The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-31

~ an effort toward this end The delight
Of tn. child playing with her little brother
vas transffxed by the camera lust az
che was revealing in that emotion The
reflection Of her own childish 10Y is de-
picted on the upturned face OF the baby
Who 10 apparently Ss much pleased by
the guardianship a. the little mother
herself
There IL n world Of difference hetW zen
the spontaneous gaysty Of these two little
figures and the old fashioned efforts
o. make such Young subjects before the
camera look as they did il ordinary life
II 10 the ability To- crelte this lack 81 self
consciousness in children and the me
chanical expertnes= m photograp h ing
them at the psychological moment that
make the superior Photographer 81
children.
Yet there - nothing new H. ,he methods
~ taking chilcir-n pictures" one 81 the
mos, expert II these operators said. The
qualities that make a man succeed with
children never change.
-Of coursa Their. arr constant improve
ments IN the mechanical means % his
profession and the photograp who
would do good work must keep UP with
them but the inherent qualities that
make an operator especially successful
With the young never change. New
apparatus a. II comes on the market
NAV he bought and u NAV improve the
technical side 81 a photographer work.
b'r the peculiarities that enable a man
or a woman 10 take good pictures of chill
dr-n are not put on the market or i'm
proved or otherwise offered for sale
They are innate
OF course there ara many photographers
who would not be prepared TO accept
This view and who believe that the way
they have 10 just as effective whoever
their sub iects may be. They are believers
IN the theory that variety in their work
keeps them freehsT and keener in their
interest than devotion to any one speciality,
which they claim is the cause Of the
Introduction Of a certain amount Of
nonotouy and perfunctoriness in their
pictures.
The two photographs by Earle are in
tsresting In their revelation OF his de-
votion 90 the decorative details Of his
work. Nature does not abhor a vacuum
more thoroughly than Mr.. Earle abhors
aast background. so there presents. the
hoy resting on tho staircase. favorite
device % this photographer methods.
and little Miss Ottmann posed against q
landacape hack ground Of such detail that
" 10 quite possible 90 trace her progress
from the group OF trees on the banks
Of the lake to the pathway In the grass
which leads TO the mound where seated
in the attitude 81 little Miss Muffet shs
might be eating her c,irds and whey
instead ~ toying with the rose in her
rock and looking out Ingenuo,lsly AZ the
o. -. -. haa a.l
i"hnte note. with all ts decorative
ir1pertiee. AZ the check topped socks
young Master Earle. There In an
Interesting contrast to be noticed here in
80 difference 81 tho backgrounds a.
~y exist In the picture Of The Little
Mother and the photograph 81 Miss
D''mann There IN not the slightest sug
ses,lon IN the group Of the two children
'at the purpose 81 tho picture IL IN the
81 mise en- soene. They are Just as
.s'-n'ial tn the feeling ~ the picture a.
no smile on the faces 81 tho children or
80 attitude 81 endearment in which they
posed But the Gainsborough back-
20 nd in the picture Of Miss Ottmann.
aac rativs a. IL may be- doee not In the
40 seem an Indispensable part 81 the
irot graph.
In the other specimens Of their work
'uth MIR. GrIbman and MIR. Earle have
Anioned background and posed their
s.hJerts against n fat surface. although
no Photographic property which has
teen transferred from the stage 10 the
s'shsr has not been ignored in either
saas. The infAhtils artist at work on
careful drawing has his chair. his tabl"
nd Ii, tools ~ his trade, while demure
Nlss Eraus has tho AID Of her Breton
psAsani dress 20 he othsr than q simple
"uneerfeit prescntm"nt ~ the two youth
illI sitte.S.
Mr. Bisteds subject, With the suggss-