Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-21
PHOTO DEPENDS
ENTIRELY On
CHARACTER
Pretty Girl in Real Lie Often
Makes Poor Portrait, Says
Miss Pet Evans.

Homely ones, cheer up; take a tip
from a Photographic connoisseur-
Miss Pet Evans-who IS an expert
and knows what she is talking about.
You may be real good looking in a
photograph. but, Pretty Ones. beware,
for your most bewltching beauty may
be entirely lacking on the picture
mans negative.
Funny, isn't it. and horrid, too. for
the good lockers, but it's one Of the
rules Of the game, or, rather. the art
OF photography. according TO Miss
Evans. The most homely woman
sometimes will produce a prettier pic
ture than the most dazzling beauty,
she says-all because there's some
thing lacking in the ont that the pho
tographer's most sensitive glass plate
searches out in the other.
And this Something even
Miss Evans admits it's sort Of elusive
like. as hard to describe adequately
as IL is to find some time. Yet, II Is
there. and this little it" In its final
analysis, Miss Evans believes, is moth
ing more nor less than character"
These baby dolls with minus eX-
DIEkSlOnbs stLlu MISS Evans Oilf II ,
a hopeless task! They lack that pow o.
er of expression. indicative of charac-
ter, absolutely essential for what we
call good picture The best that we
can do in such cases is 10 make a
profile-thats what prohles are for,
as you perhaps know.
It's in the Eyes.
Yes, indeed, give me the face with
strong character sparkling
AWWsa
not set. and ! VIII give you good
picture in return. but give me one OF
those shallow countenances. with that
languid don't -Care-if-I-do" express
sion, and / shall be forced either to
give 1t up or give you what we call a
poor picture"
DO you mean to say, then. that
you would advise persons not blessed
with expressions Of character not 10
have their pictures made?' queried
the reporter. in some surprise.
THAT ! do" replied Miss Evans
that IS. aside from the business part
OF #, Of course
40 YOU know" continued Miss
Evans, this facial character matter
has more TO do with pictures and per-
sons than anything else. Why l can
actually size up a person almost the
minute he or she walks in by the
facial expression.
Il can almost tell how much money
a person has in his pocket by the eX-
preston on his face
Photo Reveals Fortune.
And here the reporter dug slyly
down into his pocket while the pleas
ant conversationalist continued heI
discourse on the high art-just II
cents--a nickel and dime-greetee
his cautious touch
In making photos" continued Miss
Evans. zone OF the first essentials Il
the expression OF the eyes-ther'
should be life not languidness there
first, last and all the time. Just 1901
at this picture'-turning TO larg'
portrait of a woman, not beautiful
do YOU see the sparkle, the life,' II
those eyes? That's real beauty; bu
now. look at this one-she really II
quite pretty in real life, but not here
for the life and character are lack
ing"
ture, Miss Evans said, Is complete
loss of circumstances The lacl
OF this in children, she says, Is th'
primary reason for such good pic
lures.
And al what ideal age would yor
have woman pose for her photo?'
queried the reporter as he turned e
go,
mot before So was the prompt
and emphatic reply.