New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-02
LOCKWOOD EMPLOYS WOMEN.
SAYS THEY DO BETTER WORK THAN
MEN IN MODERN PHOTOGRAPHY.
PRINTING AND REToUcHrNG coYrrDEp TO FEN
NINE rINcERs-oNLY oNg TROUBLE
THEY MARRY TOO SOON


THEY MARRY TOO SOON.
In my long career photographer think
have proved my faith by my works In employing
women In every department OF my business II
which they are available-everywhere except 10
the handling OF large cameras In outdoor work.
In the frs, place women are peculiarly Fitted u
occupations In which there IL much detail THIS 10
in strong evidence in the sphere Of the household
where good housekeeping Is another name Tor ths
careful doing OF many little things
Photography IL a mass OF detail to when rev
men are f:ted. and at the best are never eoual
to women. / might say that men VINO are sooo a
small things never accomplish great ones.
secondly, women more CONSCIENTIOUS IN the
performance CT all little things, even where men
capable of Il. than men are Now tha' ths
silvering Of photogra phIc paper is no longer don.
TO any grea. extent and the sensatzsd sheets come
TO US IN gross packages ready for the printer. Is
no longer dirty work" But even under the Old
auspices I employed woman az head printer fc'
nineteen years. and have never had her superior
In neatness. quckness and reliability In fact, her
pupil is now my head printer and has been fo'
these twenty years.
In photography there is room for almost even
grade OF ability. from the simplest work Of past
ing" the photographs. through to the elaborate nm
ishing In water-colors india Ink. etc
The one trouble we have had is the lack OF the
idea Of permanency in the work. Almost every
another trade or business, as stepping stone te
matrimony. This Is a handicap to their proper
education or fitting to the higher branches OF the
art.
HYMEN BEARS AWAY GOOD woRKwoMEN
II a man rnarries IL does not necessarily change
his occupation. but is ordinarily an incentive 10
advancement in his arr CT work Women when
married rightly expect that they are 10 De nc
longer breadwinners. and rarely pursue their oc.
and IN.
they would If the idee Of marriage were not con-
stantly before them
- This / say is the reason why there are not more
really skilled women In the higher branches OF the
art-the artistic work II they looked forward ia
their occupation a life work they would acquire
skill in all departments OF photography 20 winch
men could not attein. l cay this IN shame Tor my
own SEX and In thorough appreciation OF our
Heaven blest gift. women. ! am not ceibae
and am not advocating the celibocy OF women. but
only explaining the reasons why think women
are almost solely used I'm photography
Speaking 10 a distinguished coadjutor one day. l
asked why he didn't employ women. His answer
was THE good ones are always getting married
The department of pho ogiaphy wnere inteiH
gent girls can find occupation are principally IN
the mounting spotting and finishing OF photo
graphs Here they quickly learn the ordinary rou.
tine Of the work at salaries beginning AT, say %
week and rising to two or three times tha'
figure depending upon their intelligence. Industry
and memory for the latter element Is desirable
one I'm keeping track OF orders without referene"
10 the books All the work n this department 10
light varied and interesting. The hours In my
establishment are from a. m. 10 D p. M VIVA
sufficient time for luncheon
RETOUCHING NEGATIVES.
Another department Is the retouching OF Mega
tives This REQUIRES some technical skill. which II
soon acquired by one with an intelligent brain AMI
artistic temperam Some OF the best retouche's
7 have ever had have been women but here the
frst-named popularity. non-permanency Is 're-
quently an obstacle At the school OF the young
women's Christian Association, and also at some
OF the art schools Cooper Institute etc.. exceIert
instruction has been given in the retouchihs OF
negatives After a sufficient course OF study from
six weeks to three months term In the prhcuca
working of n Photographic estabshmen, Drlnss
the student to a possible living. Most pho'ogra-
pliers will loan rejected negatives for pracuee' II
the negatives are safely and promptly returned.
The criticisms of the photographer SHOULD De
sure guide. Much artistic taste and Judgment can
be exercised in the work on negative anh' STRANGE
10 saw he or she who modify the lines OF
negative without obliteratlng them, and VINO ca"
do a little with intelligence and Judgment more
compete,y fills the requirements OF photoSrapher
than the one who expends too much and Utmost
always improbable time OF the negative In max
ing II too smooth and. as we express H. 100 pun
deny"
receive from 20 cents 10 81. depending on the
quality and size of the negative When employed
by the week one should receive from ~ TO W.
Then I'm the office or gallery women find sphere
where they Inapproachable. In all business
| transactions where the amounts involved are no,
OF great importance have found tina, women are
the best sellers. Generally they give the impress
sion o. absolute honesty OF purpose and sympa'
thet,c desire to forward the interest or their client
or customer; and, say what you will, there has a.
ways been the part Of the great mass OF people
men more ,han womcn-a certain undehnao.'
ton-shall | call 1t timdity?-concerning the
facing of a camera; and In general terms, women
in the gallery succeed In overcoming this peculiar
iy ard securing confidence. especially OF children
SEVERE DEMANDS OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Now as TO the pursuit OF photography as busl-
ness or profession Sex has nothing TO do with H.
although Il 10 mt to be pursuit that Is par
ticularly adapted 10 women, but must De prose-
cuted with the same enthus asm, fidelity. earnest
ness Of purpose and study any other line CT
work
n Z, not learned in n day, ard photographers ara
not born any more than are artists or professional
men To attain high excellence is the work o.
years embracing the study o. many things Thefs
is no royal road to success After quarter OF a
century | every day arm something new" Anu
each day seek greater excellence.
! Photography Is not strictly mechanical II calls
for the best and most varied powers OF the best
endowed.
| I was once asked what my ideal Of the phoogra-
/ pher was when ] replied: The best photographer
/ Is one who is most a Chesterfield In his manners
a Bacon in his range of Information. Rembrandt
! IN his art and a small edition OF Shakespeare IN
! his know edge OF human nature. all blended Win
the genial humor Of Dickens As sure as INC
/ chameleon reflects the hue OF us surroundings 80
IS the sitter to reflect in some measure the mooo
and warmness of the photographer who sits him
Now. while there is all this In favor OF women
seeking occupation in photo graphy. there Is one
thought which may not occur 10 s'me and ina"
is the limited opportunities afforded. One pho'o.
graphic gallery supplies large community an.
| hu, fow amnloycs are required In the ordinary es