Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-12-02
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angs all the world it speedily progressed fro
interest in places and things to curiosity regardil
tie actual appearance Of the people regarding who
aoings the papers had much to say. It was n
enough that the newspapers should print a cou
terfet presentment of this or that public man
carefully posed bust portrait touched up to show t
subject as he wanted to appear rather than
he actually did appear. Newspaper readers with
a 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 fulllength pic
ture that would represent its object as he would
appear to who met him the street and
with a hint as to his distinctive characteristics
as to dress, ETC. From this demand was born the
personal snap shot"
Nowadays the snapshot is to a large extent
displacing the stereotyped yisage in the public
prints. Almost everybody who achieves fame
or notoriety must must needs fall victims to the
sharpshooters of the camera. The snapshotter is
no respecter of persons callings so long as thu
man interest is present, and everybody from
preachers to pugilsts and from statesmen to
sufragsts, is the quarry of the scout at
one time or another Some of the people who are
snap-shotted maRifestlv relish 1t; a great number
accept it as matter OF course and minority
wriggle and squrm and fight at sight of
q camera. Conspicuous among the latter are
Harry Lehr, the Newport society pet OF monkey
dinner fame, and J. Pierpent Morgan, the fnan-
cter. 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 any offending camera
that he can reach.
Public officials headed by the president Of the
United States are usually the most satisfactory
subjects for snapshots because, whatever may
be their natural inclination in the matter, they
quickly learn to submit gracefully to this sort
OF attention A leading statesman or army or
navy official who realizes that at public functions
he is liable to be continually in the camera eye
Is likely to instinctively avoid those awkward
attitudes and facial grimaces tsat sometimes spoil
things in the case Of a celebrity who is new to
the game and selfconscious in consequence. From
the standpoint OF the snap-shotters perhaps the
most satisfactory subjects in this country are the
diplomats at Washin gton-that is the alien Off
cials who are stationed at our seat of government
as the ambassadors or ministers Of foreign pow
eTs. 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 the trigger"
and he cultivates ability in this direction almost
as earnestly as the gun fighter OF the west did
IN the old days The newspaper snapshots are
made by means of special cameras made specially
foT 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
h seldom actually posing for his picture More
SnAn likely he may not realize that he Is being
maEht By the camera or mayhAp RAy b trying