Jing Qin (我的看图说话)'s photostream

In China, there is an old saying, “Write for your thoughts, paint your emotion.” For me, painting and photography are alike, both visual arts, therefore share some similarities. What am I up to when enjoying taking picture? Is it for pure beauty or just to satisfy myself with novelty, to use color or composition to strike applause and smile? As a Chinese, I share most my countryman’s practicism, plus I really am not gifted to have such creativity and skills. So with that saying, there are no hard feelings, grudge or whatsoever if I chose differently.

So when I took a picture, I always want to say something, maybe just the trivials in everyday life, or the cold stand-by. Actually I love the local tastes or social custom of different places, with the toppings of a little bit Chinese paintings’ spiritual sense, then nothing could make me happier than its peacefulness and closeness. Maybe from time to time, I may have a little bit sarcasm, in that case, I could just be over-bored, and yes, I could just become the typical kind of person who thinks that no one else is more correct than him. Yet, sometimes I found what I want is much harder and much more demanding, that I am far less gifted even to think about it, the acuteness and thoughtful minds required.

Anyway, it supposes to be a self introduction yet I just slobbering away aimlessly, so that’s about as accurate a description of my talent or myself. And shamelessly enough, I’m here to brag about it, maybe that’s another way to earn a smile or laugh? I don't know, yet in my heart, I love clowns, admiring, indeed. However I just couldn’t become one, with little such talents as fact.

So this is my pictures in text

在中国有句古话，书以言志，画以寄情。对我来说，摄影与绘画很像，都是是视觉上的艺术。那作为艺术就有很多共同点。我喜欢摄影，想表达什么呢？美景？还是猎奇？用色彩或者构图的震撼，博得掌声，换取微笑吗？作为中国人，就有国人的功利，加上自己自愧也没有这样的技术和才华，事先申明，倒也算不得弃之有味，至少没有酸味。

所以，我拍照，总想说个什么事。抑或市井的琐碎，抑或大家凑热闹看杀头般的热情。其实我最喜欢每个地方的风俗风物，如果能在有点中国画般的意境，可能也就很满足了，因为很亲切，很平和。或者有时会愤个世嫉个俗什么的，可能是活得不耐烦了，而且我也是出了名的，只会说别人错，自己干净无比的那种。不过往往我发现，想用照片说什么，这比猎奇，逗乐，更难，我更缺少所需的敏锐和才智。

说来说去，也不知道自己在说些什么，所以很可以知道自己是何等的庸才了。不过天下就偏有这样自大又厚脸皮的庸才，或许，露丑丢脸，也是博取微笑的一种？其实我是非常佩服小丑这种角色的，只是一直做不来。

一言以蔽之，这就是我的看图说话。