Yumeng Cui

(2021) Shanghai, China

For Yumeng’s photoshoot, we went to Xujiahui Park located in the Xuhui District of Shanghai. I grew up in Xuhui District and I have a lot of memories of this park from childhood. Built in 1999, Xujiahui Park is famous for strolling. You will get to see a lot of locals walking/running around the park in the morning every day. Ample green plants, an artificial lake, a skybridge across the park are the main characteristics of this park. There were a lot of visitors that day so I focused on the green plants for our photoshoot. The plants create beautiful shades underneath.

在上海时临时接了Yumeng的这一组照片，Yumeng的要求是稍稍复古，有一点法式浪漫，为了拍出比较自然的风格我选择了徐家汇公园。徐家汇公园汇聚了我许多童年时的回忆，因为我从小在徐汇区长大，徐家汇公园有许多的绿植，一个人工湖，以及一个横跨整个公园的天桥，小时候外婆也常带我到徐家汇公园的水塘里玩我的电动船。当天行人很多，所以我们主要的拍摄重心放在人和绿植的结合上，绿植下的阴凉处很适合拍照。