Jeong-won, played by Han Suk-kyu, is a photographer in his 30s who works out of his own studio on the outskirts of Seoul. He is terminally ill, and accepts his fate. His life goes on as usual.
He encounters a number of customers: A student from his high school days wants to enlarge a photograph of a girl he might be falling in love with. A middle-aged woman seeks restoration of old photographs taken during her youth. Another woman in her last years visits the studio alone to take a portrait in preparation for her funeral. Living a monotonous life, Jeong-won quietly prepares for his own death. He creates a manual so that his father, played by Shin Goo, is able to operate the video player on his own.
One day, he happens to meet Da-rim, played by Shim Eun-ha. She is a parking inspector, and is always bright and cheerful. After this encounter with Da-rim, Jeong-won becomes restless for some reason. Da-rim visits the studio at a similar time every day to have the photographs of illegally parked cars developed. She sometimes asks him to install the roll of film in her camera. And sometimes she complains about what happened during her day. Everything she does looks beautiful to Jeong-won.
Jeong-won gets taken to hospital. Da-rim knows nothing about this and visits the studio as usual. The studio is closed, for a long time. After Jeong-won passes away, Da-rim passes by the studio. She finds her own portrait hanging in the window. Looking at her portrait, she smiles.