Thomas County cat., 1889-08-08
BEFORE THE CAMERA.
H0v 8oms Customers Try The Patience -
the PhotogFsphsFs.


Hsv Soms Customers Try tAs Patience -
the Photographers.
s.lt would amuse you to 500 the
absurd actions Of people who come
here to have their pictures taken. "
said Bowery photographer the other
day. THAT ID, it would for . year or
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 l keep tho top Of my head
fastened together whom I am annoyed
BY some particularly stupid thing. Il
BY trying to remember that it isn't
tho Same person who keeps doing 1t
over and over.
For instance. here are three
proofs which l have Just received by
mail from very particular customer.
She writes to me to finish from tho
darkest one Of the three. Now. can
you tell which is the darkest onef"
The reporter said he couldn't and
didn't see how any body could
'Of course not" said the artist.
'The trouble is that the proofs fade
rapidly. They are not intended to
keep The lady probably wrote tho
order and laid the proofs ono side for
awhile before sealing and sending the
letter. The darkest one lay on top in
. bright light and speedily faded.
Now; when I ask her again. as wHl
have to. it is most likely that she can't
tell which one she picked out for
there isn't much difference between
them.
THAT Is . tribe. though. People
come here for their pictures. and after
they are seated begin to ask whether
they are dressed properly: or whether
their hair ought not to be differ
emily arranged. Nine times out Of
ten q change would be decided Inn
provement but unless 1t is really
necessary; or unless it Is some specially
important Job. I don't tell them "a.
It would only take more of my time
and trouble and l can't afford
it; my prices are too low. Tho
higher-priced operators can afford
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. have 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 hss much to do with the
effe ctiveness of picture, though we
can not yet reproduce colors with a
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 greens
and gray and purple will take light
and lavender. yellow and rose color
take nearly white. A cream white
takes better than pure white Chill !
dren ought almost always to wear |
light colors when sitting for a photo |
graph.
THAT brings up the greatest trouble |
of photograph gallery, the taking Of
children's likenesses- am very sue
cessful for two reasons First I like |
children and they like me, 50 I can fx
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 auntA as we'll 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 s0othe the infant
and prepare its nerves for an ordeal
as If it were to have q toot h pulled OF
like that The conse.
quence is that the young one usually
gets frightened aud gives good deal
of trouble. whereas it only one person
had come the child would be inter.
ested but not excited. and the work
would be easy."-M r AaI and Ez-
press