During the Spring Festival holiday, many families choose to get together with the whole family and take a family photo in the photo studio to freeze the happiness of reunion. This has become a traditional way for many Chinese families to record happy reunions.
On February 11, the third day of the Lunar New Year, in the China Photo Studio, Mr. Guan's family of 17 people of four generations was taking a family photo for the New Year.
"Yes, the right side smiles better than the left, and the left side doesn't smile without showing teeth...... "Under the guidance of the photographer, Mr. Guan's family of 17 people from four generations came here to take a family photo for the New Year.
Mr. Guan's cousin (first from left) brought his wife and two sons from Los Angeles to Beijing to take a family photo with the family.
Mr. Guan's 7-month-old youngest son, Xiaoman, is the youngest member of the family.
The uncle, who has not seen each other for a long time, is taking a selfie with Mr. Guan (left).
"Our big family gathered in Beijing from Ganzhou, Jiangxi, Shenzhen, and Los Angeles to celebrate my grandmother's birthday, and specially chose to take a family photo at the China Photo Studio early in the morning of the third day of the Lunar New Year. "Some family members haven't seen each other for a long time, but for us, a family photo is a symbol of happiness and reunion." ”
Before Mr. Guan's family took a group photo, the younger generations surrounded their 85-year-old grandfather and 80-year-old grandmother.
Mr. Shao's family of 15 also came to take a family photo, and while waiting for the photo, Mr. Shao's son Qiqi and nephew Lele performed in a horse jacket to make the whole family laugh.
Mr. Shao's son Qiqi (left) and nephew Lele are both 12 years old, and the two brothers who grew up together are inseparable. They deliberately chose a horse coat.
Mr. Shao's son Qiqi and nephew Lele (second from right) made the whole family laugh when they performed in horse coats.
Mr. Shao introduced that it is the fourth time to take a family photo here for the New Year. This year, Mr. Shao's parents, three members of the eldest brother's family, four members of the eldest sister's family, three members of the second brother's family and three members of his family came to the photo studio again.
As a little brother, Mr. Shao is showing a family photo taken by the whole family in 2019.
"Everyone says that the smell of the New Year is fading now, but I definitely can't see it in my house. Mr. Shao introduced to the reporter while showing the family photo taken in 2019, "The eldest brother and sister-in-law are the backbone of my family, and everything is done at the forefront. ”
At the end of the shooting, Mr. Shao was interacting with his niece.
After the shooting, Mr. Shao's family was selecting the photos. Everyone's face was full of happiness.
As soon as the Chinese photo studio opens at 9 a.m. every day, a large number of customers will pour in to take family photos. In a short time, the halls on the second and third floors were filled with people waiting to be photographed.
On the morning of the third day of the Lunar New Year on February 12, customers waiting to take family photos crowded the lobby on the third floor of the photo studio, and during peak hours, customers often had to wait for more than two hours.
Mr. Qin's family deliberately took the dog "Fulai" to take a family photo.
During the Spring Festival holiday, the Wangfujing store of China Photo Studio receives more than 300 families and shoots more than 1,000 orders every day. Many customers have to wait in line for about two hours.
But people are not in a hurry, in the crowd of people helping the old and the young, relatives talk and laugh, men talk about the mountains, women touch up each other's makeup, children play games, and the hall of the photo studio becomes a "family party" one by one.
The staff touches up the customer's makeup.
Customers pick out their outfits before the shoot. During the Spring Festival, festive clothes are the most popular among everyone.
No matter how the years change, for every Chinese family, reunion and happiness are the constant themes of the Chinese New Year.
"Hello Master Wang, we're so lucky to have your photo shoot!" On the morning of the third day of the Lunar New Year, Mr. Bai and Ms. Chen came to take a family photo with their 11-month-old son.
Wang Xin, a model worker in Beijing and a special photographer of China Photo Studio, joined the city in 1988 and has been working here for 36 years.
Wang Xin is taking family photos for customers. He always had a kind smile on his face.
As soon as he came up, Wang Xin was not in a hurry to press the shutter in his hand, but talked with the couple. After asking and answering, Wang Xin showed a strong affinity, and then he placed the little yellow duck toy on the top of his head to attract the children's attention, and quickly changed the position to find the best shooting angle.
Children are sometimes afraid of male photographers, so Wang Xin deliberately placed the little yellow duck toy on top of his head to regulate children's emotions and attention.
From lighting adjustment, scheduling emotions to pressing the shutter, the whole set of shots is fluid. After taking each set of photos, Wang Xin will show Ms. Chen the effect of the photos through the camera screen, and then move on to the next set of scenes after receiving the affirmation.
Mr. Bai and Ms. Chen came with their 11-month-old son and invited Wang Xin to take a family photo for the small family.
Until half past one noon, the orders for Wang Xin's shooting were still increasing, and while the customer had not finished putting on makeup, he was sweating profusely and suffered from short-sleeved overalls and drank half a pot of water in one go.
At more than 1 o'clock in the afternoon, Wang Xin took advantage of the shooting interval to replenish water.
"In the past, there were many family portraits of large families of 20 people, but now there are many family portraits of small families with two children and three children. Wang Xin said.
In the window next to the staircase of the photo studio, a total of 14 group photos with different era standards are hung. In 1937, the China Photo Studio was established in Shanghai. In July 1956, in response to the call of "prospering the capital's service industry", 19 employees came to Beijing from Shanghai and settled in Wangfujing Street, opening a new process of serving the capital.
"I like to take family photos with a sense of time, the family photos are fixed with family warmth, and the record is the reunion time. Wang Xin said, "During the Spring Festival, our photographers are very busy with work, and our legs are wooden at the end of the day, although it is very hard, but we can look at the reunited families through the lens, and feel the temperature of family affection and the changes of the times." The number of people in the family has changed, the shooting equipment and technology have changed, but the New Year's flavor of reunion has not changed, and the strong family affection has not changed. ”
New year
Wishing every family
Family reunion
Joyful and peaceful
Happiness!
Beijing News
Editor: Xiang Yanhong