Chapter 863 Photography Exhibition (Part 2)
"So photography was invented by these three people. They all look so young. These three are so amazing!"
"I don't know if they have married yet. If they have, I wonder if they would mind having one more child."
The owner of the photo studio: ""
The boss's face darkened. This photo studio was originally opened by Qubing, and he, the owner, is the family of Qubing's fiancee, that is, a member of the Zhan clan, so Qubing is their son-in-law!
Now someone wants to propose marriage to Qubing in front of him?
Are you kidding? !
"So, this photo has not been out for long!"
"Well, didn't they say that it was after Qubing became a personal guard for the leader? Qubing has only been a personal guard for a few months, so this thing will be out this fall at the earliest, right?!"
The onlookers around started discussing again.
"Boss, how much does it cost to take a photo? Tell us quickly." Someone asked again.
"Don't be impatient, everyone, let me finish my introduction." The shopkeeper clapped his hands to attract everyone's attention, and then continued to introduce.
"When photography was first invented, photos could only be taken on silver sheets or silver-coated copper sheets, and the size of the photos was not very large, which is the same as the photos you take for your ID cards. However,
although this type of photo can be preserved for a long time, its size is too limited. It can only be used to take portraits of a single person, and the cost is too high, making it unsuitable for civilian use. It was not until Qubing showed the photos to the leader that a new type of photography was improved. This is the type of photos you see now. These are all taken with special photographic paper, but after all, it is still paper, so the cost is naturally much cheaper, and it can also take pictures. Larger size, our photo studio currently mainly deals in paper photos.
Compared with silver plate photos, paper photos are fragile and afraid of moisture, but their image quality is clearer and more realistic than silver plate photos. You can see this by comparing it with your ID card.
Of course, if you really have money and are not afraid of the high price, and you must take silver plate photos, we can also take them. The other main business is still paper photos. "
The shopkeeper first introduced the invention of photography and its subsequent improvements, as well as the main business of his store, and paused before continuing to introduce.
"Now I'd like to introduce to you the specific business items of our photo studio. Please follow me and look over here.
These are wall-mounted photos. Any size is fine. They are all paper-based photos. Generally, they are divided according to the number of people. First, there are single-person photos. Single-person photos are divided into portraits, which are photos from the top of the head to the chest, similar to ID photos, but ours can be enlarged and reduced. You can make any size you want.
Then there are half-body photos. Everyone, look, this is a photo of the entire upper body, and the last one is a standing full-body photo."
The studio owner pointed to a set of three photos of Luo Chong and introduced them to everyone, and then continued to talk about the prices.
"For photos like this, it costs ten cents to take a negative. Negatives are made of small pieces of glass. With them, you can copy the photos you took as many times as you want, as long as the negatives are not damaged.
And not only can you copy, you can also enlarge and reduce them. Look at this big photo, it was also enlarged with this small negative. See how clear it is after it was developed!
What I just said is the price of taking a negative. The specific number of copies you want to develop and the size will be determined according to your choice. Generally, our price for a six-inch photo is Eight cents per piece, not counting mounting, and the 12-inch ones are 20 cents, which is generally the largest. Anything larger than this needs to be specially customized, and the price will be more than one yuan. "
The boss casually pointed at the photos on display and introduced the size and related prices. Among them, the 12-inch photo is about 40 centimeters long and 30 centimeters wide, and the area is as large as the area of two full-size keyboards added together. It is a circle larger than the octavo paper. It is the largest photo paper at present, and it is also the limit of what the enlarger can enlarge. Photos of this size hung on the wall are almost like a certificate of honor, and are just right for taking family portraits.
The owner of the photo studio also introduced it in this way.
"In addition to personal portraits, we usually have couples' photos, husband and wife photos, like this, a photo of two people." The boss pointed to one of the photos of Luo Chong and Xiaodie and introduced it.
"In addition, there are parent-child photos taken of parents and children together, and there are also photos of the whole family together. This is called a family portrait,
which is the main photography service promoted in our store. The shooting cost is the same as that of a single photo. It only requires one negative, and then you decide how many times you want to enlarge it.
In a word, you spend the money of one photo and the whole family can take a photo together. It is economical and has commemorative significance. When you are old, or when your children grow up, you can take them out to look at them. Isn’t it very commemorative? At that time, you can also take the photos and tell your grandchildren about their father’s childhood."
"No, wait a minute, shopkeeper, is this true? You are not lying, this photo can really be preserved for that long?!" Someone immediately interrupted the boss with suspicion, thinking he was bragging.
"Of course. Oh, I forgot to mention that our paper-based photos are afraid of water, moisture, exposure to the sun, and oxidation by the air. We don't understand oxidation, but the leader said so. So, if you want to preserve the photos for a longer time, the best way is to frame them with a wooden frame and glass, and then hang them on the wall indoors, so that they can isolate moisture and avoid direct sunlight.
The leader said that the photos framed in this way can be preserved for one or two hundred years. At most, the paper will be a little yellower than it is now, but the people in the photos will still be the same as they are now. In addition ,
I want to remind you that this is what the chief said. After all, photography has only been around for a few months. No one has preserved it for hundreds of years, right? So I dare not guarantee it, but I definitely believe the chief.
Also, even if this photo is old in the future and the figure on it is blurred, as long as you still have the negative film that was taken at the beginning, that is, the small glass piece I just showed you, as long as the negative film is still good, bring it to me, I can immediately develop a new photo that is exactly the same for you! "
The owner of the photo studio directly brought Luo Chong out as a shield, and now the people have nothing to say. You can't doubt the chief no matter who you doubt, right?
Besides, Luo Chong's personal prestige is there, and he has never broken his promise. In addition, the records of Luo Chong's various inventions in the past are all super practical technologies. So since Luo Chong personally stands on the platform, naturally no one will doubt what the owner said.
"Boss, how much does it cost to frame a photo? Also, framing must be expensive. If we don't frame it, is there any way to preserve the photo longer?" Someone in the crowd asked again.
"Of course, there is an extra charge for mounting. It is related to the size and the wood. The most common wood, six inches and below, is usually 40 cents, which includes the labor cost and the price of glass. Twelve inches is one dollar. We chose redwood for this one. If you want to use other woods, we can discuss it then, okay?
Then let's talk about how to preserve it properly without mounting it. My suggestion is that it is best to find a book and put the photo in the book. When you want to look at it, you can take it out and have a look. At other times, just put it in the book.
This way, you can use the book paper to absorb moisture and dehumidify, and avoid contact with light and air. I dare not say more, but there is no problem in preserving it for decades. In other words, even if you take a photo of a baby of a few months old and put it in a book, it can be kept until the child dies of old age. Although it is not very pleasant to say, there is absolutely no problem with the preservation time. Please rest assured."
After the shopkeeper introduced the price of mounting and the preservation method, the onlookers began to secretly calculate the price.
Take a family photo as an example. The negative costs 10 cents, and the largest photo costs 20 cents. Add a basic style of mounting, which is 1 yuan. In total, it costs 1.3 yuan to take a photo of the largest size and mount it.
Based on the average monthly salary of 30 yuan in the Han tribe, this price is definitely not cheap. You should know that in the Han tribe, you only need to spend 5 cents to have a full meal with meat and vegetables, so this family photo is probably equivalent to 26 hearty lunches?
Emmmmmm, this is one person's lunch for a month. If you don't want meat and vegetables, just simple food, two cents is enough for one person to have a full meal. This photo is basically equivalent to the food rations of two adults for a month. It is indeed not cheap.
But when you think that it is something that can be passed down for one or two hundred years, you suddenly feel that this price is not particularly expensive, right?
"Dad, let's take a family photo. We don't need the biggest one, and we don't need to frame it. Our school has distributed a lot of books, and we can just put it between the books. It doesn't cost much."
The little boy suggested it to his parents immediately after hearing the price quoted by the shopkeeper.
Indeed, if we just take a family photo, and we don't need the biggest size or frame it, then it will only cost less than 20 cents, which is the same as a meal for the whole family!
Such a price makes it easier for the people to accept, especially the people in the eight counties of Hanyang. They have lived here for a long time and are generally richer than people in other areas. After all, they have accumulated wealth for several years?
(End of this chapter)
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