The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-02-09
TIE PHOTOGRAPHERS TRIAL.

LIE THVIVUhATaEh'S xnAAAs
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. I 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 cases2 why, there's one in the
other 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, worked hard till
o'clock. and then told her must have
something to eat. She wanted to get q good
expression on the child. Now, when q baby
is bobbine around or goo gooing' or cry
ing, have to take them on the fy,' 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 ont 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 haven't burned the shop up. But
they will watch fire a little while.
"A good many country people come here,
should SUPPOSED"
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
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 IN its prop
or place, and say, Look at this I'm
blamed if he won't get up and inspect it,
and have to pose him all over again.
Zone wishes to know all about the iron
prop that steadies his head. Everything
seems so mysterious to him. Will have
to sit still fifteen minutesT 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
"Ayoung fellow about 16 came here once
who seem afraid Of the machine. I would
tell him where to fix his eyes, but as soon
as I turned to the camera he would be look
ing with d scared expression. made q
picture Of him at last, and he was over
joyed. 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 or
that, but merely say, Make me picture.
We must be careful though, about their
noses. They are naturally inclined to turn
up and If we don't look ont We will mag
nifty them into perfect frighte.
1--WE photograph d good ma1ly sailors, and
they are the perfect sitter. can go out
- k1,a ofk T howo ,o1co1 than
stay half an hour, and they will not stir q
muscle ot wink an eye while am gone. "
do you get a Ohinaman 6ften2"
Not ofen here; though used to when I
worked further tip town: A Chinanhah
sits we'll after you get him posed. but he is
just like piece Of wood. If you try to
turn his head a little you have to turn his
shoulders and the chair and the whole
house, might say, with him. Chinamen's
eyes seem to have no depth of color, and
reflect the light SO that they just glare in a
picture. The only good eyes I ever got
from, Chinaman were those of high
toned fellow who had good position as
steward on a yacht. One day he came wear
ing some huge blue spectacles. They had
glasses on the side of the eyes Us we'll as in
front. told him it would not do, for ex-
pected 1t would just make two big blotches
in the picture. But he said they were part
Of his costume and must go in. Ipeeped
through the cylinder, and could not see q
vistage of his eye through the glasses; and
I thought J. was in for frghtful picture.
But those eyes took through The blue glass
splendidly, and he was so pleased that he Or
dered large number of the photographs.
I have been thinking since Of taking all
Cinnamon through blue glass.
"One Of the finest pictures ever made
was that Of a negro woman up town. She
dressed herself up gorgeous1y, and painted
her face, putting plenty Of red on het
cheeks. The t,ictttre: was & little dark, like
that OF Cuban, perhaps, but you would
never have thought it was Of a negro wo-
man. Many people admired it,"
do you have to photograph animals
often2"
mo, and I do not want. to, though 1t is
not hard to get picture OF a dog, OF even 4
cat. and horses usually stand we'll. A man
came with q monkey, which he wanted
photographed sitting on his hand. The
monkey was little fellow, and he brought
him in his pocket. Just az We went to take
the cover off the machine tho monkey
turned like q fash and jumped into the
mans pocket"