Lin experimented with lighting, shutter adjustments, and darkroom techniques to produce the soft, warm tones and grainy shades of tan that characterize his portraits. All of which required time and patience.
提到質感的要求，林壽鎰當年的工作要領是，拍攝時的照明講究變化與實驗，像機的快門光圈儘量全開至四點五，以獲致柔和間次的豐富色層。