to buy a camera of my own. Coupled with the trip back, more than 4000 photos in the mobile phone were inexplicably lost, and the sense of urgency to buy a camera rose to the maximum.

Many people may think that people like me who went to that place in college are either the second generation of officials or have mines at home. But this is not the case. I come from an ordinary family. I have been to many places and hardly ever asked for money from my family.

Many times, perhaps what we should leave behind is the concept of "attributing others' success to family", and then we can understand the unknown story behind.

The same is true of buying a camera. At that time, I just entered the second year of college, probably took several part-time jobs and saved money to buy a SLR. Distribute leaflets, driving school agents, milk tea shops, travel route agents, and almost go to a teppanyaki restaurant outside the school to deliver takeout.

But after more than half a year, it is still only 5000. At that time, Canon 60d needed a little more than 6000. What should I do? And those days were the time when I really wanted to buy a camera.

One night, I was lying in bed tossing and turning, telling myself in my heart that if you borrow from a friend, you can earn so much, and you can earn 1000 yuan more.

So, I borrowed from four friends and made up 6200. On the fourth day, a man went to the northwest electrical appliance city of Lanzhou and bought his first SLR camera.

I wasn't very excited at that moment, and I didn't feel a lot of people for a long time. On the contrary, my heart is calm and I can't find words to describe that feeling.

In the words of now, I finally have the confidence to take good photos.

After having a camera, I found it amazing to take pictures.

The simple action of pressing the shutter can closely connect the person holding the camera, the person in the camera and the camera in his hand.

I never thought it would be so vivid and touching to put the unremarkable things in my life into the camera.

Later, with my in-depth contact with photography, I slowly began to ponder the true meaning of photography. Until now, I feel that the charm of photography is a moment that can never be copied!

So, how much has photography changed me?

I can't give a clear answer to this question either. Maybe when you read the following paragraph, you will suddenly realize.

Photography has always been a way for me to record my travels and the beautiful scenery along the way. I've always liked it. This point was mentioned just now.

In fact, many people like photography because of travel. The scenery, shocking wonders and touching stories that intoxicated us during the trip ... we can't take them away, but we can freeze them with our cameras.

So what I often say is, take a good picture of me crying on the road and keep it for myself later.

If you like something, you must always have strong reasons to convince yourself and others.

Then, recording the journey is the purest but most convincing reason why I like photography.

Someone asked me, why did you take pictures?

I often joke. I don't have any photos of my childhood, not one. But it's true, so I envy those who can treat themselves like children.

Every year on Children's Day, I will do an activity to collect photos of some friends around me when they were young, and then put them on a photo. When I look at those pictures, I often have the feeling of taking photos with myself through time and space.

Later, I became a public photographer, and my project was called "Time forgets, photos remember". I went to many mountainous areas in the west, recorded the appearance of the villagers, and then sent them photos.

Looking at the smiles on their faces, I feel that recording is the purest essence of photography.

Some people say that the advantage of taking pictures is to use memories to keep warm when life is a little cold.

Yes, there are too many happy moments in life to record, from birth, graduation and marriage to friends' parties and daily life. ...

I often hear this voice. My life is boring. There is nothing to shoot on the way to and from work.

In fact, it's not that there is nothing to shoot, just because you are no longer curious about the seemingly unchanging life.

A photographer must be curious about the world.

Let me give you an example. I find myself walking on the road, and I often see small details that many people tend to overlook.

For example, in the early morning after a rainy day, a very small snail was lying on the glass in the sun, and I gently pressed the shutter; For example, through the turbulent crowd, I saw grandma selling vegetables on the roadside giggling at the sky; Another example is a group of ants in a tree carrying things ten times bigger than themselves. ......

Taking pictures can make you pay attention to the details in your life.

You will also begin to be curious about the world and find pleasure in it.

Someone asked me, what is the most important thing to take pictures?

I think the most important thing in taking pictures is to show the true feelings. In fact, as you go further and further, you will find that photos are used to express yourself and tell the story you want to tell.

I take pictures now, instead of shooting aimlessly as before, I express my views through series.

For example, I wanted to express the loneliness of Tokyo, so I took photos of many people walking through the intersection.

For example, I want to express that a smile is the most beautiful language. I sent "Meet 10 1 Smile" just after Chiang Mai Station.

For another example, I want to express that life is moving forward in laughter and tears, and then I sent my funniest photos and added a particularly stinging sentence.

This is probably the highest level of photography.

In fact, photography can not only express emotions, but also make people stop and reflect. A powerful photo can change the trajectory of others and even change the way you look at the world and life.

I am also in the long road of photography, constantly introspecting and thinking deeply about life.

In my opinion, what photographic equipment can improve is simple, just spend money. It is a long process to take photos that make viewers feel moved by sound.

In the days of photography.

I found a way to shake hands with the world-empathy.

Now, can you believe it?

If I talk about photography, I will finally talk about life.

If you don't believe me, we'll see.

Of course, there is no denying that I am still a little white on the road of photography, and the road is still long, and it has just begun.

In fact, everyone has something they love. I hope that you who also love photography, no matter what you shoot, will be able to Do not forget your initiative mind and live in love together.

Photography is not a variety show, nor this kind of lighting, but a respect for life.

Perhaps, photography should not have too many distractions, just keep a simple record.

Yes, it's true. Just record it.

You are, forgetful people always try to record their lives.

Such as lens, diary, painting and music. ...

Then how do you freeze the most beautiful memories in your life?

Tell me, let's have a look.

I am a well-prepared passerby-Da Meng, an idiot young man who is addicted to the world. If every word I wrote, every photo I took and every move I made stirred ripples in your heart, it at least shows that in the past years, we all experienced the same feeling at a certain moment.

Sometimes, even though we have never met.

But I have known each other for a long time, which is subtle and satisfying.

If you like essays and pictures, please click below. You can also give me some candy. Your encouragement is my greatest source of motivation, and I am deeply grateful for it.

Of course, if you just like me, we can pay attention to each other and learn from each other!