New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-17
QUEER PEOPLE A PHoToGRApAER MEETS
ExTRAvAGANT DEMANDS ON HIS SKILL, PA.
TIENcE AND GOOD NATURE.

ExTRAvAGANT DEMANDS ON HIS SKILL, PA.
THENCE AND GOOD NATURE.
photographer meets with many strange characters
and is witness Of many curious incidents. In a
recent Informal talk before the Society Of Amateur
photographers, Abraham BOgarlus, the veteran pho
tographer told number OF amusing stories Of Incl
dents that happened 10 him in the course Of his
forty-one years experience in the studio and dark
room. He prefaced his talk with few sarcastic re-
marks regarding young men who write long screods
in Photographic papers on how to tako photographs
whom the experiences OF a single day under the
shylighp would cause them to wish they had never
been born. lie then went to speak Of the un-
reasonable demands which many sitters make.
At time" he said, a lady brought three
children, two boys and girl, 10 me- to have their
pictures taken They came all prepared, with a
doll for the girl and a gun and hobby-horse for
tho boys Well, there was row at the start. Both
Doys wanted to mouit tho horse. We got that
settled after lme but only to strike trouble
OF you all know that tho nearer together
you group the objects TO DO photographed the better
picture you Will get Well this woman was a
genius In her way she did not want her children
grouped close together as other peoples were, but
she wanted the little girl taken In the middle Of
the room and the boys Off in opposite corners. OF
course / told her II could not DO DONE whereupon
she said Well, Mr. Bogardus havo always been
been TO three four photographers and they all told
the same thing don't as you any
more accommodating than the rest of thcm.' At
another time man, Irishman, Of course, wanted
cartc-dc-vslte and he wanted It life size' Some
people, by tho way, 10 understand the
difference between fun length and life slze
told him that the plate wouldn't hold IT. $ Then
take It with tho legs hanging down. were his I'm
structions General Logan, who used TO sit for
me- IN
came In one day and saw hanging on tho wall a
picture of whom he greatly disliked. He
turned to me and said see you take pictures Of
everybody Yes was my answer, that is what
am here for I suppose you would take pict
ure Of the devil II you could set him TO SIT for YOU
OF course. suppose / could run of good many
OF them IN Washington Yes he replied, that's
the best place in the world sell them
An old lady once to me who wanted a
picture full face, but a little threocornered' once
asked DR.. Tying II be would not prefer side view,
and ho replied No, SIR. I am an upright man.
don't turn to the right left for any man, But
amid all tho fun we also see some very sad things
remember once woman came in with bundle
n her arms which When i. pnrOled proved TO Be The
photographed. i remember once one OF our venerable
Judges came IN with his wife. took both their
she did not seem exactly pleased with hers, said
It was too old. The judge turned TO her and re
picture you should have begun thirty years ago
That settled It; she had nothing more to say. A
a friend who. she said was very difficult to suit.
She had tried dozens OF photographers and had mover
been suited. OF course l promised to do the best
She was old, and weighed at least 600 pounds Her
skin looked like boiled lobster, and she was clad
a 0w she ana was suited Wen did i0 my Ses
but when the picture was made she agreed with me
any of them.S