The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-09
rings over to the hand which will show
up in the photograph.
"The 400" Poor Pay.

rings over to the hand which will SHOW
up in the photograph.
"The 400" Poor Pay.
AS a rule women are exceedingl,
patient about posing and will try. tr,
again until both sitter and photogra.
pner are satisfied. Tact on the pho
tographer's part is essential to secure
the best results. and tact does moi
mean Jollying." Woman never show
ner capricious temperament more
clearly than when posing before the
camera.
Strange as 1t may seem, a photo.
grapher in large city lays scarcely
any value on the custom of what Is
known as the 400 While being recoe.
nized as photographer in ordinary &c
the smart set serves as an advertise
ment with social climbers, the photoR.
raphers do not regard such custom as
promptly remunerative- The 400 want
the pest work, object to the price
thereof, and make the photogra pher
wait anywhere from three 10 siy
months. for his money. They are in
suited II he presents his bill sooner
and then they proceed to forget his ex.
istence.
Members of the theatrical profession
lend themselves most readily to pho-
Biography and would be the best cus-
toners the photographer has. IL their
money was good. But they hate to part
with their hard-earned salaries
Tor photographs. They have an
idea that we ought to be glad To sun-
ply them with photographs because
their exceeding beauty serves to adj
vertise our wares. Miss Tottie Light
loot wants fifty pictures-for nothing.
OF course-and assures us that she viii
send us just lots OF trade when all the
girls nave seen her photographs. But
sne does not realize that each one of
those dear girls will endeavor to work
the same little advertising graft.
AN actress must be beautiful in her
pictures, whatever she may be on the
stage or In private life. 1t is NOT I'M
common for a manager to saw: Now
you must give us some pretty pictures
OF Miss So-and-So. Oh, yes; / know
she is homely, but 1t won't do to send
out that sort of a picture. Jumt pIllmn
up her figure a bit and take the hunn
on her nose. No, the pictures won't
LOOK like her, but they will look well
In the Sunday papers.
Ellen Terry Hard to Phofoeronh
Many persons who are charming
on the stage make poor Photographic
SUBJECTS. Take Maud Adams. for in.
TS--f-~~s SNhA AMT # lbCitT ana Hem
rietta Crosman. Each has a distinct
charm of manner, delightful person.
ahty which makes them popular with
the theater-going public. but they do
not take good likenesses. Their
vivacity is their chief charm, and vi
vacious people seldom make statu-
esque pictures.
"One of the hardest actresses to
photograph is Ellen Terry. She tries
her hardest to get into a PHOTOGRAPHIC
mood. but she is by nature restless.
She does not pose. / was sent to her
apartments one time TO take special
series Of photographs of her for illus
trating a story. / would Just get her
posed at her desk and the picture
focused, when she would remember
tnat she wanted something from the
next room, and away she would dart
ana all the work had to be done over
again. She always was so sweetIy re-
norseful for her observation-disclosures and
SO willing to try again that 1 felt as
II were dealing with a spoiled child.
Among my pleasant Photographic
memories is one connected with Mrs.
Mckinley. When Mr.. Mckinley was
Governor of Ohio and Columbus was
their home, Mrs. Mckinley was photo
graphed In gallery--my gallery-for
the first time in twenty-three years.
She made business of II, coming with
niece In attendance and remaining
for several hours. In her quiet, unob-
trusive way, she showed consideration