The morning call., 1893-03-05

serving of even the little things passing
around him. He notices every word and
balances everything that comes in his way.
Yes; to be a good operator one must
study his subjects. That's the whole secret
of getting the best results. ! don't pose IL
man; skillful operator never does. l
watch him from the moment he enters the
room, engage him in conversation and try
TO note his peculiarities.
II watch how he sits or stands or moves,
and when l have caught him in natural
attitude l remember it and choose 1t for
what they cali the pose.
"One of the most nervous men ] ever han
died was Bishop, the mind-reader. He was
very high strung. dis nerves seemed to be
on q tension all the time. he could not
stand still in one position for a quarter of
second
II found him very difficult to photograph
and had 10 catch him with snap shot. To
have taken him by slow process would
have meant stilted picture.
He was very polite and gentlemanly,
though, and, like all men of real ability. left
his attitude and everything TO the operators
judgment. His face was very expressive
and made an excellent picture.
Edwin Arnold proved very good sub
Ject In one way, yet there was much diff
Guilty in catching him just as / wanted him.
There is good deal of character in his face
when 1t is animated. But In re pose his face
is solid and there is not much for the artist
always be taken by the instantaneous pro-
cess. Then one gets the lines and the
modelling.
when Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall were here
they sat for me and were very pleasant
about 1t, too. They lauded California TO
the skies and praised our people and climate
very highly. II was not difficult TO get
good pictures from them.
Tom Mast, the great caricaturist has a
very characteristic face and shows a splen-
ad m Nul- ma q bat, .,
an easel which | placed before him, and
while he was working away l caught him
in an easy, natural pose.
do you know what the great trouble is
with most photographs that do not please
the subject nr his frieuds2 It's because the
subject has insisted on posing. Now. when
man or woman poses his or her photo
graph simply cannot be natural
Look at that picture of Mast If you
know him you know that is true 20 life In
every detail. There is nothing artificial
about it.
Il photographed Melton Prior in the same
way. he was the war correspondent and
artist for the London News. got him to
draw me figure of a soldier in action.
His work brought out his natural charac-
terIstlcs and attitudes as nothing else in the
world could.
"Do you remember Bishop Vladimir.
who used TO preside over the Russian
church here? l had an awful lot of trouble
with him, and he was one of the best Gus
toners we have ever had.
handsome? Not in the slightest de-
gree. Quite the reverse, in fact, but very
vain. de was very peculiar, and insisted
in being taken in poses and attitudes that
were anything but natural
ut was quite different with General
Miles. He made a splendid picture He Is
a perfect soldier in bearing and physique.
l took him in full uniform, and l never saw
finer specimen of the ideal soldier. He
looks like man born to command.
Henry NJ. Stanley. the great explorer.
makes an excellent picture, because there
is 50 much Of the picturesque and striking
in his face and head. Bnt found him
rather an unpleasant subject to handle.
He seemed to expect that one Should bow