The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1920-02-02

The foregoing are some Of the in
teresting facts CLEANED from an inter-
view with a Columbia photographer
This photographer makes use of a
phonograph for music, he says, soft
ems the lines in the face. The most
trying task he has, he asserts, is pho
tOgraphing group of girls.
New Development In Photography.
The old family alubums in every
household, which show erect ances-
tors with collars clamped into place,
relentless smiling lips and alarming
eyes are relics of ancient history.
Photography has developed marvel
ously within the last two years. One
cause for this Improvement has been
the moving picture, working for new
effects continually. New methods of
lighting to bring out high lights and
lines of character have been develop
ed. In the best photography today
often lines are indistinct and even
hazy to produce artistic effects.
But the young woman's coiffure is
a trial. Next year, when the exag-
gerated ear effects have been super
ceded by other distensions," said the
photographer, "they will be still more
humorous"
Generally the right side of the face
is most attractive. With the prevail
ing hair arrangement, covering one
half the forehead, it is sometimes i'm
possible to recognize right and
left view Of the same girl. Few per-
sons have regular enough features to
permit direct front photograph.
Men Not Self f.COnsciOus.
Men are easier to photograph than
girls, for they are less self-conscious
They come unconcernedly, look nat
ural, and achieve good results. It
takes as long to photograph one girl
as it does six men. Yet girls are more
responsive to suggestion.
There seem to be more dark-haired
men than light-haired among Univer-
sity students. Just as among the
girls, types prevail; it is easy to rec
ognize students in the various divi-
sions.
There are a number of distinct
types among the girls who come to
be photographed" said the photog-
rapher. There is the girl who is
going to teach school and says, This
picture must get me job The so
ciety type is easily recognized. There
are the professional girls, studying
law, perhaps, or medicine. The grind
who never plays, the athletic girl and
the girl taking home economics with
a practical sense of preparedness-all
are different. The work of the pho
togralpher is to recognize each type
Immediately and then attempt to in
terpret personality in a picture. You
only see a person once. After that it |
is personality that affects and appeals |
to you. To get that once into a pho
tograph SO that it really portrays per-
sonality is a big task"
All the world is two-faced to the
photographer. That is, the two sides
of no individuals face are alike. This
is one reason side or side-front
view is usually made.
Many Pretty Girls Here Now.
There are more pretty girls at the
University of Missouri this year than
ever before; there are more blondes
than brunettes; there are at least
five distinct types among the co-eds.
These are among the observations of
the photographer, who for the last
three years has photographed from
five to seven hundred students for
the University of Missouri year books. |
There seem to be more blondes
than brunettes among the women stu
dents" he said There also seems
to be a vogue for auburn hair this
year. At least there are a great many
who might be called 'red-headed.'"
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