New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-27
SPECIALIZED PHOTOGRAPHY
THIS Is SAID TO BE AN UNwORKED
FIELD FOR WOMEN.
THOSE WITH TACT AND PATIENCE WILL FIND
IT PROFITABLE AND PLEAsANT-soME
WHO HAVE SUCCEEDED.

WHO HAVE SUCCEEDED
THAT was fine portrait that capped the leader
on the Woman's Page the other morning" re-
marked George lockwood the photographer. TO n
Tribune reporter. Naturally turn TO the Woman's
PAGE 10 observe the illustrations. but l couldn't
help noticing the discussion about livelihood for
graduates Why don't women study photography
as q profession | have often asked myself II
could get properly skilled women wouldn't have a
man in my employ. Women have the requisites
sential to success in the work particularly In the
re.ouching Of negatives. the mounting OF prints.
ct The best printer I ever had was woman.
She was in ny employ for nineteen years, and
paid her $40 a week. Lghtnoss. decacy Of touch.
an eye for light and shade. artistic feeling, are
necessary for success in any branch OF photoe
raphy The work is not arducus. the hours are
short. and the pay is good"
There are about three professional women photog-
raohers In New-York One Of these Miss Floride
Green said In speaking of her profession:
Il think photography particularly adapted TO
women. Patierce. scrupulous cleanliness and deli
cacy Of touch most wOmen's birthright, and
these qualities are OF paramount Importance In
photography But ! could not honestly recommend
Il to a college girl a livelihood. The road Is so
long there many discOuragements. There Is
the constant struggle between your artistic feel
ing your ideal and the Indifference Of the unedu-
Gated eye to which you must cater II you would
succeed financially Yet It is easier and pays much
better than school teaching. My first success was
photographlng children in the home. BY infinite
study and infinite pains | learned TO manage the
lights so that effective results secured as
In the studio. 1t was and still is an un-
worked field. Parents were delighted TO have the
children photographed in familiar surroundings. 1t
dispensed with the trouble OF bringing them and
their trapplngs to the studio Most babies are Pho
tographed every three months. Success with
the children naturally put the parents in the notion
to sit-papa In his favorite chair; mamma at her
particular occupation-until the order for baby's
picture generally ended in negatives Of the whole
family. My success at home encouraged me 20
come TO New York where ] expected md many
competitors. To my surprise I found that was a
novelty ] began by the exhibition Of four pictures
In a window. They attracted attention and brought
several orders The turning-pOlnt was 4 visit %
my studio. before | had unpacked my parapher-
MALTA Of a young mother and her babe. II was
the latter's birthday and the sitting could not be
put of till the lJrrow 1t was difficult subject
I did not know az tie time that mother and child
sCions OF one of the Oldest and most inhuen-
any d,ffrr,nce If had worked all night on that
picture. Tho result wa a great success and soon
Most Of my sittirrs are made IN the homes Of
my customers. Brides want 10 be taken IN thelr
bOIdoir before going 70 the altar iheie IS the pc
loved room for a background. the bridal robe am
The brdai bouquet IA all their r. hness ana "hsl
the brd" has gone 20 tn churcn' "i course IN.
family want picture Of her room inst ~ she ltit
a. with rOral array. presents ana aItlSlc us
order
"Gool work in any line of photography pays.
Common grade does no.. There's too much or H.
II REQUIRES small chemical knowledge keen artistic
temperament and unlimited patience. Woman $ m
geutll. >, her ,lft of nprOv!sng. her skill IN utz-
inc nak,shifts. give her immense advantage
ov.r 49,. man photographer who has less patience
Spanking Of patience recalls IN early New ofk
oxoer.,n-e. ! VAS summoned 10 a private house 10
tab. tho picture 81 a child who he'd been frightened
hv ,ocirg a photographer in a studio put ms htal
under IN. black cloth. The child Thought ne haa
lost his head and became - nervous that the
pa-en.r Gcspaired Of over getting It's picture.
worked three hours win that child. / got Gown on
the floor and PLAYED with Il. l was nurse, kinder
gartcu teacher. every thing ~
IL all the time. | had the camera IN readiness TO-
IN. oupOrtunc moment and J succeeded SO wei
NAT the family has kept me busy ever since
Asked how woman should 20 about becoming
photographer Miss Green said -,
she should first buy good, small camera lHei
she should study composition, always making OF
the same slbicct three exposures. by developing
.qct # these exposures with every particle or her
int.lfgence wide awake. she viii soon get 10 De
able - redeem the imperfoctiOns. study lines. but
ignore color. ! should say. as the latter mas no
place in photography. With the study or lines
comes the study ~ lich. and shade
New York f. no place ior a woman 70 expert
ment She must come here equipped III her Inc IN
order 20 be success tul.' ,.
ono ~ the most successful photograph printers
r. the country is a woman. she T. the mead OF a
large Boston firm and IN all probability VIII shorOE
embark in Ncw-YOrk She makes the furst pl,it
irun, prints and rcprOduces famous paintings. she
r.rrniuc.d All the illustrations OF the Boston
The official photographer Of Washington Is a
woman Miss Johnson. Her specially Is interiors
md stlll life. She has studio IN the yatu OF HeF
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