陈石林十来岁就被父亲送到南京照相馆学艺,后来又到香港和台湾谋生,学习加工制作照片。1950年7月,陈石林回到内地,当时还很少有人会加工照片,并且能够修出光线的层次、密度和立体感,陈石林被作为人才留下了,进了中央新闻摄影局,后来又进了新华社摄影部。 Chen Shilin was sent to his studio in Nanjing as a teenager in his teens, and later went to Hong Kong and Taiwan to make a living and learn how to make photos. In July 1950, Chen Shilin returned to the Mainland. At that time, very few people would still process the photos and be able to cultivate the light level, density and three-dimensional sense. Chen Shulin was left as a talent and entered the Central Press and Pictures Bureau. Later, Also into the Xinhua News Agency photography department.