Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-07-05
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80. ~sWSsNUo
0ew Seas Casse0srs Try the Patience q
tn PhosograpAess.
''lt would amuse you to soc the
absurd actions Of people who come
hero to have their pictures taken"
said Bowery photographer the other
day. THAT is. it would for year OF
two You might get = little wearied
BY some Of their tricks after you had
seen them repeated . few thousand
times with very little variation. The
only way keep the top Of my head
fastened together when I am annoyed
BY some particularly stupid thing. is
by trying to remember that it isn't
tho same person who keeps dom. i,
over and over
For instance. hero arc three
proofs which have just received by
mail from very particular customer.
She writes TO me to finish from the
darkest one Of the three. Now. can
You tell which Is the darkest one?'
The reporter said he couldn't aud
didn't see how any body could.
''Of course not" said the artist.
1.-The trouble is that the proofs fade
rapidly. They are not intended to
keep. The lady probably wrote the
order and laid the proofs one side for
awhile before sealing and sending the
letter. The darkest one lay on top in
\ bright light and speedily faded
Now. when ask her again. as l will
have to. it is most likely that she can't
tell which one she picked out. for
:herc isn't much difference, between
them. !;
THAT is q tri1e. though. People
come here for their pictures. and after
they are seated begin to ask whether
they are dressed properly. or whethe,
their hair ought no, to BE- diffes
emily arranged. Nine times out OF
ten change would be decided inn
provement. but unless it is really
necessary. or unless it is some specially
important job. don't tell tiem So
1t would only take more of my time
and trouble. and I can't afford
it; my prices are too low. Tho
higher-priced operators can afforA
it, and that is one of the principal
reasons why they take better pictures
than l do. Another reason is. that
they have customers who are better
posted. Ihave poorer customers. who
are not educated on the subject, and
who probably have not had the ex-
perlence.
Every body knows that the color
of the dress hrs much to do with the
effectiveness Of picture. though we
can not yet reproduce colors with
camera but very few know what
colOrs are best to wear. Much depends
on the complexion and on the style Of
picture that is wanted. Black silk or
velvet will :take very dark. naturally.
Cardinal red takes dark and scarlet
takes light. Navy blue. dark green.
maroon and seal brown will take
dark. while lighter browns and green's
and gray and purple will take light.
and lavender. yellow and rose color
take nearly white. A cream white
takes better than q pure white. Chill
dren ought almost always to wear
light colors when sitting for . photo
graph.
THAT brings up the greatest trouble
of photograph gallery. the taking Of
children's lik@esses. / am very sue
cessful for two reasons First. l like
children and they like me. SO I can fix
their attention. Secondly. will al
low but one person in the operating
room with the child. You would be
surprised, though. to see how many
people generally come with the baby
when it is brought here. Most people
seem to make it kind Of holiday
party. The little ones sisters and
cousins and aunts. as well as both
parents and one or two grandparents.
will often be of the party. Each one
has much to say about it. and gener-
ally each one tries to sOothe the infant
and prepare its nerves for an ordeal.
as If it were to have a tOot h pulled or
like that. Tho conse-
quence is that the young one usually
gets frightened and gives good deal
Of trouble. whereas il only one person
had come the child would be inter-
ested but not excited. and the work
would be casy."-M T. Mail and En-