The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-11-30
A PHOTOGRAPHERS TRIALS.
Gxtravagant Demands on His Skill, Pa
thence and Good Nature.

thence and Good Nature.
A photographer meets with manJ
trange characters and is witness OF
many curious incidents. In recent in
.ormal talk before the Society Of Amateur
Photographers, Abraham Bogardus, tht
veteran photographer, told a number oi
amusing stories of incidents that hap
pened to him in the course Of his forty.
one years experience in the studio and
dark room. He prefaced his talk with
few sarcastic remarks regarding young
men who write long screeds in photo
graphic papers on how to take photo
graphs, whom the experiences Of single
lay under the skylight" would cause
them to wish they had never been born
He then went on to speak of the un-
reasonable demands which many sitters
make.
"At one time" he seid. "a lady
brought three children, two boys and q
girl, to me, to have their pictures taken.
They came all prepared, with dol foI
the girl and gun and hobby horse for
the boys. Well, there was row at the
start. Both boys wanted to mount the
horse. We got that settled after time,
but only to strike a new trouble. OF
course you all know that the nearer to-
gether you group the objects to be photo
graphed 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
it could not be 6ore, whereupon she
said: We'll, Mr.. Bogardus, I have always
been told that you were very accommo-
dating. I have been to three or fom
photographers and they all told me the
same thing. don't see as you are any
moro accommodating than the rest Of
them.' At another time man, an Irish
man, Of course, wanted a carte-de-visite.
and he wanted it life size Some peo
pie, by tho way, never seem to under
stand the difference between full length
and life sizc.' told him that the plate
wouldn't hold it. Then take it with the
legs hanging down. were his instruc-
tons. Gen. Logan, who used to sit for
me, did not often joke, but he did occa-
sionally. He came in one day and saw
hanging on the wall picture of man
whom he greatly disliked. He turned
to me and said: 4 see you take pictures
of everybody Yes was my answer;
that is what am here for I suppose
you would take e picture of the devil il
you could get him to sit for you OF
course. suppose could run off good
many Of them in Washington Yes
he replied that's the best place in the
world to sell Them
"An old lady once came to me who
wanted a picture, full face, but little
three cornered.' once asked DR.. Tying
if he would not prefer side view, and
he replied: No, sir. l am an upright
man. don't turn to the right or left
for any man. But amid all the fun we
also see some very sad things. remem-
Der once woman came in with bundle
in her arms which when unrolled proved
to be the dead body of her little baby.
which she wanted photographed. Ire
member once one of our venerable
judges came in with his wife. I took
both their pictures. He was perfectly
ooeAoi1Cu Witi1 iIo, Oub ou0 ulu 1lOG o0ch
exactly pleased with hers, said it was too
old. The judge turned to her and re-
marked: We'll, mother, if you wanted
a handsome picture you should have be-
gun thirty years ago. That settled it;
she had nothing more to say. A lady
came to me once to make an appoint
ment for friend who, she said, was
very difficult to suit. She had tried
dozens of photographers and had never
been suited. OF course promised to
do the best could for her, At the ap-
pointed time the lady CAKE. She waa
old, and weighed at least 200 pounds.
Her skin looked like boiled lobster, and
she was clad in low neck and short
sleeves. did not wonder she was never
suited. Well, did my best, but when
the picture was made she agreed with
me perfectly that it did look horrid. She
did not order any Of them."-New York
Tribune.