Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-07-25
HItMORS OF THE CAMERA.
odd and Unreasonable People who Con
su,ne the Patience of Photographers.

dreaming OF tlle Orueal through NnlCll ne
was about to pass, when the door of the
studio opened, and admitted IA large note
book, followed by pencil, and lastly by
an individual
Good morning. said the individual
The photographer looked nervously at the
pencil. and admitted that the day was
fine in all respects but-the weather.
care you at liberty for a few minutes -
asked the reporter for the astute reader
will already have concluded that this was
the nature of the individual aforesaid.
~ have no business but my own to at
tend to, at the present moment replied
the photographers with Il skittish ambig-
nity which might have terrified any whose
nerves were less accustomed to such
rejOinders The reporter, however, smiled
blandly, and took possession OF the only
remaining chair in the room. The big
notebook came down with flap, and the
pencil settled down upon the first leaf with
n here -go-now emphasis which sent the
last ray of hope flying from the bosom of
the bewildered photographer.
What do You want me to do>' he ask
ed, in submissive tones
Talk, replied the reporter, with the
conciseness of a penny daily editorial
'Tell me something about your business
its odd features, its lively side. Give me
some fresh, funny facts about the sort of
people who come in here to sit for their
pictures-what they say. how they act.
Tell me of some of your difficulties
dark side of the profession, its perpleXites
and annOyanCes In word, open to me
your budget of general information, and
will take the liberty of choosing such of
your views as | think will be of marketa-
bic value with the reading public
well. that is cOol.' remarked the pho
tOgrapher, cycling the reporter with con
siderable curiosity
Cool? of course it is" replied the re
porter, unconcernedly "A man who
would be otherwise than cool in his de
mands at this time of year ought to be put
On ice. However, lets come to business.
Suppose you answer some questions which
| will proceed t. put forth?'
Go ahead. - said the photographer.
"Nell, then, in the first place, do you
ever meet with any odd characters. in the
wear -
odd characters well now, | guess
do - exclaimed the photographer, warm
ing up. You wouldn't think. but there
are lots of queer people right around Bur
theN tell about in the city papers. Why.
Only the other day | had a lady come in
who wanted to have her picture taken
he was a nicely dressed lady, too-and |
said to her, while ! was arranging
my things Madam. if you will please
sit facing the instrument | will he
ready to take your picture in Just mo
ment' What do you suppose She did
nHNDtntN To ne LOOKING away
lust At that moment, and when | turned
arcLnd thee She was sitting with her
Puck to the camera staring right into that
.ntIc iron standard that we gave for keep
inL peoples head steady, i don't know
II am Just right. She said apologctically :
perhaps | am little too close to the i'll
-trument must confess that | had Il
good deal of difficulty 10 keep from laugh
-'ig. but finally ! managed to explain to
acf that she was LOOKING III the wrong di-
rection. and that the camera WAS the
instrument with which the picture was
taken"
Don't YOU ever have any trouble with
the men
"Oh no. not very often They don t
make such bundcrs and they aren't near
ly rs hard to manage as the women \
woman is so particulars YOU know. II i.
almost impossible to satisfy them Not
long ago two ladies came in One of them
had her picture taken, and the other did
all the posing for her They wouldn't lct
me nave anything to say about it, knew
well enough lust how the picture yvOuld
lOok-it takes Il practical PHOTOGRAPHER To
pose a sitter in the proper way-but let
them do as they pleased. and went on and
finished up the plate and took a nrnnf
When the lady came to see the proof She
was Disguised with the picture of course.
and demanded her money back The
posing was wrong. and that made il all
wrong didn't stop to argue with her
Are there many cases of unreasonable
ness like this ,"
Many why. we meet with them
every day: not only lnrnnsnnnhInnn.s hmt
downright meannrss There was y lndv
in only thp ot her dov with littIn nLiI,I
whose lone hair yns nhout tn hn rut ava
she wanted a picture of him hefnre thnt
was done. She ordered only siy, cabinat
size, and at her reuuest | took Tho rhiId
in six different positions. using three LARGE
i
plates cost thirty cents to mnnnf,ct"r,'
and YOU can easily see that tha nrmHt
would be very small on oniv siv mict HWY
Well, Just as she was going away 5he tmrn.
e. around and said.-"Oh, conldn't vnu
take inst one mora vinw' ~ t,a ~ ~
Of the head not showin', RI. f,c.. NJ III y
explained to her thr ndditionnI av,,o,.,
and said that had ALREADY, t,tan ~ ci'T,i
in more nnsitionS tba,, ,nt NV iiiiIl
of aSkinr. and thrrpunnn sba hora,,,a ,,,.',
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