The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-30
PASTORAL PORTRAITS.
rur NEW CAMERA GOSPEL
PREACHED ny THE HOUSE TO
HOUSE PHOTOGRAPHER.

nome for Familiar Family Picture
st,dte.-He waves scarfs. Plays
s,.ata.. Reads Poetry or Suggests
,.ior ne Hi. sympathy Dictates IA
order 60 Get the Best Results From
ui. Subjects-The Mouth IL the
t,rvnote of ExpressiOn-womcn
Look Best After PronouncinE the
word "VIoIets"-SIen Are Improv-
81 by Repeating n sonorous Latin
Phrase.
Sow York. Sept. 2s.-The newest phase
n, sr.erprislng photography Is the camera
o--..t who tracks the well-to-do family 10
,es- country residence. with a view 60
rr.ln ak what he calls familiar home stud
81 HEM by the light OF new process.
u. always turns up with letters Of intro
d-tlon and recommendation from emil
rst leaders Of society. and not few
f-rIes ~ royasy who have sat before his
camera lie has ingratiating arguments
O, che effect that no subject Is at hts or
te- best in the artificial and unaccustom-
a environment OF a studio Surroundings
o. saws influence a sitters thoughts TO in
f.ite advantage or proportionate disad-
vantage. according as the background IS
sympathetic or not.
Ife IS pre-eminentiy an artistic looking
g 1w. this Raphael OF the camera. IN
strong contrast TO the city photographer.
VINO seldom dresses or shaves up 20 his
business. His cnterprising rival usually
trs-ts a Quarter Latin beard hair a tride
,,rz a careless and picturesque necktie
ana takes every subject with reverent So
ra1sness. lie boldly decries tho crude
fehts. tame painted scenery and stacy
furniture OF the conventional studio. and
e. nine cases out OF cen this reasoning
goes right down with che country house
o. ent. who is further amused and In
'-ra- ed by che INFINITE pains the picture
maker Is at. and tine elaborate schemes he
81 YES 90 achieve a unique result
The Psychic Movement.
The home studio artist usually spends
5sv with his subjects. studying their
fHres and varying moods. the house
sr avn. and discussing groups and sin
n -ortraits
WHfn the camera appears on the scene,
r.r the new theory OF inviting express
far as Il Is called. Is brought into ac-
tt= employment. Z; 3 8 theory % s's!sg-
4 e. ~ agreeable emotions by pleasant
4 sounds doors. color schemes, etc. When
4 t-t photographer has ordered a youthful
h beauty into her pose. ne subuy places
h1al IL pale pink roses In her view or or
dtrs q servant to wave a baby blue lib
i f.fg cart in her range OF vision. Prompt
y 'v she responds 20 a pleasurable sensa-
,-n evoked by the sight Of the tender
caar ana a superlatively charming IKE
Il obtained.
HlHtyerr. u Is not always the BABY
~ asasffn ~ n
II what glibly termed the psychic moment,
II frr d.Nercnt Compartments are differently
sr,.tsl and the man behind the lense has
II countless methods a. his command Tor
II 'tou hing your temperament" one sub
Il t-t aiu only respond 10 music. ana men,
n b. auds are susceptible TO It's charms
Il another one arouses 10 certain lines OF
q l-,tsy when read aloud, while nervous
4 women can never be photographed on
o.aay day.
The Magic word.
vh.nu a. settled beyond argument that
i sound color or movement vihrates most
4 i.rmoniously with your spiritual make
80. uroiher a plate Of doughnuts' shear
n ,f Hie. the moonlight sonata or Hello
81 Baby" Il then becomes necessary, ac-
,r log 10 this new gospel OF the came
ri to give the word that casts the Ups
fo t.eir most natural pose.
4 r.trvthing. the keynote he calls u.ahn
o.. Instinct OF every subject. directly on
tls.ug a pose, IS TO drag, twist. or stiueh
tf. Inns into a hard, affected or simperihs
Ir. 10 overcome this defect whole
code Of single words and sentences mas
l... e. implied. and the sitter Is command
81 20 speak piece at a signal ana 1heh'
as the hnai word or letter slips from the
r- the muscles OF the mouth assume
Of -
al hr,i.tv. which softens and naturalizes
whole face SO TO speak.
With women the word 'violets' spoken
S. gentle tone WILL as rule. iend 'ne
mouth its happlest Arrangement WIN
deliberate and clear defamation OF ~.
Latin motto OF the coins OF the ou',.
States casts bearded lips into sort OF
i.u and heroic mould behttng the h'h
'Iina nature. These. however are pu'
too Examples OF the words aud phrases
i most commonly used ia the new science
or arr OF photography. Whether OF not
tH0ro Is any value in this method y "
f4et incontrovertab!e that the pictures
taken boy the cxponents OF 'hese "o'''
u.aus are delightfully."- successful
i The photographers Harvest
Dozens OF families have come back from
tlr outings OF last summer win ou'a"o,
or what are more properly called pastors a.
/ lAAtH OF AitG EtQNh AtN 49,
FOLKS are worth che effort and good ptllo
A e2H udcd on them. The consequence mas
been distinctly detrimental 90 the cry
4 IHaiosmpher. for the man with a stuulo
4 goo keep up expects always az TINS se asol.
O.. he year, when wanderers are set'lhs
4 ta"s to town a rush OF custom ana one
fI7hiouahle picture taker talked bit'erS
leaust his itinerant fellow artist
He has cut under us terribly. saln
Dish priced photographer. because Nc h's
t1 aHucnses OF studio and he asks ~
OIL for his plates as we do AZ TINS sea
t'H We usually are busy with the chhuteu
iond parents. who want likeness OF
ir hoys and girls in all the robust beau
. resulting from the country life ana sun
burr There are hundreds, TOO. who haNe
made a raft Of new friend during the
holidays and have promised their likeness
'. and left. and you would be sufprls
~ know whas a boom the summer crop
~ sagemenss are 20 us. The majority
FRS have their likenesses taken espe-
for one another. or they pose TO-
t.f..e and order the plate broken anu
hi Do these pleasant elements that give
N o'r asiuess les autumn activity.
s year we have had one sitter wher.
I.ft gar We had Ave. for the rich harvest
III ~ amily groups and fat babies, and FOND
III lowers has been neatly reaped by the men
I'll make the house 20 house ronn9s IN