The Marshall republican., 1909-11-05
Amateur
Photography

Il have the pictures at last" an
nounced the amateur photographer,
Ejubilantly. They are first-class. Sit
down, all of you, and I'll pass them
around. This is the group l got on
the terrace Of IsabelB yard"
IT'S good Of everybody but mel" ex-
claimed Isabel. Did you eve see
such a fright as / ami Why, l look
like a peanut You see, I was try
ing not to laugh"
Let me see It." said her sister.
seizing the print. "Merciful goodness!
Look at my hair! Isn't 1t perfectly
terrible! It's good Of you, Louise"
"Oh. mol" cried Louise. Il never
took a worse one. But isn't It sweet
of Isabel. What made you put your
hands out In front like that, George?"
They look as big as q house"
Il always have so much on my
hands they have to be large" ex-
= planned George, ch%eerfully. win you
look at the frown I've got on? Why
didn't you tell me l was frowning?"
H ulu \ tohC lhO PiNtuAO hhu
look pleasant for all Of you at the
same time" said the amateur pho
tographer, testify. II think that's a
~fSt-class group"
go on, show US another photo
graph" said George.
This is a picture Of that little brook
we found up in the woods" said the
amateur photographer, more cheerful
ly. Il didn't have anything to put the
camera on Or l could have taken a
time exposure"
II can't see the water" complained
Isabel. What makes 1t 80 dark In
spots?"
1T isn't dark" said the amateur pho
tographer. That's just the shade
from the trees"
1T looks black to me-" said George.
What other pictures are there?"
Here's a view of Louise's house."
said the amateur photographer.
"Oh, let me see!" cried Louise.
What makes 1t lean backward that
way?"
II had the camera tipped a little,
that's ALL" said the amateur photog-
rapher, shortly. "It's an excellent pic
ture."
when you sort of squirt along 1t
the picture looks aver so NICE" said
Isabel's sister, comfortingly. "oh,
who's the ghost?"
"It isn't a ghost" said the amateur
photographer. That's a picture OF
Adelaide. You see, It was a dark.
rainy day and I tried to take a time
exposure holding the camera In my
hands. 1t isn't half a bad picture II
you look at 1t closely"
1T makes me dizzy" said Isabel. "Is
that a picture of Santa Claus coming
down the chimney"
Not exactly" confessed the ANA
teur photographer. II took a picture
OF our wood fire and then snapped
Maurice without changing the film
and of course 1t looks as IL Maurice
were coming down the chimney. That
was a mistake on my part, of course"
"And this one," asked George. Are
they having a At? What a hideous
facet"
That's your own face, as 1t hap
pens" explained the amateur pho
tographer, with evident pleasure.
THAT is a group that l took by flash.
light"
"If you had left the gas lighted the
eyes would have been better" suggest
ed Louise. You see how staring they
are?"
II know that now" said the amateur
photographer. Nobody told me be-
forehand, though every one seems to
have known 1t well enough
ut isn't really half bad" said lisa
bells sister gently. THAT one of me Ia
! good"
THAT isn't you, I'm sorry to say"
said the amateur photographer. 1.-THE
one on the other side Of the table Is
you. That's Louise"
This n is splendid" exclaimed
Isabel. II never saw a better picture
of a colored woman"
81 took that indoors" said the anna
teur photographer, patiently. tits
supposed to be a likeness Of my
mother"
Here's another group" said Louise.
mercy! l didn't dream I laughed in
L that nictura I darlara InI Dauar ha