Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1888-07-25
AN OLD PHOTOGRAPHER.
VETERAN socARDus WRITES ABOUT
SECRETS or THE TRADE.

Why the Amateurs Are Doing 30 Wen.
Results Of Carslessness-The Rhotog-
rapher's Patrons-Good Adyice-Produe-
taou Of Coiors
h required work, money and time, and
great quantities Of Il, to bring photog-
faphy up TO It. present standard; Il r..
quired the combined intellect Of the best
chemists and the best manipulators, Il
required the finest mechanism to construct
tho necessary apparatus. and It required
great cara. taste, skill. Judgment and ex-
perisnce to make good picture.
One man win excel in lighting and pos
Ing. and perhaps ID not successful with
the chemical part; another IL good with
ths chemicals. but cannot pose or light
the sitter; another Is perfect with the
mechanical part. and cannot pose 20 sat
isfaction or use the chemicals to produce
good work; few man combine al. The
alttw SEES nor knows but very little Of al
tnas. Hs thinks II he looks bis best and
gives up his most agreeable expression
that u al there Il to be done. II he
would 60 with mo into the dark room and
sec the care necessary to develop the neg
atiys In the dark. TO bring the whites 10
they VIII print black, and the BLACKS 20
- 70 print white and yet leave eli the
half tones, he would soon be enlightened
that the smile Of the sitter" was but q
very small part Of the operation.
Oil but. you say. sec how well anna
teu11 are doing. Granted. But, remem-
bsr al the work Of the operation has been
simphded. Il was not 10 simple TO men
who worked with hand and brain TO
simplify t. Again. the amateur does not
have TO prepare his chemical plate; Il can
DO bought already coated. The careless
amateur WIN often expose tho same plate
twice. A gentleman usually successful
exposed his plate on m organ grinder and
has monkey. The next day, forgetting
which plate had bean exposed. be focused
On . neautifM country seat. When the
plase was developed house, man and
monkey ware somewhat mixed. the head
q the organ grinder coming out Of The
chimney and the monfsy perched ON the
hsad Of the '1ady Of the house, who had
90 carefully stxuck IN attitude on the
piazza Moro plates spoiled By careless
working thsn By bad chemicals, has
passed INTO . s.saying' In the fraternity.
4 photographic sees many little his-
tories A young gentleman has some
HssS 64OA akbSE y 0A8Qxm young
adYcalls. and showing cns Of his pictures
w1Aheg herp talen the same alze and
stylA We understand the situaticn.
befcro long ths now brids b talrsn In her
bridal dress Next fhe baby in its long
dress. then In its short dress. In the
course Of time IN his first pants, then In
his uniform . hs comes home from
boarding school; soon IN that most I'm.
portant period IL his young life when he
attempts bis first n1ustache &c collage.
And then he brings his best airl. and no
"a y regular progression from generation
10 eeneration.
Many dttsrs spofl what would other
wise have bean good picture by trying
70 put on IN expression. "Txy 20 look
hks yourself h the best advice can
give. Ous looks too Cross; the next smiles
too much A miss from the country
brought her lover for q picture. Now
said she, Josh. kinder smile and kinder
not That was about as sensible advice
- evsr hsard given, after over forty
years IN making faces Photography has
neen called sduNtice without mercy but
~ retouchin8 the sitter can be made TO
aoQ< mich younger than Il real Retouch-
~ the negafives y done d dark room,
with small opening IN frame that COW
err the window. The negative Il placed
over this small opening. and the work
man, ~ the use Of pencil and brush. re-
moves 81 the ronghneas Of the skin, and