Although there were many people queuing in front at this time, they basically only took a group photo and then developed a few films, so the process was quite fast. By the time Yi Qingqing and the others had decided how to take the photo and how many photos to develop, the people in front had already finished taking the photo and it was their turn.
"How do you want to take the photo?" The photographer had noticed them a long time ago.
Everyone has a big customer for bicycles!
"We need to take a group photo of seven people, and print seven copies. Then the four girls will take a photo together, and print eight copies. Finally, I will take a photo with this guy, this girl with that guy, and the remaining three people will each take a photo. Two copies for two people, and three copies for three people," Li Mengxue said the number of photos to be taken. "We are responsible for our own poses!"
When the photographer heard the last sentence, he thought, is this an expert? It was the first time for someone to take a photo. Some people said they wanted to pose by themselves, and they became interested. "Okay, let's take a group photo first!"
Li Mengxue excitedly pulled a few people to the front of the flower bed, "Come on, first put the bicycles in place as I said. The four bicycles at the bottom should be parked vertically, two by two, closer together. The three bicycles on the flower bed should be parked slightly to the side..."
After placing the bicycles, she arranged them to pose one by one.
"Lingling, stand on the left side of the bike, with your back against the bike, and then look towards the camera and relax. Qingqing, stand on the right side of your bike and do this. Come on, stand on the right side of the bike and hold the handlebars... Men..."
After directing everyone to get into position, Li Mengxue stood in front and took a look at the whole thing. "Well, perfect!"
"Mengxue, are you done? I can't hold on any longer!" Qian Lailai said stiffly while maintaining a smile.
"Alright, alright, hold on!" Li Mengxue quickly stood at her position, "Master, it's OK!"
The photographer gave her a thumbs up and said, "Ready, 1, 2, 3!"
With a click, the photographer pressed the shutter and the picture froze.
Nowadays, once the shutter button is pressed, it’s a done deal. If you press one more picture, you waste one more film. You don’t even have a chance to see what your photos look like before you develop them.
"Okay, now let's take a picture of the four of us. No need to use the bicycles. Let's just sit on the flower bed and take the picture!" Li Mengxue clapped her hands, directed them to move the bicycles aside, and then drove the three men to stand aside.
There wasn't much action this time. The four of them just sat on the flower bed arm in arm, smiling at the camera.
Li Mengxue’s reason was to perfectly show the features of her facial features.
Next was a photo of the two of them. Li Mengxue and Zheng Xiaolong went first, pushing a bicycle over as a prop. Zheng Xiaolong was riding the bicycle, tilting his head to look at Li Mengxue who was sitting sideways on the back seat, his eyes strained.
The picture does look very beautiful and loving.
The photographer’s face was full of wrinkles as he smiled. The young people nowadays really know how to have fun!
When it was Yi Qingqing and Yun Guyuan's turn, Li Mengxue suggested that they also take a similar photo using a bicycle.
Yi Qingqing refused. She wanted to take a photo with Yun Guyuan that was like the ones displayed on the stall, serious and solemn, without revealing too much emotion.
The two walked to the flower bed, stood upright, slowly adjusted the distance, and got closer and closer. They stopped with their shoulders touching, then maintained the posture and looked at the camera with a smile.
Before the shutter clicked, every second seemed to be slowed down dozens of times, making her feel a little uneasy and her heart beating faster and faster.
“Crack!”
It was just an ordinary action, but after filming, Yi Qingqing's palms were sweating from nervousness.
He raised his head to look at Yun Guyuan, and noticed his slightly red ears.
It turns out she wasn't the only one who was nervous.
"Hey, don't you think that the way they look in the photo is quite similar to those old couples in the photo exhibition?" Qian Lailai said to Wang Lingling and Li Mengxue.
When Yi Qingqing heard this, she said unhappily, "Okay, it's your turn, three. Go over there!"
Qian Lailai pulled Wang Lingling over, but Chen Zhihe, who suggested taking a photo together, hesitated, with his hands clenched tightly and his throat rolling.
"Hurry up, stop dawdling," Qian Lailai urged.
She and Wang Lingling were both standing still, but Chen Zhihe hadn't come close yet. She was annoyed just looking at his small steps.
Chen Zhihe said nothing and stood next to Qian Lailai.
Feeling the friction between Chen Zhihe's arm, Qian Lai glanced at him and silently took a small step towards Wang Lingling.
Wang Lingling felt squeezed and took a small step to the side.
Chen Zhihe kept a stern face and did not move. When the photographer shouted "3" and pressed the shutter, he moved towards Qian Lailai at lightning speed and successfully got close to her.
As soon as the shutter sounded, he immediately dodged and ran to the side, leaving Qian Lailai no time to finish his complaints.
After the photos were taken, the photographer repeated the number of prints they had mentioned earlier and calculated the bill: "A total of 22 prints, 50 cents each, pay half as a deposit, and come back to the photo studio in a week to pick them up."
"Master, we are all educated youth who have gone to the countryside. The autumn harvest is coming soon. I'm afraid we can't come in a week, and it will take two months before we can come out. Can you expedite it for us and get it the day after tomorrow? We'll even pay a little more for it," Li Mengxue pleaded.
It’s already uncomfortable not being able to see the results right after taking the photos, and it’s doubly uncomfortable to have to wait that long.
Do you wonder if your expression is natural when you take photos? Are your eyes open wide enough? Is your posture good?
The photographer waved his hands quickly, "No, no, the photos can't be developed in two days. Even if they are developed, they won't be dry and the effect won't be good. It doesn't matter if you can't get them after a week. You can come back after the autumn harvest. As long as it's later than a week, no matter how long it is, as long as the photo studio is still there, your photos will be well preserved. You can come and get them anytime."
Having said that, Li Mengxue could only agree reluctantly. Alas, in this day and age, everything is really inconvenient.
Several people paid their deposit. The girls took an extra photo of four people, so each person would get four photos when they were developed, and each person had to pay a deposit of 1 yuan. The boys had to pay half less, so only one large group photo and one photo of two or three people were developed, and each person had to pay a deposit of 50 cents.