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Back in Print: Family Photos

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On one windy morning, Deamor Wedding studio owner Sicoke and her assistant assemble cameras, lights, and reflectors and grab a cab from the studio to take pictures. In the 10 years she's been in the wedding photography business, Sicoke has shot tens of thousands of newlyweds. Yet, when her father passed away four years ago, though she searched high and low, she couldn't find one single full family photo to remember her father by. Even pictures with only her and her father were scant. She channeled her regret into a kind of penitent quest: she made a promise to take photos for 1,000 families free of charge. When she posted a blog about her intentions on the website of her wedding photo studio at the end of 2008, she immediately received an overwhelming response. And so, as she seeks to fulfill her quest and make peace with herself, she is also bringing meaning to others.

For Sicoke, the challenges involved in family photography far exceed those of wedding photography. "In wedding photography, there's only the couple, and the tone of the set is clear—intimacy, warmth, and tenderness," she says. Family photos are a different story, with sometimes as few as two or as many as 30 people. The more people there are in the picture, the harder it is to control the situation. Aside from the contact person in the family, the other family members might be reluctant to take part in the whole thing. When this is the case, cooperation is very poor, and Sicoke often finds that the shoot just falls apart because only a few family members have shown up. There have also been instances in which she has been stood up by the whole family.

　　一个秋风扫落叶的早晨，迪亚莫婚礼工作室的负责人柯婕与助理带着相机、灯具、反光板，从工作室赶搭出租车外出拍照。自己开设婚纱摄影工作室，10年来柯婕已拍过数万对新人，但 4 年前父亲过世时，不仅翻遍全家找不到一张可以追忆父亲的全家福照，甚至连父女两人的合照都很少。为了弥补自己的遗憾，柯婕发愿要免费为一千个家庭拍摄全家福。2008年年底，她将消息贴在工作室的部落格上，立刻引起热烈回响，而柯婕在『圆梦』和弥补遗憾的过程中，也带给别人深刻的意义。

　　对柯婕来说，拍全家福的困难度，远比婚纱摄影更高。『婚纱只有一对新人，讲求温馨恩爱，目标和目的明确。』柯婕说，拍全家福不同，人数从两位到 30 位都有，人数越多越难控制，而且除了向柯婕提出拍照要求的联络人之外，其余的家庭成员可能配合意愿低落，以致有时柯婕人到现场后，才发现成员『离离落落』根本拍不成，甚至还有被整个家庭『放鸽子』的经验。