The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-06-25
AT THE PHOTOGRAPHERS.
How TO Got Little Flnttory Into Your
Picture.


How to Got n Little Flattery Into Your
Picture.
The stroller along the shopping dis
tricts of city cannot but be struck
with the crowd that is always to be
seen about photographers showcase
or windows. They are not all attracted
by the beauty of the famous actress,
for, M great many women visit the
theater not so much to see the play ms
to study the dresses, so large portion
OF this crowd study the constantly
changing variety of these pictured faces
to get some new idea as to how they
shall have their pictures taken when the
craze for Immortality seizes them.
We are very vain sex, and we do like
to have our pictures taken to give our
friends, our swcethearts and our fami-
lies, and sometimes, when we are lit
tie depressed, to look at ourselves
We don't want them to look too much
like MS; we are not so anxious for the
truth as we are for wholesome fiat
terry, and any suggestion that will tend
to make us look not as we are, but as
we would like to be, is very welcome.
A graceful pose, a certain arrangement
of the lace about the neck, tilt of the
head, will individualize a picture and
make it pleasing and satisfactory to the
sitter
Don't depend too much on the photo
grapher While he knows his art and
you do not, yet he cannot become ac.
q,,ainted with your personal character.
istics at a cursory glance. AS the we'll
dressed woman uses her modiste's
knowledge to supplement her own
ideas, so woman who wishes unique
picture will insist on the artists listen
ing to and, if possible, acting on her
suggestions.
If you have peculiar way of holding
your head, Il certain lift of the eye
brows or any little facial mannerism-
and who has not?-have it brought out
so that your friends, on looking at the
photograph, will be Immediately struck
by this.
There arc certain pitfalls which
should be avoided, but they are so com
mon that it is aim ost as useless to com
bat them as it would be for me to ask a
water-colorist not to give view of the
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favorite windmill. But the attempt
can be made, and, if you are half of a
newly married couple, don't let your
husband sit while you stand. A man
| might let his wife stand after decade
of welded bliss, but surely not in the
first days of matrimony, and conse.
| quently the picture looks in bad taste.
Sacrifice either your husband or the
wedding tinery.
If you have a nez retrousse don't have
your picture taken in profile because
your friend, whose face is pure Greek,
made success of it. And don't put on
| your best dress-that is, if there is any.
thing fussy about it. The palmer the
dress the more satisfactory it will take.
One of the prettiest photographs
ever saw was that of a mother holding
her child. The mother stood with her
back to the possible spectators, holding
her child so he looked over her shoulder.
The pose was graceful and natural,
and the child looked like real child,
not like one of the rigid, staring like
nesses that are usually seen.
Don't try to ''smile or look pleasant. -
In repose, as in sleep, your face as
sumes its natural expression, and if
you look artificial it will surely be
brought out by the truthful sun. 1t is
not necessary that your picture should
look as if you were about to laugh out
right; the pensive look suits many faces
best. Above all things, don't be be-
guiled into having a cheap picture
taken. Nothing but finely executed
work. will prove satisfactory. Cheap
work. rapidly loses its tone" and you
will be sure to spend your money and
time and be disappointed in the end.
Better not sit so often, and when you
do get picture that can be kept any
lumber of years and retain its fresh
ness of WorEmanship.-N. Y Recorder.