Encouraged and influenced by Hsu Ts'ang-tse and Huang Chi-ying and absorbing what he could from Japanese photography magazines, Lin gradually learned the true real meaning of "realistic photography" --capturing an instant of genuine human feeling while paying attention to every aspect of reality.
由於許蒼澤和黃季瀛的影響和互勉，以及從日文攝影雜誌上吸收，他漸漸知道「寫實攝影」的真義﹘﹘抓住人性中真情流露的一剎那，關照現實的各角落、層面。