Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-05

It has become high time that protest was
entered in regard to the abuse of confidence
in amateur photography. Society girls allow
themselves to be taken in attitudes which are
far more careless and familiar than they
would think of assuming before the camera
of the professional photographer, and they
seem entirely TO forget that the picture is
quite as enduring when taken 10y the one as
by the other. II seems so much like jest to
. most people to sit down to be photographed
by their friends that they commit hundred
follies which are harmless enough, but of
which such record as the photograph makes
is, at least, pretty severe trial TO good taste.
There are floating about in the hands OF all
society young men pictures in which young
ladies of the most faultless propriety are repre-
sented in a way which would give to strangers
the impression that they were decidedly fast.
Once negative is secured the amateur pho
tographer. if a man, is usually open to the
persuasiOns of his friends for copies Of any of
his work that pleases them, while young lady
artists are if anything, a great deal worse in
the freedom with which they scatter their
plates about
We saw the other day photograph repre-
senting young lady we know to be not only
refined and modest, but of rather unusual
StrictneSs in matters of propriety, represent
ing her sitting on a fence, mans hat tilted
over one eye and a mans arm about her waist
70 enable her TO maintain her rather dcklish
position 1t was some foolish caprice of a
moment of excitement and fun, of which she
could not have realized either the folly or the
fact that photograph meant a permanent
record of an undignified whim; yet here was
the picture exposed 70 the public gaze and
that too, on the mantel Of a bachelor who was
not personally acquainted with the girl, al
though he knew her by reputation He meant
no harm to the young lady, and very likely
might have argued that If girl was willing
TO sit before the camera in that style she
would hardly consistently object to having
her photograph displayed along with the row
of actresses and ballet girls adorning the
young mans pipo-laden shelf. TbouShtless-
ness and q momentary lack of delicacy on her
part, with u want of sensitive honor in the
amateur photographer, who had given TO a
friend copy of the photograph, had together
resulted in a situation which might very
easily have very serious and unpleasant re
suits
II is bad enough to have TO endure all the
bad pictures with which indefatigable anna
teIu photographers flood the country; but
this matter of violating confidence, and of
scattering copies of plates which should be re
Gar,ied as confidential, if they must be taken
at ALL is one which Is a thousand times worse.
Young ladies' will do well to be on their
guard against the camera of their acquaint-
unces, since there is certainly no other Means
of safety 50 complete as not to have ones
picture taken unless in a way that may bt
sIoWn 10 all the world without causing the
sittcrs vexauon. As for the photographers,
many Of them deserve pretty sharp rcbukes
for the thoughtlessneSs and injudiCiouS, not to
say dishonorable, fashion in which they dis
tribute pictures which should never be al
lowed 10 go out of their hands.-Boston
Courier.