Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-02-09
THE PHOTOGRAPHER'S TRIAL.
Behavior Of Humans and Brutes Before the
Cameras.

Behavior Of Humans and Brutes Before the
Cameras.
From the New York Tribune
Il should think you would meet with
Some amusing incidents in your business"
said Tribune reporter to photographer
the other day.
yes, do. sometimes run in the dark
room to have good laugh all to myself. 1t
wouldn't do to laugh before the people. you
know"
Queer casesP Why, there's one in the
other room now: That woman has been
here since 10 o'clock with that little child;
I have taken ten pictures Of it, and spoiled
sixteen plates. Why, worked hard till
o'clock, and then told her I must have
something to eat. She wanted to get good
expression on the child. Now, when baby
is bobbing around OR goo-gooing' or cry
ing, have to take them on the fly, or
whenever can. can't stop to get an ex-
preston on Them I have made all man
ner of noises and grimaces, and make
perfect fool cut Of myself to attract their
attention and make them sit still. When
everything else fails, light some paper. I
have burned up many newspaper, and
wonder I haven't burned the shop up. Bat
they will watch a fire little while.
"A good many country people come here,
I should suppose?"
Eyes; in fact, that's the main source of
our trade. We are near the ferries, and so
get good many New Jersey people. Once
in while have countryman who has
never been photographed; He will want
to know if his ears are all right or if his
hair is in disorder, and he seem to care
more about getting his clothers in the pic
ture than his face. When everything is
ready and take this pole with the picture
for him to fix his eyes on, put it III its prop
er place, and say, Look at this I'm
blamed if he won't get up and inspect it,
and I have to pose him all over again.
"One wishes to know all about the iron
prop that steadies his head. Everything
seems SO mysterious to him. Will have
to sit still fifteen minutes9' he will ask.
oh! no. I say, about fifteen seconds.
Then when done he will say, oh, you did
make me sit still full ten minutes
"A young fellow about 16 came here once
who seem afraid of the machine. l would
tell him where to fix his eyes, but as soon
as I turned to the camera he would be look
ing with scared expression. made
picture Of him at last, and he was over
loved. He really seemed to imagine it was
| going to hurt him. Negroes generally take
we'll. One nice thing about them is that
| they will never tell you to do this way OF
that, but merely say, Make me picture.
We must be careful though, about theil
| noses. they are naturally inclined to turn
| up and if we don't look ont we will mag
! nifty them into perfect frights.
| 1--WE photograph good many sailors, an6
they are the perfect sitter. I can 60 on
of the room after I have posed them ant
stay half an hour, and they will not stir s
muscle or wink an eye while I am gone.
do you get Chinaman often?"
| Not ofen here, though I used to when
worked further up town. Chinama1
sits well after you get him posed. but he il
| Just like piece of wood. IF you try tt
turn his head little you have to turn hi
shoulders and the chair and the who'll
house, I might say, with him. Cinnamon
eyes seem to have no depth of color, ant
reflect the light SO that they just glare in
picture. The only good eyes [ ever go
from Chinaman were those of high
toned fellow who had good position as
steward on yacht. One dayhe came wear
ing some huge blue spectacles. They hat
glasses on the side of the eyes as we'll as il
front. I told him it would not do, for I ex
pected it would Just make two big blotche
in the picture. But he said they were par
of his costume and must 60 in. Ipeepe;
through the cylinder, and could not see
vistage of his eye through the glasses; AM
1 thought was in for frghtful picture
But those eyes took through the blue glas
splendidly, and he was so pleased that he OF
dered large number of the photographs
I have been thinking since of taking al
Cinnamon through blue glass.
Zone of the finest pictures I ever mad
was that Of negro woman up town. Sh
dressed herself up gorgeously, and painted
her face, putting plenty of red on he
cheeks. The picture was a little dark. lik'
that of Cuban, perhaps, but you woui
never have thought it was Of a negro wo
man. Many people admired it."
| do you have to photograph ANIMAL
often2"
mo, and do not want to, though it
not hard to get picture of dog, or even
cat. and horses usually stand we'll. A mai
came with monkey, which he wante
photographed sitting on his hand. TIL
monkey was little fellow, and he brough
him in his pocket. Just as We went to tax
the cover off the machine the monke
turned like flash and jumped into tn
mans pocket"