The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-08-16
PHOTOGRAPHERS TRIALS.
Bella ior of Humans and Brutee
Before the Camera.

Behavior of Humans and Brutei
Before the Camera.
New York Tri.uu-.
81 should think YOU would NEE,
with some amusing incidents in YOU,
business" said Tribune reporter to q
photographer down town the othe,
day.
ayes, | do. sometimes run iu the
darkroom to have q good laugh all ia
myself. 1t wouldn't 10 to laugh be-
fore the people, you know"
"Queer cases e? Why, there's one in
that room now. That woman has been
here since 10 O'Clock with that little
child. have taken ten pictures Of
it and spoiled sixteen plates. Why,
1 worked hard until l o'clock. and
then l told her l must have something
to eat. She wanted to get good ex-
preston Oh the child. Now, when .
baby is bobbing around and 'goo-gOo-
ing or crying. / have to take them ON
the fly.' or whenever | eau. | can't
stop to get an expression on them.
I have to make all manner of noises
and grimaces and make perfect
fool Of myself to attract their atten-
ton and make them sit still. When
everything else fails light some pa
per. l have burned up many news
paper and wonder l haven't burned
up the shop. But they will watch a
fire little while
"A good many country people come
here. l should SUPPOSE"
Eyes; in fact. that's the main source
Of our trade. We are near the ferries,
and 90 get great many New jersey
people. Once in while have a cOun-
trymau who has never been photo
graphed. He will want to know if
his ears are all right. or if his hair ia
in disorder. and he seems to care more
about getting his clothes in the picture
than his face. When everything is
ready and 1 take this pole with the pic
ture for him to fix his eye Oh. put it in its
proper place. and say, Look at this
I'm blamed if he won't get up and come
and inspect it, and | have to pose
him all over again.
Zone wishes to know about the iron
prop that s.eadies his head. Every
thing seems so mysterious 10 him.
will | have to sit still fifteen min
utesy" he will ask. oh. no. l say,
about fifteen seconds Then, when
done, he will say. oh. you did make
me sit still full ten minutes
"a young fellow about IL came
here once who seemed afraid Of the
machine. Iwould tell him where to
fix his eyes, but as soon as turned to
the camera he would be looking ut It
with scared expression. ] made
picture Of him at last. and he
was overjoyed. He really seemed to
imagine it Was going to hurt him. Ne
,roes generally take we'll. One nice !
Thing about them is that they will
never tell You to do this way or that. !
but merely say, Make me a picture
We must be careful, though, about
heir noses. They are naturally in
lined to turn up, and il We don't Look !
'ut We will magnify them into perfect
rights.
1--WE photograph a good many sail.
RS, and they are perfect sitters. |
AN 90 ont Of the room after / have
'osed them and stay half an hour.
md they will not stir a muscle or wink |
N eve while / am gone"
do you get Chinaman often"
"Not often here, though l used to
vhen worked further up town. a
;hinaman sits well after YOU get him
'osed, but he is just like a piece of
wood. If you try to turn his head Il
title You have TO turn his shoulders
nd the chair, and the whole house. l
night say, with him. Chinamen's ewes
re just like glass. They seem to have
70 depth of color, and reflect the light
o that they just glare in a picture.
he only good eyes ever got from a
'hinaman were those Of heightened
elbow who had good position rs stew
rd OH a yacht. One day he came
Iearing some huge blue spectacles. i
hey had glases on the side of each
ye rs well as in front. | told him il
you'd never do. for expected it
Iould make just two big blotches in
he picture. But he said they were
art of his costume and must go in.
peeped through the cylinder and
ould not see a vestige Of his eve
Trough the glasses. and l thought l
'as in for frightful picture. But
hose ewes took through the blue glass
plendidly, and he was so pleased that
e ordered large number Of the pho