New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-22
TAXING PEOPLES PBOTOGRApHs.

How CHILDREN, CoUNTRYMEN NEGROES. CHINA
MEN AND ANIMALS ACT WHEN FRONT OF TIE
CAMERA-TRIALS OF THE ARTIST.
:" should think you would meet with some
amusing incidents in your business" said TRIBUNE re
porter to a photographer downtown the other day
Yes do sometimes run in the darkroom to have
good laugh all to myself 1t wouldn't do to laugh be-
fore the people, you know"
Queer casesl Why ono in that other room now
That woman has been here since O'Clock with that
little child have taken pictures of it, and spoiled
sixteen plates. Why worked hard till / O'Clock and
then told her must have something TO eat She
TO get good expression on the child. Now when baby
Is bobhng around and goo cooling or crying have to
take them on the fly, whenever can can't stop
10 get an expression Oh them have TO make all man.
ner OF noses and griinaces, and make perfect fool Of
myself To attract Their attention make them sit still
When everything else fails, light paper have
burned up many newspaper, and wonder | haven't
burned the shop up. But they Will watch fire little
while"
"a good many country people come here should sup
poser
Yes; In fact that's the main source of ourtrae We
are near the ferries and get great many Newersey
people. once In q while have counryman who has
never been photographed He VIII want to know If hi.
ears are all right or if his hair is in disorder and he
seems to about getting his clothes in the mic
tre IMAM MS lace When everything ready and take
this pole with the picture him TO his eycs I'm mn,
II III It's proper place and say, Look at this I'm
blamed If he won't get aud inspect It, and
have 20 pose hun all over again.
"One wishes TO know all about the iron prom that
steadles ms head Everything so mysterious 10
hln' VIII have to sit still fifteen minutes he will
ask on no. say, about fifteen seconds Then
when done he Will say Oh you did make me sit stnl fun
ten minutes'
"A young fellow about sixteen came here once who
seemed afraid OF the machine | would tell him vho
TO hx ms eyes, but as turned to the camera he
would DC looking at 1t with scared expression Imade
picture of him at last, and he was overiovod No
IN ina .
geneTauy taSe we'll One nice thing about them ia
that they VIII never tell you do wav or that ht
though, about their noses They are naturally ntuc
, 20 turn up. ana # we don't look viii magnify
we photograph good many sailors and they arc tbc
posed them and s na S 10 out n of the r9om after have
nnse, To, OF INK an eye While am gone"
nmel 9Powp Chinaman ats well after you yet him
urn ma head little you have turn his shoulders And
9G cnslr and the whole house, might say with him
no deIh of color and reflect the light so that thew i
ShinanP wern ane ohy good eyes ever
w. 49, ." a. s.e %ard on yacht One day came
the side of the Eye as wen AZ in roni ' gisssGs on
biz no. lor expected would make just two
o. ms costume and must in. pcepcd through The
the glasses, and thought was IN for frshtfn nI
dufe But those eyes took through tno blue glass spen
eidy, and he was 80 pleased that lie ordered a large
number OF NE photographs. have been thinking since
one or the finest pictures ever made was that NJ
reero NERO, woman uptown She dressed herself up COR
fer picture was te Garh sn Ike Gi ha .fd Of on
Suoan per9aps but you would never have thought it
DO you have TO photograph animals ofteaY" IT,
80 anu DO not want to- though Is not hard to get
stand well A man came once with a MONKEY Will hs
Photographed sitting on his hand. The monkey
1usi IA we went 70 take the on the naehne Inc
pocket" ''''Pou in'o ING mans