River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-06-28
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How Some Customers Try the Patience %
ths Photographers.

How Some Customers Try the Patience of
the Photographer
at would amuse you to sec TIE
absurd actions of people who come
here 10 have their pictures taken,
said Bowory photographer the other
day. That is. it would fer year OF
two. You might get u little wearied
by some of their tricks after you had
seen them repeated few thousand
times with very little variation. The
only way l keep the top Of my heac
fastened together when am annoyed
by some particularly stupid thing, is
by trying 10 remember that il ism
the same person who keeps doing !
over and over
For instance. =" here arc three
proofs which have just received by
mail from very particular customer
She writes TO me To finish from the
darkest oms of the threc. Now. car
YOU tell which is the darkest one?"
The reporter sal | he couldn' and
didn't see how any body could
OF course not, said the artist,
''1hc trouble is that the proofs fade
rapidly. They are not intended &c
keep. The lady probably wrote the
order and laid the proofs ono side for
awhile before sealing and sending the
letter The darkest ono lay on top in
a bright light aud speedily faded.
Now. when / ask her again, rs | vii
have TO. il is most likely that she can
tell which one she picked out, foi
there isn't much difTerenc, between
tilcm.
That is trifle. though. People
come here for their pictures, aud aflcl
they are seated begin to ask whether
they are dressed properly. or whether
their hair ought not 10 be differ
emily arranged. Nine times out Of
ten change would be decided inn
provcment, but unless it is really
necessary, or unless tits some specially
important job, ] don't tell them so.
1t would only take more of my time
and trouble. and / can't afford
il; my prices arc too low The
higher-priced operators can afforG
it, and that is ono of the principa
reasons why they take better pictures
than ! do. Another reason is. tina
they have customers who are better
posted. have poorer customers. whe
are not educated on the subject. anC
who probably have not had tho cx
perIence.
Every body knows that the color
Of The dress HIS much 10 do with The
effectiveness of a picture though w
can not yet reproduce colors with
camera. but very few know VIVA
colors are best 10 wear. Much depends
on the complexion and on the style 81
picture that is wanted. Black silk OF
velvet will take very dark. naturally.
Cardinal red takes dark and scarlc'
takes light. Navy blue. dark green.
maroon and seal brown will take
dark, while lighter browns and greens
and gray and purple will take light.
aud lavender. yellow and rose color
take nearly white. A cream white
takes better than pure white. Chill
dren ought almo., always TO wear
light colors when sitting for photo.
graph
That brings up the greatest trouble
Of photograph gallery, The taking o.
children's likencsscs. 1 am very sue
cessful for two reasons. First. like
children and they like me, 50 | can liy
their attention. Secondly. / will al
low but one person in the operating
room with the child. You would BE-
surprised. though, to sec how many
people generally come with the baby
when it is brought here Most people
seem 10 make il a kind Of holiday
party. The little ones sisters and
cousins and aunrs. rs we'll rs boil
parents and one or two grandparents.
viii often be Of the party. Elch one
has much 10 say about Ii. and gcner-
ally each ono tries TO soothc the infant
and prepare its nerves for an ordeal.
rs if it we're to have tooth pulled OF
something like that The conse-
queDce is that the young one usually
gels frightened aud gives a good deal
of trouble, whereas il only one person
had come the child would be inter.
esled but not excited, aud the work
would be casy."-N J. MaH and E1-
DTesS.