, 1935-02-25
PORTRAIT WORK
Is REAL STUDY

AltnOuBn IL SpeclallzeS In line
portrait photography, a complete
Photographic service is offered here
by the A. Rogers Studio, situated
at 1894 Elizabeth street. The Of
flee Is on the second floor Of the
Putegnat building.
Among the services offered BY the
studio, which has been in operation
here for more than three years, are
portraits. commercial photography,
motion pictures. photoStatic work,
restoration OF old and faded photo
graphs and kodak finishing.
Mr.. Rogers, who had years Of
commercial experience in Greenville
and Dallas before establishing his
studio here. mas concentrated his
studies on portrait photography, and
his studio is well equipped for this
type Of work. In order TO best bring
out the natural charm OF a subject,
the photographer must be well
versed in light angles and camera
effects. Careful retouching Of mega
tives and good finishing OF prints
are other important items which 90
into the making Of a fine portrait,
and Mr.. Rogers has been doing this
work for years.
II is through experience that
cameramen learn TO produce por-
traits which bring out. the subjects
charm and yet retain complete
n~aturalneSS. This careful work re-
suits In animated and natural por-
traits which are treasured by friends
and relatives.
Rogers is one OF the few moving
. Afrfrtra ronanrn man gnfFfh ~ Can
Antonio, and this branch Of his
business Is showing a steady in
crease. The requests for films OF
this section r growing as the fame
OF this section spreads. Among his
recent products with the big cam
era were excellent shots OF the
Tarpon Rodeo. and the Brownsville
shots of Flying the Lindbergh
Trail" a Pan-American production
which has been shown on a national
scale.
More and more. Valleyites and
tourists are coming 70 realize that
this section lends itself to excellent
Gamers work. and this tends to
increase the kodak finished work
done by the local studio. There Is
q wealth OF background subjects.
such as the beach, the old missions.
.~"Snakeville.r the Palm Grove. Fort
Brown. etc. which can be used for
kodak pictures.
The Rogers Studio also Is re-
producing many aged but treasured
family pictures which are gradually
fading and finally will be lost. Many
families have old pictures which
will be lost forever II they are not
reproduced-and those are losses
which cannot be replaced.
An instance of this Is the fact
that few photographs OF Bagdad.
the almost fabulous port which
flourished at the mouth OF the Rio
Grande during the Civil War, are
In existence.
When those few pictures fade, no
Photographic record Of the busy
port city will remain. These photo
graphs should be reproduced in
order TO preserve them for future
generations. The port Of Bagdad
came into existence when the North
blocaded the cotton ports OF the
South. The Confederates hauled
their cotton to Brownsville. crossed
Il 70 Matamoros and then shipped
Il to the foreign markets through
the neutral port OF Bagdad. The
little port grew rapidly and at one
time had a population Of 10000 with
as many as IS ocean going boats
frequently loading cotton at the
same time.
Modern inventions have made It
easier for the busy man and woman
10 have portraits made. With mod
/, ern lighting equipment excellent
PHOTOGRAPHS can be made at night.
This makes IL possible for people
busy during the day to have por-
traits made.