The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-12-02
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anes all over the world it speedily progressed fro
interest In places and things to curiosity regardn
DC actual appearance of the people regarding who's
s4oings the papers had much to say. 1t was NJ
enough that the newspapers should print as cou
esrfeit presentment of this or that public man
carefully posed bust portrait touched up to show Il
subject as he wanted to appear rather than as
ne actually did appear. Newspaper readers with
. thirst for accurate information came to demand
pictures that would show the subjects as they
actually appeared Moreover. they wanted not
commonplace bust photo. but a fulElength pic
ture that would represent its object as he would
appear to one who met him on the street and
with a hint as to his distinctive characteristics
a. to dress, etc. From this demand was born the
spersonal SNAP shot"
Nowadays the snapshot is to large extent
dfsplacing the stereotyped visage In the public
prints Almost everybody who achieves fame
or notoriety must must needs fall victims to the
eharpshooters Of the camera. The snap-shotter Is
no respecter OF persons or callings SO long Thu
iman interest" is present. and everybody, from
preachers to pugilists and from statesmen to
auifragists Is the quarry Of the camera scout at
one time or another. Some of the people who are
Ghap-shotted manifestly relish 1t; a great number
accept it as matter of course and a minority
wriggle and squirm and even fight at sight Of
q camera Conspicuous among the latter are
Harry Lehr. the Newport society pet Of monkey
dinner fame. and J. Pierpont Morgan, the inan-
cief. 1t must be admitted that the father of
trusts does not make pretty picture when taken
unawares and he evidently realizes this, for he is
usually guarded by several private detectives
when he appears In public and carries cane
which he Is quick to use on any offending camera
shat he can reach.
Public officials. headed by the president OF the
United States, are usually the most satisfactory
subjects for snapshots because, whatever may
De their natural inclination in the matter they
quickly learn to submit gracefully to this sort
o. attention. leading statesman army or
navy oicial who realizes that at public functions
he Is liable to be continually In the camera eye
- likely to instinctively avoid those awkward
attitudes and facial grmaces that sometimes spoil
the game and self-conscious In consequence From
me standpoint of the snap-shotters perhaps the
most satisfactory subjects In this country are the
diplomats at Washington-that is, the alien ON
oials who stationed at our seat Of government
as the ambassadors or ministers Of foreign pow
ers. For one thing. these titled foreigners
possessed Of gorgeous uniforms that show up
well IN unconventional pictures. and then again
they are accustomed to being constantly on dress
parade.
The snap-shotter must quick on the trigger"
and he cultivates ability In this direction almost
as earnestly as the gun fighter of the west did
"a the old days. The newspaper snapshots are
made by means OF special cameras made specially
for the purpose. and costing as much as $3.50
apiece Only fraction of second Is required.
Of course to make snapshot. once the lens is
focused upon a celebrity in desired position. but
the uncertainty lies In the fact that the celebrity
Is seldom actually posing for his picture. More
than likely he may not realize that he is being
caught by the camera or mayhap may be trying