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　 On one windy morning, Deamor Wedding studio owner Sicoke and her assistant assemble cameras, lights, and reflectors and grab a cab from the studio to take pictures. In the 10 years she's been in the wedding photography business, Sicoke has shot tens of thousands of newlyweds. Yet, when her father passed away four years ago, though she searched high and low, she couldn't find one single full family photo to remember her father by. Even pictures with only her and her father were scant. She channeled her regret into a kind of penitent quest: she made a promise to take photos for 1,000 families free of charge. When she posted a blog about her intentions on the website of her wedding photo studio at the end of 2008, she immediately received an overwhelming response. And so, as she seeks to fulfill her quest and make peace with herself, she is also bringing meaning to others.
　　 For Sicoke, the challenges involved in family photography far exceed those of wedding photography. "In wedding photography, there's only the couple, and the tone of the set is clear—intimacy, warmth, and tenderness," she says. Family photos are a different story, with sometimes as few as two or as many as 30 people. The more people there are in the picture, the harder it is to control the situation. Aside from the contact person in the fam ily, the other family members might be reluctant to take part in the whole thing. When this is the case, cooperation is very poor, and Sicoke often finds that the shoot just falls apart because only a few family members have shown up. There have also been instances in which she has been stood up by the whole family.


search high and low　　到處搜尋
例: The parents frantically searched high and low for their daughter when she disappeared in the night market.
（這對父母發瘋似地到處找他們在夜市走失的女兒。）

 
channel A into B　　將 A 導向∕轉化成 B
channel vt. 將……導向∕傳向
例: Larry tried to channel his aggression into a boxing career.
（賴瑞試著把自己的逞凶鬥狠轉化到拳擊生涯。）

 
make a promise to V　　承諾（做）……
例: Bob made a promise to be on time for work in the future.
（鮑勃承諾以後會準時上班。）

 
free of charge　　免費
= for free
例: If you buy one pizza, we'll give you another free of charge.
（如果你買一個比薩，我們將免費再送你一個。）

 
intention n. 目的，意圖
have no intention of V-ing　　無意（做） ……
例: Sharon has no intention of getting married before she turns 30.
（雪倫無意在 30 歲前結婚。）

 
response n. 回應；反應
in response to...　　為回答∕為回應……
例: In response to your last comment, I would like to say that I disagree.
（回應你上次的評論，我想說的是我不贊同。）

 
make peace with sb　　和某人和解
例: I wrote a letter to make peace with Sally.
（我寫信給莎麗向她求和。）

 
be involved in...　　牽涉到……；捲入……
例: A lot of politicians were involved in the scandal.
（多位政治人物捲入這樁醜聞案中。）

 
exceed vt. 超過；勝過
例: Does this price exceed your budget?
（這個價格超出你的預算嗎？）

 
the + 比較級形容詞∕副詞 + S + V, the + 比較級形容詞∕副詞 + S + V　　愈……就愈……
例: Generally speaking, the more experience you have, the easier it is to find a job.
（一般說來，你經驗愈多就愈容易找到工作。）

 
aside from...　　除了……之外；撇開……不談
= apart from...
例: Aside from the traffic, this city is not a bad place to live.
（除了交通狀況，這個城市算是不錯的居住環境。）

 
be reluctant to V　　不情願∕不願意（做）……
= be unwilling to V
reluctant a. 不情願的
例: Ruby is reluctant to lend her younger brother any money. 
（露比不願借給她弟弟半毛錢。）

 
stand sb up/stand up sb　　放某人鴿子
例: Jenny broke up with Kent after he stood her up twice.
（肯特放她兩次鴿子後，珍妮就和他分手了。）



comeback n. 恢復；重整旗鼓
make a comeback　　捲土重來
assemble vt. 收集；組裝
reflector n. 反光板
cab n. 計程車
grab a cab　　招一輛計程車
newlywed n. 新婚夫婦之一（常用複數）
scant a. 不足的
penitent a. 悔過的，懺悔的
quest n. 追求
overwhelming a. 勢不可擋的
tone n. 氣氛
intimacy n. 親密
tenderness n. 溫和；親切
cooperation n. 合作



back in print　　再版
pass away　　去世（die 的委婉語）
fall apart　　崩潰，瓦解
　　一個秋風掃落葉的早晨，迪亞莫婚禮工作室的負責人柯婕與助理帶著相機、燈具、反光板，從工作室趕搭計程車外出拍照。自己開設婚紗攝影工作室，10 年來柯婕已拍過數萬對新人，但 4 年前父親過世時，不僅翻遍全家找不到一張可以追憶父親的全家福照，甚至連父女兩人的合照都很少。為了彌補自己的遺憾，柯婕發願要免費為一千個家庭拍攝全家福。2008 年年底，她將消息貼在工作室的部落格上，立刻引起熱烈迴響，而柯婕在『圓夢』和彌補遺憾的過程中，也帶給別人深刻的意義。
　　 對柯婕來說，拍全家福的困難度，遠比婚紗攝影更高。『婚紗只有一對新人，講求溫馨恩愛，目標和目的明確。』柯婕說，拍全家福不同，人數從兩位到 30 位都有，人數越多越難控制，而且除了向柯婕提出拍照要求的聯絡人之外，其餘的家庭成員可能配合意願低落，以致有時柯婕人到現場後，才發現成員『離離落落』根本拍不成，甚至還有被整個家庭『放鴿子』的經驗。