Who is the pioneer of photography in China?

Portrait Photography In China, many skilled photographers emerged from the very beginning. They devoted themselves to the study of photography skills, worked hard to develop their business, and founded a number of well-known photo studios.

First, the pioneer of the photography industry in China

Around the 1960s, the earliest professional photographers appeared in the coastal cities of China. They took advantage of the photography technology they had learned to engage in the photography industry and became pioneers in the photography industry in China. Luo,,, Liang Shitai are among them.

① Luo Yuanyou

Wang Tao, a modern scholar, once said in Film Art magazine: Westerners' photography is one end of optics, and chemistry is also involved ... Lawyers like Li Gelang and China people like Luo were first famous in Shanghai.

Luo mentioned in this passage was a famous portrait photographer in Shanghai during the Xianfeng period (1851~1861).

Luo, a native of Guangdong, was formerly an accountant in Shanghai Daotai Wu. 1856 Resigned from his official position and found another job. At that time, there were very few people engaged in professional photography in Shanghai, and only Frenchman Li Gelang managed photography. Therefore, Luo decided to learn photography. First, he learned from foreigners, and then he opened his own photo studio. Luo is highly respected in Shanghai for its superb technology and low price. People from all walks of life like to take photos with him. Luo once took photos for college students and Hua Shanna, a senior official of the official department. He also hung their photos in the store for publicity.