The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-03
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instantaneous Photography as the Term Is
Understood in Coney Island Studios.

instantaneous photography as the Term Is
Understood in Ccney Island Studios.
New York Sun.
you may talk about your instantaneous
photography, observed a man who produces tin
types for the masses at Coney Island, s'but if
you want to see lightning work all the way
through you should look in here some day when
1t isn't raining. The instantaneous process is
quick work only for an instant This is some
thing that requires lightning speed from the
instant the subject darkens the door to the
moment OF handing him back his change How
WIN ne nave 1t, standing or sittingLall right,
s ts tnis seat-sit still--now look pleasant
there you are-twiee as natural as life-half
dollar-thank you, sir--next!
Fosmgi Well, no; we don't do much artistic
posing. There are only two poses known and
recognized by us-the standing and the sitting
But there are variations-and such variationst
However, our customers attend to those. and
we don't trouble OURSELVES. The main thing is
to get the subject still for moment You can't
satisfy anybody with picture in which he APP
pears as a group; you must have him still and
when you have got him there your trouble ends
a good and artistic pose with us is one that
doesn't change while the lens is uncovered
You would think posing would be an easy
matter here, wouldn't you'll Suppose you should
have half dozen fellows, full as goats, come in
and insist upon being taken in a group what
what would you dol Give it upi Wen we don't
we Just take en- They can't count, and if some
OF them appear two or three times in the picture
thin king posing m easy matter The solicitude
Of the young man and his best girl from
the country to appear to the best advantage
on tin might give US trouble but FOR our long
experience. We don't give them any preIimin-
airy voice in the matter The young man is
at once seated and warned not to stir. Then
The girl is stood up, Just back of his right
shoulder and her LETT arm is brought across the
back of his neck, so that her left hand rests on
the left lapel of his linen duster Then we have
got him; he doesn't want to stir. The girl never
makes any fuss. These things have to be done,
you see The populace is waiting to be tim
typed and there is no time for experimenting as
to pastures and view
But, after all, the principal thing is to have
the background what it should be. If the por-
traits don't resemble the original it's of little
consequence. The friends of the subjects will
believe them when they say the pictures are
theirs. If any further evidence should be
needed we would cheerfuIly certify that thew
had paid for them. But the background must
be appropriate-ar angry sea flashing pic
turesque wreck; still expanse Of water with
ghrnmer of light coming down from the moon
on the horizon; boat left high and dry by the
reeeding tide, something of that sort. OF
course these things are painted la the city and
could be used there as well as here Perhaps
the negatives and the finishing could be done as
well IN the city as at Coney Island. But when
the public has its pictures taken at Coney Island
1t donest want a drawing-Yoom background. It
wants the marinest kind of marine surroundings.
and shall have them if enterprise on our part
can furnish Them