{"slug":"age-27-my-own-path","title":"27岁，我要走出自己的路，义无反顾","author":"Thomas看看世界","date":"2017-01-22","wechat":"https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzI4NDA5MzE5NQ==&mid=2247484944&idx=1&sn=d2626d392b92c5bdfc8835e002df93b5&chksm=eb81f874dcf671622a62a336e04ee9b52d3e6573464a7f9c502f48e4bf946ae9ad856be3d643&scene=21#wechat_redirect","blocks":[{"t":"p","x":"很抱歉，本周没有我的第55篇摄影教程。","b":false,"xe":"Sorry, but there is no 55th photography tutorial from me this week."},{"t":"p","x":"因为我想和大家说说心里话。","b":false,"xe":"Because I want to share what is on my mind with you all."},{"t":"img","f":"img-02","w":1000,"h":416},{"t":"p","x":"马上过年了，我已经准备好回家接受长辈们的谆谆教导：","b":false,"xe":"The New Year is just around the corner, and I am already prepared to go home and receive earnest advice from my elders:"},{"t":"h","x":"“别一天到晚在网上整那些没用的教程了，安心工作吧！”","xe":"\"Stop wasting your time online on those useless tutorials and just settle into a stable job!\""},{"t":"p","x":"“摄影和户外，没什么前途！想都别想！”","b":false,"xe":"\"Photography and the outdoors have no future! Do not even think about it!\""},{"t":"p","x":"“马上27岁了，好好谈个对象，成家买房，安定下来吧！”","b":false,"xe":"\"You are about to turn 27. Find a partner, start a family, buy a house, and settle down!\""},{"t":"p","x":"所以我今天写下了这篇文章：","b":false,"xe":"So today I wrote this article:"},{"t":"h","x":"《27岁，我要走出自己的路，义无反顾》","xe":"\"At 27, I Will Walk My Own Path, Without Regret\" (《27岁，我要走出自己的路，义无反顾》)"},{"t":"img","f":"img-03","w":1000,"h":664},{"t":"p","x":"全奖出国留学，完成大学学位，毕业拿到不错的offer。。。或许我未来的那段省略号，本该按照家长、老师眼中的标准剧情，结婚、生子、买车、买房、升职、退休，按部就班的继续下去。","b":false,"xe":"I studied abroad on a full scholarship, completed my university degree, and landed a great job offer after graduation... Perhaps the rest of my life, that ellipsis ahead, was supposed to continue along the standard script my parents and teachers had in mind - marriage, children, a car, a house, promotions, retirement - step by step."},{"t":"p","x":"可是，","b":false,"xe":"But"},{"t":"p","x":"自由的种子一旦种下，","b":false,"xe":"once the seed of freedom is planted,"},{"t":"p","x":"便会不可阻挡的生根发芽。","b":false,"xe":"it will take root and sprout unstoppably."},{"t":"img","f":"img-04","w":664,"h":1000},{"t":"p","x":"正如我在《生为雪山狂 - 我是90后户外摄影师Thomas》中提到的那样，在欧洲交换游学时，我第一次开始思考自己生命的意义：","b":false,"xe":"As I mentioned in \"Born to Be Crazy for Snowy Mountains - I Am Thomas, a Post-90s Outdoor Photographer\" (《生为雪山狂 - 我是90后户外摄影师Thomas》), during my exchange studies in Europe, I began to think about the meaning of my life for the first time:"},{"t":"h","x":"我，究竟是在为自己而活？","xe":"Am I really living for myself?"},{"t":"h","x":"还是仅仅努力的活成了别人眼中期望的我？","xe":"Or am I merely striving to become the person others expect me to be?"},{"t":"p","x":"躺在冰岛的无垠星空下，我想到人这短短一生，除了对功名利禄教科书般的追逐，还有很多可以追求的东西，比如热爱，比如信仰，比如极致的美！","b":false,"xe":"Lying beneath the boundless starry sky of Iceland, I realized that in this brief life, besides the textbook pursuit of fame and fortune, there are many other things worth pursuing - such as passion, faith, and ultimate beauty!"},{"t":"img","f":"img-05","w":1000,"h":661},{"t":"p","x":"看着那些活出各自精彩的老外，我慢慢明白了一个道理：","b":false,"xe":"Watching those foreigners living their own wonderful lives, I gradually came to understand a truth:"},{"t":"h","x":"生命只有一次，世界上最大的危险，就是因为害怕冒险而不敢去做自己喜欢的事、虚度一生！","xe":"You only live once, and the greatest danger in the world is being too afraid to take risks to do what you love, wasting your life away!"},{"t":"img","f":"img-06","w":1000,"h":664},{"t":"p","x":"虽然毕业之后我依然按部就班的工作着，也曾经在无数个夜晚，考虑过自己要不要放弃心中的梦想。","b":false,"xe":"Although I still worked steadily after graduation, and spent countless nights wondering whether I should give up the dream in my heart,"},{"t":"p","x":"直到有一天，我在沉闷的地铁上，看到周围一双双呆滞的眼睛。我突然想到，虽然我才27岁，但其实我的生命已经过去了三分之一甚至二分之一。","b":false,"xe":"until one day, on a dreary subway, I looked around at the listless eyes of the passengers. It suddenly struck me that although I was only 27, a third or even half of my life had already passed."},{"t":"p","x":"如果我不有所行动，梦想与热情只会离我越来越远。我要离开一眼看到死的生活，立即行动。","b":false,"xe":"If I did not take action, my dreams and passion would only drift further away. I had to leave behind a life I could see through to its end at a glance, and act immediately."},{"t":"img","f":"img-07","w":1000,"h":631},{"t":"p","x":"自由虽然向往，现实仍需妥协。","b":false,"xe":"Though freedom is what I long for, reality still demands compromise."},{"t":"p","x":"就如同监狱中的肖申克一样，有些鸟儿是关不住的，它还没有展翅高飞，是因为它在默默的准备着。","b":false,"xe":"Just like Shawshank in the prison, some birds can never be caged - if it has not spread its wings and flown high yet, it is because it is quietly preparing."},{"t":"p","x":"所以我当天就在博客上写下了我的计划，再积累准备几年，我也要像偶像Jimmy Chin，Max Rive这些户外摄影师那样，过上不断挑战自我极限，追逐极致光影的生活。","b":false,"xe":"So that very day I wrote down my plan on my blog: after a few more years of saving and preparation, I would live like my idols Jimmy Chin, Max Rive and other outdoor photographers, constantly challenging my limits and chasing ultimate light and shadow."},{"t":"img","f":"img-08","w":1000,"h":458},{"t":"p","x":"说干就干，除了一边攒钱，一边积累技能，一边我也开始了今天大家看到的微博、微信、图虫等等各种自媒体。","b":false,"xe":"I got straight to work. Aside from saving money and building up my skills, I also started the Weibo, WeChat, Tuchong and other self-media accounts you see today."},{"t":"p","x":"管他的，先全部建起来再说吧，说不定以后能拉拉赞助，赚赚稿费什么的。我的原本想法，就是这么的简单，远远谈不上高尚无私。","b":false,"xe":"Whatever - let me just set them all up first. Who knows, maybe later I could attract sponsorships or earn some writing fees. My original thinking was that simple, nowhere near noble or selfless."},{"t":"img","f":"img-09","w":1000,"h":532},{"t":"p","x":"不过让我没想到的是，自己用心写出来的文章，竟然真还有不少人看。","b":false,"xe":"But what I never expected was that the articles I wrote with all my heart would actually attract quite a few readers."},{"t":"p","x":"自己花了几天几夜时间做出来的东西，还真能帮到大家，产生出社会价值。","b":false,"xe":"The things I spent days and nights creating could genuinely help people and generate social value."},{"t":"img","f":"img-10","w":979,"h":1000},{"t":"p","x":"更让我感动的，是很多热心网友在私信、评论里的真挚鼓励。","b":false,"xe":"What moved me even more was the sincere encouragement from many warm-hearted netizens in private messages and comments."},{"t":"p","x":"大家的话语，我都抄录在了笔记中，默默的激励自己，不断拍出更极致的照片，写出更详细的攻略，分享更干货的教程。","b":false,"xe":"I copied everyone's words into my notes, quietly motivating myself to keep shooting more exceptional photos, writing more detailed guides, and sharing more substantial tutorials."},{"t":"img","f":"img-11","w":1000,"h":873},{"t":"p","x":"教程，看似很简单，其实自己做完50多篇后，发现要写好还真不容易。","b":false,"xe":"Tutorials seem simple, but after writing more than 50 of them myself, I found that doing it well is truly not easy."},{"t":"p","x":"首先，教程要是高质量的干货。从网上东拼西凑一篇《构图的八种技巧》《你不知道的十个后期秘密》这样的文章，虽然容易，但对读者并没有什么用。要写出真正有用的文章，我原来的那些知识面是完全不够的，必须大量的阅读、消化、思考、实践、练习、总结。","b":false,"xe":"First, a tutorial must be high-quality and substantive. Piecing together an article like \"Eight Composition Techniques\" (《构图的八种技巧》) or \"Ten Post-Processing Secrets You Do Not Know\" (《你不知道的十个后期秘密》) from random bits of the internet is easy, but it is useless to readers. To write truly useful articles, my original knowledge was far from enough - I had to read, digest, think, practice, drill, and summarize on a massive scale."},{"t":"p","x":"为了写出《从计划到操作-超详星空前期拍摄教程》《银河星空照片的后期处理》《如何用普通单反拍出低噪点的银河星空》这一系列教程。我硬是把Youtube、各种博客、搜索引擎，关于Astrophotography的前十几页内容看了个遍，又跑去印尼、巴基斯坦实验了一番星空拍摄，才推了出来。","b":false,"xe":"In order to write the tutorial series \"From Planning to Execution - An Ultra-Detailed Guide to the Pre-Shooting of Starry Skies\" (《从计划到操作-超详星空前期拍摄教程》), \"Post-Processing of Milky Way Photos\" (《银河星空照片的后期处理》) and \"How to Capture Low-Noise Milky Way Shots with an Ordinary DSLR\" (《如何用普通单反拍出低噪点的银河星空》), I read through the first dozen or so pages of results about astrophotography on YouTube, various blogs, and search engines, and even traveled to Indonesia and Pakistan to experiment with night-sky shooting before I published them."},{"t":"p","x":"除了摄影的相关内容，我还大量阅读绘画、设计、色彩方面的知识，不到半年收藏了超过1000多个页面。没有这些大量的学习和总结，就不会有《摄影构图的核心技巧 - 不是三分法，也不是做减法》《让照片更层次立体 - 浅谈摄影中空间感的构建》《局部处理是摄影后期的核心》这些广为转发流传的文章。","b":false,"xe":"Besides photography, I also read extensively about painting, design, and color, bookmarking over a thousand pages within half a year. Without all this learning and summarizing, there would be no such widely shared articles as \"The Core Techniques of Photographic Composition - It Is Not the Rule of Thirds, nor Subtraction\" (《摄影构图的核心技巧 - 不是三分法，也不是做减法》), \"Adding Depth and Dimension to Your Photos - On Building a Sense of Space in Photography\" (《让照片更层次立体 - 浅谈摄影中空间感的构建》) and \"Local Adjustments Are the Core of Post-Processing\" (《局部处理是摄影后期的核心》)."},{"t":"p","x":"除了高质量的内容之外，排版、段落、字体、配图我也是在不断的慢慢改进。下面一张图是我第一篇文章《如果只能买一块滤镜，那么它一定是......》的排版，很是凌乱。","b":false,"xe":"Besides high-quality content, I also kept gradually improving my layout, paragraphs, fonts, and images. The image below shows the layout of my first article \"If You Could Only Buy One Filter, Then It Must Be...\" (《如果只能买一块滤镜，那么它一定是......》), which was quite messy."},{"t":"img","f":"img-12","w":563,"h":1000},{"t":"p","x":"后面不断参考大神们的公众号排版，学习了各种布局技巧，才慢慢发展出了下图这样更加易读的板式。","b":false,"xe":"Later, by constantly referring to the layout styles of top WeChat official accounts and learning various layout techniques, I slowly developed the more readable format shown below."},{"t":"img","f":"img-13","w":563,"h":1000},{"t":"h","x":"教程除了干货，更要让读者看得懂，否则就成作者自嗨了。","xe":"Besides being substantive, a tutorial must be understandable to readers - otherwise it becomes the author talking to himself."},{"t":"p","x":"很多教程里作者觉得很简单，一笔带过的东西，读者会直接读懵的。对PS界面不熟悉的新手，很可能完全看不懂我们说的锐化面板、色彩平衡到底是什么。所以慢慢的我学会了在图片视频上标注箭头和文字，让大家知道怎么找到这些功能。","b":false,"xe":"Many things that authors skim over thinking they are simple can leave readers totally confused. Beginners unfamiliar with the Photoshop interface may have no idea what we mean by the sharpening panel or color balance. So gradually I learned to annotate arrows and text on images and videos, so everyone knows how to find these features."},{"t":"img","f":"img-14","w":955,"h":1000},{"t":"p","x":"即便如“新建空白图层”这样简单的操作，如果不在图中仔细标注的话，很多新手朋友根本不知道如何下手。","b":false,"xe":"Even for a simple operation like \"create a new blank layer,\" without careful annotations in the image, many beginners simply do not know where to start."},{"t":"img","f":"img-15","w":658,"h":1000},{"t":"p","x":"记得有次我发出来视频，其中用到了键盘上的转换键（Alt），我直接读的“同时按住阿特键”。后来就有用户在评论留言问道，你说的到底是按住“Alt键”还是“@键”？","b":false,"xe":"I remember once when I released a video that used the keyboard's Alt key, I just read it out as \"hold down the Ate key.\" Later a user commented asking whether I meant the \"Alt key\" or the \"@ key.\""},{"t":"p","x":"当时我是极为震惊的，震惊的并不是为什么会有这么小白的问题。而是我突然意识到，要真正写出一篇通俗易懂的教程，实在是太难了。","b":false,"xe":"I was utterly shocked at the time - not because of such a novice question, but because I suddenly realized how incredibly hard it is to truly write an accessible, easy-to-understand tutorial."},{"t":"p","x":"如果我不能像一个尽职的产品经理一样，把自己假设成一位完全不懂的初学者用户。很多自以为做的很好的教程，却根本不能让读者有所收获。","b":false,"xe":"If I could not put myself in the shoes of a complete beginner, like a diligent product manager, then many of the tutorials I thought were well done would fail to teach readers anything."},{"t":"p","x":"所以细心的朋友或许会注意到，后来我视频中提到“Alt键”“Ctrl键”的时候，都会把该键盘的图片直接放在旁边。","b":false,"xe":"So observant friends may have noticed that later, whenever I mentioned the \"Alt key\" or \"Ctrl key\" in my videos, I put an image of that keyboard right beside it."},{"t":"img","f":"img-16","w":1000,"h":677},{"t":"p","x":"虽然这会增加一些工作量，虽然大部分观者根本不会注意到这些细节。但是我想这才是追求极致、打磨每一个细节的匠心精神吧。","b":true,"xe":"Although this adds some work, and most viewers will never notice these details, I think this is what it means to pursue perfection and polish every detail with craftsmanship."},{"t":"p","x":"教程除了干货、易懂之外，更重要的是系统。碎片化的知识，是很容易忘掉的，只有系统的内容，才能让大家真正的学习提高。所以我每隔一段时间，都会按照逻辑的学习顺序，做出一个类似《一篇文章读完50篇摄影教程》的目录来。","b":false,"xe":"Besides being substantive and understandable, tutorials must above all be systematic. Fragmented knowledge is easily forgotten; only systematic content truly helps people learn and improve. So every once in a while, I create a directory in a logical learning order, like \"Read All 50 Photography Tutorials in One Article\" (《一篇文章读完50篇摄影教程》)."},{"t":"p","x":"同时我更新的内容，也是可以归为一个个专题系列的：","b":false,"xe":"Meanwhile, the content I publish can also be grouped into themed series:"},{"t":"p","x":"比如ACR、Lightroom入门系列：","b":false,"xe":"For example, the ACR and Lightroom beginner series:"},{"t":"p","x":"《PS中的ACR究竟是什么？和Lightroom有什么区别？》","b":false,"xe":"\"What Exactly Is ACR in Photoshop? How Is It Different from Lightroom?\" (《PS中的ACR究竟是什么？和Lightroom有什么区别？》)"},{"t":"p","x":"《照片管理、备份的大学问》","b":false,"xe":"\"The Big Lessons of Photo Management and Backup\" (《照片管理、备份的大学问》)"},{"t":"p","x":"《不要让畸变毁了你的照片 - ACR/Lightroom基本校正》","b":false,"xe":"\"Do Not Let Distortion Ruin Your Photos - Basic Corrections in ACR/Lightroom\" (《不要让畸变毁了你的照片 - ACR/Lightroom基本校正》)"},{"t":"p","x":"《直方图的后期应用 - 如何用它调出8种影调风格的大片》","b":false,"xe":"\"Post-Processing Applications of the Histogram - How to Use It to Create Masterpieces in 8 Tonal Styles\" (《直方图的后期应用 - 如何用它调出8种影调风格的大片》)"},{"t":"p","x":"《轻松美化照片 - 理解Lightroom基本面板的色调与影调控制》","b":false,"xe":"\"Easily Beautify Your Photos - Understanding the Tone and Tonality Control of Lightroom's Basic Panel\" (《轻松美化照片 - 理解Lightroom基本面板的色调与影调控制》)"},{"t":"p","x":"《PS曲线(上) - 如何用它让照片影调焕然一新》","b":false,"xe":"\"Photoshop Curves (Part 1) - How to Give Your Photos a Brand-New Tonality\" (《PS曲线(上) - 如何用它让照片影调焕然一新》)"},{"t":"p","x":"《PS曲线(下) - 如何调出胶片、暗调、漂白等丰富多样的效果》","b":false,"xe":"\"Photoshop Curves (Part 2) - How to Create a Rich Variety of Effects Like Film, Low-Key, and Bleach Bypass\" (《PS曲线(下) - 如何调出胶片、暗调、漂白等丰富多样的效果》)"},{"t":"p","x":"《你真的理解锐化了吗？》","b":false,"xe":"\"Do You Really Understand Sharpening?\" (《你真的理解锐化了吗？》)"},{"t":"p","x":"《如何用局部滤镜重塑照片光影》","b":false,"xe":"\"How to Reshape Light and Shadow in Your Photos with Local Filters\" (《如何用局部滤镜重塑照片光影》)"},{"t":"p","x":"《如何用画笔让平淡的照片不再单调》","b":false,"xe":"\"How to Use the Brush to Make Flat Photos No Longer Dull\" (《如何用画笔让平淡的照片不再单调》)"},{"t":"p","x":"《PS画笔实战 － 平淡夜景秒变黄昏大片》","b":false,"xe":"\"Photoshop Brush in Practice - Turning a Flat Night Scene into a Dusk Masterpiece\" (《PS画笔实战 － 平淡夜景秒变黄昏大片》)"},{"t":"p","x":"《强大的Lightroom/ACR画笔 - 看完这篇就学会啦》","b":false,"xe":"\"The Powerful Lightroom/ACR Brush - You Will Master It After Reading This\" (《强大的Lightroom/ACR画笔 - 看完这篇就学会啦》)"},{"t":"p","x":"《Lightroom实战 - 修出冷暖电影色调的生活照》","b":false,"xe":"\"Lightroom in Practice - Editing Warm-and-Cool Cinematic Tones into Everyday Photos\" (《Lightroom实战 - 修出冷暖电影色调的生活照》)"},{"t":"p","x":"比如不断更新中的、广受好评的Nik插件系列：","b":false,"xe":"For example, the ever-updating and widely praised Nik plug-in series:"},{"t":"p","x":"《增强照片细节 - Nik色调对比滤镜详解》","b":false,"xe":"\"Enhancing Photo Detail - A Detailed Guide to the Nik Tonal Contrast Filter\" (《增强照片细节 - Nik色调对比滤镜详解》)"},{"t":"p","x":"《比PS更好用的降噪神器 - Nik Dfine 插件》","b":false,"xe":"\"A Noise-Reduction Wonder Even Better Than Photoshop - The Nik Dfine Plug-in\" (《比PS更好用的降噪神器 - Nik Dfine 插件》)"},{"t":"p","x":"《比PS还好用的局部调整神器 - Nik Viveza教程》","b":false,"xe":"\"A Local-Adjustment Wonder Even Better Than Photoshop - The Nik Viveza Tutorial\" (《比PS还好用的局部调整神器 - Nik Viveza教程》)"},{"t":"p","x":"《你还在用S曲线吗？试试更厉害的Nik滤镜调整对比度吧》","b":false,"xe":"\"Still Using the S-Curve? Try the More Powerful Nik Filter to Adjust Contrast\" (《你还在用S曲线吗？试试更厉害的Nik滤镜调整对比度吧》)"},{"t":"p","x":"很多朋友担心，托马斯之后如果写书、开收费课程，会不会把这些免费教程删了，再也不更新了？","b":false,"xe":"Many friends worry that if Thomas later writes books or launches paid courses, he might delete these free tutorials and never update them again."},{"t":"p","x":"不会的。就如我的公众号名片里写的那样，我的使命是“让摄影不再难学”。无论摄影、户外，还是写文章、做视频，都是我非常热爱，也很有成就感的事情。我会一直坚持下去的。","b":false,"xe":"No, I will not. As stated on my official account's profile card, my mission is \"to make photography no longer hard to learn.\" Whether it is photography, the outdoors, writing articles, or making videos, all of it is something I deeply love and that gives me a great sense of achievement. I will keep going."},{"t":"img","f":"img-17","w":640,"h":313},{"t":"p","x":"我也很有信心，如果我的免费文章能打三颗星的话，收费的书籍和课程，一定能做到五颗星甚至更好。","b":false,"xe":"I am also confident that if my free articles deserve three stars, my paid books and courses will surely earn five stars or even better."},{"t":"img","f":"img-18","w":1000,"h":206},{"t":"p","x":"很多粉丝好奇，我是怎么做到平衡工作、生活以及摄影的？","b":false,"xe":"Many fans are curious about how I manage to balance work, life, and photography."},{"t":"h","x":"我的答案很简单，如果真正热爱的话，根本不需要平衡，全力去做就可以了。","xe":"My answer is simple: if you truly love something, there is no need to balance it - just give it everything you have got."},{"t":"p","x":"工作之外，砍掉一切的娱乐休闲时间，甚至部分睡眠时间，把所有的精力，都投入到自己热爱的事情上。","b":false,"xe":"Outside of work, cut out all entertainment and leisure time - even part of your sleep - and pour all your energy into the things you love."},{"t":"p","x":"如果你还在考虑如何平衡，如何取舍的话。说明你还不够喜欢这件事。","b":false,"xe":"If you are still thinking about how to balance or what to give up, it means you do not love it enough."},{"t":"h","x":"真正的热爱，必然是全力以赴、追求极致。","xe":"True passion is always about giving your all and pursuing perfection."},{"t":"img","f":"img-19","w":1000,"h":668},{"t":"p","x":"27岁，","b":false,"xe":"At 27,"},{"t":"p","x":"虽然我依然在兢兢业业的干着本职工作。","b":false,"xe":"although I am still working diligently at my day job,"},{"t":"p","x":"但我不会放弃摄影、放弃户外、放弃写教程，","b":false,"xe":"I will not give up photography, the outdoors, or writing tutorials,"},{"t":"p","x":"更不会放弃我一直准备着展翅高飞的一刻。","b":false,"xe":"and I certainly will not give up the moment I have been preparing to spread my wings and soar."},{"t":"p","x":"27岁，","b":false,"xe":"At 27,"},{"t":"p","x":"我终于找到了自我认可的价值和全力以赴的追求。","b":false,"xe":"I have finally found a value I affirm within myself and a pursuit I can give my all to."},{"t":"p","x":"我，终于是在为我自己而活。","b":false,"xe":"I am, at last, living for myself."},{"t":"p","x":"27岁，","b":false,"xe":"At 27,"},{"t":"p","x":"我要走出自己的路，","b":false,"xe":"I will walk my own path,"},{"t":"p","x":"义无反顾。","b":false,"xe":"without turning back."},{"t":"img","f":"img-20","w":1000,"h":389}],"titleEn":"At 27, I Will Walk My Own Path, Without Regret"}