The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 10, 1904, Page 9

Je/é;‘z rarclrco | e&m70 790% get them to pose theme selves. ‘When a child enters a studio it should be met in a friendly spirit and made photo- and cx- to feel perfectly at home. - - travel- To get the best expres- P Southern Patific sion, in the case of an In- Sigiespd fant, it must first be in- * 508 terested and pleased, thus attention giving the operator full ed by the ap scope for the exercise of his persuasive talents. Adults too, frequently become nervous before a cams and then it is the bu: of the observant and tactful operator to put them at their ease. In- stantaneous photographs ward in another, but attl- bies are, to many photog- can. be taken in a well- tudes common in every raphers, more or less of a lighted studio with a lena have since been universal- photograph, as in a paint- ly admired by all who ing, should be— have seen them. All poses should be ed and patural, and to se- cure the best possible sults a photographer has need, besides his art train- ing and experience. of in- finite tact, pacience and presence of mind. He must consider the tempers of sitters, who should be made to feel at ease, and Not the form alone And sembla: but how- ever faintly shown, The mind's impression, too, on every face. 8 An accidenial attitude sometimes gives the oper- ator the cct desired, and when the opportunity comes he shguld be quick to avail himself of it. A sitter may be graceful in day life skould be care- fully: observed, studied and adapted to the photo- graphic art. Expression, like posing, admits of al- most endless diversity, and is besides so evanes- cent and dependent upon minute differences of light and shade, that while not impossible, it is still very difficult to secure. nuisance. With me, on the contrary, to photograph them is a labor of iove. I like the little ones and they like me, a leading rea- son, no doubt. for my suc- cess with them. Children should never be told be- forehand of a contem- plated visit to the studio nor instructed as to their poses. It is far better to take them by surprise and having a wide aperture and a rapid plate. When, all is in readiness let thé operator, before making the exposure, take a last, quick glance at the sitter to see that the out- line of the figure composes well, that the light and shade Is massive and round and that the face bears some Indicgtion of expression desired. remember that in a gocd one position and awk- 51 : ' Little children and ba- LS A AR W LS SO S MRS G D e S S AR St M SR ‘ WATCH FOR THE NEW MULTIPLE \QOLORED FULL-PAGE PHOTOGRAPH NEXT SUNDAY