The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-12-09

ngH all over tho world II speedily progressed fro
Interest In places and things to curiosity regardlr
the actual appearance Of the people regarding who
dolngs the papers had much to say. Il was n
enough that the newspapers should print "A cou
torfet prcscntmcnt OF this or that public man
carefully posed bust portrait touched up 10 show Il
subject ~ he wanted 60 appear rather than as
he actually did appear. Newspaper readers with
thirst for accurate Information came to demand
pictures that would show tho subjects aa they
actually appeared Moreover. they wanted not n
commonplace bust photo, but ulength pic
turo that would represent its object as he would
appear tO one who met him on the street and
with hint as 10 his distinctive characteristics
m 10 dress, etc. From this demand was born the
personal snap shot"
Nowadays the snapshot II TO large extent
dsplaclng the stcrcotypcd ylsngo In the public
prints Almost everybody who achieves fame
or nOtoricty must must needs fall victims to the
sharpshootcrs of the camera. The snap shottcr Ia
no rcspectcr ~ persons or cnlings 10 long as hu'
man interest" IL present. and everybody from
preachers 10 pugllists aud from statesmen To
surrnglsts, Is the quarry of the camera scout at
one time or another. Some Of the people who are
napshottcd manlf,stly relish Il, "A great number
accept u aH n matter Of course and a minority
wrlggc and sQuirm and even fight NJ sight Of
camera Conspicuous among the latter are
Harry lchr the Newport society pet ~ monkey
dinner fame and J Plorpont Morgan, the imam
Cier II must be admitted that the father Of
trusts does not make u pretty picture whom taken
unaNnrCs nnI he evidently rcalizcs this, for he IL
usually guarded hy several private detectives
when he appears In public and carries u cane
which he * quick 10 use ON any offending camera
that he can roach.
Public officials. headed by the president ot the
United states are usually the most satisfactory
subjects Tor snapshots because whatever may
be- their natural inclination In the matter, they
quickly learn 10 submit gracefully 20 this sort
NJ attention 4 leading statesman or army or
navy Official who realizes that at public functions
he "a liable 20 b. continually IN the camera eye
In likely to instlnctlyoly avoid those awkward
attitudes and facial grlmaccs that sometimes spoil
things In the Gaze ~ a celebrity who Is now 10
tho game and scltconscous In consequence From
the standpoint N the snapshottors perhaps the
most satisfactory subjects In this country are the
diplomats at Notwithstanding u.s. the alien ON
clas who are stationed at our scat ~ government
M the ambassadors or ministers N foreign pow.
ers. For one thing, these titled foreigners are
| possessed M gorgeous uniforms that show up
we'll In unconventional pictures and then again
| they accustomed to being constantly on dress
| parade
The snapshotter must quick on the trigger
and he cultvates ability In this direction almost
M earnestly M tho gun fighter Of the west did
| In the old days. The newspaper snapshots are
made by means OF special cameras made specially
/ for tho purpose, and costing much as $3.50
apiece Only a fraction Of second is required
| Of course TO mako snapshot once tho lens IA
focused upon a celebrity In desired position, but
tho uncertainty lies In the fact that the celebrity
Is seldom actually posing for his picture More
I than likely no may not realize that he Is being
caught by the camera or mAyhap mhJ be trying