In his early teens he worked for a while at a local photography studio, an experience that was responsible in part for his later interest in photography.
十餘歲時，為了生計又在當地一家「天然寫真館」做學徒，有過一陣子玻璃底片沖洗與藥水處理的經驗。這兩種心得與經歷，引向他日後對攝影的興趣與著迷。