Although he had never owned a small camera, his interest in outdoor photography was awakened by his "teacher" Lin Tsang-chin, whom he would ride about with on a motorcycle, borrowing his Rolleicord to snap shots with.
民國四十五年，他結婚創業，在屏東市開了一家「真藝照相館」，然而他一直沒有小型相機，每次都是隨著他的「老師」林滄錦，坐他的摩托車，借林的 Rolleicord，到處 snap，慢慢建立起對「寫實」攝影的嗜愛與信心。