Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-21
PHOTO DEPENDS
ENTIRELY On
CHARACTER
Pretty Girl in Real Life 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
photograph. but, Pretty Ones, beware,
for your most bewitching beauty may
be entirely lacking on the picture
mans negative.
Funny, isn't 1t, 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 viii 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 it is to find some time. Yet, it IS
there and this little 1T" in its final
analysis, Miss Evans believes, is moth
ing more nor less than character"
These baby dolls with minus ex-
pressions," said Miss Evans-"oh, it's
a hopeless task! They lack that pow
er of expression, indicative of charac-
ter, absolutely essential for what we
call a good picture. The best that we
can do in such cases is to make a
prohle-that's what profIes are for,
as you perhaps know.
It's in the Eyes.
Yes, indeed, give me the face with
strong character lines-sparkling
full of-lfe eyes, and a mouth firm,
not set, and l will 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 it up or give you what we call 4
poor picture"
DO you mean to say, then, that
you would advise persons not blessed
with expressions of character not to
have their pictures made?" queried
the reporter, in some surprise.
That l do" replied Miss Evans
that is aside from the business part
Of it, of course.
do you know" continued Miss
Evans, this facial character matter
has more to do WITH pictures and per-
sons than anything else. Why, 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
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 her
| discourse on the high art-just 10
| cents--a nickel and a dime-greeted
| his cautious touch.
I'm making photos" continued Miss
Evans. "one of the first essentials is
| the expression of the eyes-there
should be life not languidness there.
| first, last and all the time. Just look
at this misunderstanding to large
portrait of a woman, not beautiful
do you see the sparkle, the life, in
those eyes? That's real beauty; but
now. look at this one-she really is
quite pretty in real life. but not here
| for the life and character are lack
| ing"
Another essential for a good pic
ture, Miss Evans said, is a complete
| loss of circumstances. The lack
1 OF this in children, she says, Is the
primary reason for such good pic
lures.
And at what ideal age would you
have woman pose for her phOto?'
| queried the reporter as he turned TO
mot before 30" was the prompt
and emphatic reply.