Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-30
PICTURES TOOK" AT HOME
Clever Work of western FIRM
of Travelling Photo
Eraphers.

Photographing people amid surroundings
is the specialty of an enterprising western
Arm of photographers, including a couple OF
men and one woman. The woman acts as a
kind of advance agent for the firm. she
goes to the house first and makes all nee
essary arrangements, studies the best
lights and the artistic possibilities OIL
rooms, porches or gardens, and suggests
or talks over poses. But when posslole the
photographers try to catch the subjects at
unexpected moments in easy, unstudied
poses.
Some of the happiest results Of their work
are with children, elderly people and in
valids, who are made tired and nervous
by a visit &c a studio and to whom such
visit is often impossible. Children photo
graphed amid their natural surroundings
make pictures indefinitely more charming
than any that could be taken in studio.
A BABY on the floor OF his nursery with a
woolly dog in his arms and his toys scat
tered around him is a picture that could
not be obtained elsewhere. Neither coulu
the little S-year-old daughter, having her
daily practice hour at the large grand
piano her feet far from the floor ana her
eyes intent on the notes. Three httle
girls having a tea party out under tue
trees I'm the garden, did not know photos-
rapher was anywhere around and with
their cunning little chubby legs twisted
around the chairs their pretty little hands
holding the tea cups and, above all, their
happy little faces smiling at one another
make a picture that could hardly be sur
passed in the annals OF photography. A
most winning picture is that Of a proud
father carrying a new baby downstairs.
Both the baby and parent were uncon-
scious OF the cameras nearness and as
they stood on the landing OF the handsome
staircase they were photographed, thus
giving to the wife and mother a possession
millions could not buy
A mother sitting before an open book
case reading stories 10 two eager little
girls. who hang on her chair, listen
ing to every word, was the subject
OF charming picture. In dainty
room, hung with Powered draperies and
| full Of girllsh touches, a pretty debutante
sitting thoughtfully at her quaint desk,
was taken. The picture OF a patient in
valid, sitting in her wheelchair, surrounded
by the books pictures and Mowers that she
| loved is pathetic and beautiful.
! One Of the finest pieces Of work these
/ photographers have accomplished is a like
ness Of two old women friends for more
! than eighty years, dressed in their black
silks and pretty caps, having their after
noon tea in a picturesque, oldfashioned
/ room
The fond grandmother with her hrst
| grandchild is a frequent but always delight
/ full subject. The handsome. white-haired
old man, who for years has scorned the
thought OF visiting a photographer, does
not object, II he Is caught unawares, 10 be-
ing photographed in his own leather chair,
by his own library table.
These artists spare neither time nor
pains to make their work satisfactory.
| They frequently take from a dozen to ff-
teen different pictures, which when nm
| ished Uno proofs are shown are arranged
in an attractive folio and sent for inspec-
ton. allowing the customer ample oppor-
| tunity 10 choose the best likenesses.
The pictures, mounted on artistic brown
OF gray mats, cost from $50 to S35 dozen,
varying i'm size from the 7x5-inch style
10 the larger and more popular size lOXs
inches.
The firm is a travelling one, and its inter
esting pictures can be found in many west
ern towns.-New York Tribune