Show A FIELD FOR foll WOMEN 1110 HENT THE rye opportunities OFFERED BY B professional photography catharine weed burnes rho cosTa aliv 1 un tit adapted t to women to flogl onera IT win aa to I 1 lie wirt a lis Copi Ight lit ISO by Anicil Aro olcan can press At As soola tion 1 I believe photography to two bo a fine field for women the trouble is the average young girl is not willing to work it requires persistent earnest labor to bacomo a a good photographer said catharine Gith arino weed darnes editor antor amateur photographer and ons one of tho the foremost amateurs ama teura in ili ide coli country I 1 miss af barnea who is i granddaughter oc thurlow weed lias has taken laun repeated prizes for her work mid and last summer v was af invited to the annual convention of the of tho the united kin kingdom which mot in edinburgh this thia 13 the first time A womac lias has been so hou 1 ored the yoni was accorded ed a similar distinction in being asked to speak before tho the national professional photographers liers iu in convention at buffalo Bu fraIo M 1 14 Z N toi 1 wa Z TIA f 1 74 74 ar I 1 A 1 v WEED 1 I took up photography at first fo for the pleasure it afforded me at the same bame time I 1 determined to gainso gain so proficient and practical a knowledge that I 1 could get my living by it if I 1 were ever obliged to do so said baid miss barnes 1 I remember tho the first camera I 1 had when etwas it was sent sect home I 1 know how to set it up and I 1 had to follow tho the erections directions and for about an hour bour before I 1 got it into shape then I 1 MIA t know which end to look into but I 1 worked at it till I 1 did yow now I 1 have 13 cameras ranging from a lens of 4 by 0 5 up to 11 14 1 1 by 17 but how could a young woman who wished to make a living find sale rate for groups such as you take asked her visitor V Is now for instance this charming series of three pictures the tha well known enoch Arden groups which called forth so much applause epp lauso at the was washington abington convention last summer rand and would alone have placed you in tho the front rank of ar photographers now how could one who did even as fine work as a that find a market for it when is it in demand firms who get up tip photogravure illustrations trat ions for publishers and the publishers themselves will buy such pictures eat dut there aro are other ways by which a woman can earn her lil living liling ing at photography before I 1 speak of them let me first say a word to the beginner photography is not easy work the one who tells you yon eo be does not know anything thin about it most host easy work is bad work of course any one can press a button and make a snap fillot that does very well for amusement but we are speaking now of doing work for a living when I 1 began I 1 looked at every ever y plate very carefully and tried to pick pich out its faults I 1 got good judges to ariti ciso cise it and attempted to do better next time dont bo be discouraged at repeated failures and dont excuse our poor work by laying it to the lens I 1 have seen better worl work from a pa 10 lens than I 1 hal luo 0 front from a lleo 1100 one of course the better the materials the better the result dut but oue one half the success lies in ili tho the handling Ivind ling of the tools if 3 ou intend to set about the work seriously go to a professional and get a position to do anything lie wishes to put you at bo be content to lo begin at the bottom of tho the ladder keep your eyes open absorb all yon can dont try to push ahead until you are capable thoroughly master the rudimentary steps of 0 dove developing ve and printing P if you yon aro are an all earnest worker 3 you will bo be making new discoveries which you ran can utilize to your own profit aror it and the benefit of others 1 I believe women pre especially adapted to lo this field of work woric A well kno known arn photographer once told me lie bo preferred to let ift into lih iiii darkroom dark women amateurs rather than wen men as tho wel e more apt to cork the bottles turn off tle gas and water and leave leavet abin bins s in good order when they hall finished they lian hao 0 tile iho delicate touch the artistic feel and the capacity for taking pains 1 I I 1 ei e pro bome suggestions for women who want to earn a living at photos laphy lar lly soule some women have the alie ar artistic instinct for posing people so as to bring out their goud good points such a woman t gc get t a good salary in ili a 11 gallery lor bior doing nothing rise or blie might unite with a practical photographer and go into tho the busi tIem herself again she inay have bavo a pec peculiar tillar tali ut for groups eo bo as to make elective pictures let her turn that talent into money kv by in have making kinga i of groups she may inay have tho the patience and t tact act to be beable able to att exceptionally good pictures of ali children I 1 ii that pays pay well in hi order to bo be the hobt successful I 1 at t these things she should firt bo be a practical fal photographer so fo that when ilig is wrong with a ijane late ehe may isay know where tho the fault aies lies soun thurs th aliu po aing or grouping mar hai e been right unit and tile light wrong tho ehe arran arrangement geme ent rf alio light ia of vital importance it ia can make inao a tinis 1 0 10 o woman positively c 1 ugly or it il bilu ai ranged an all i asly L I 1 one almo inmost it b another another sir sill is a valuable allo w v 1 il this fluis let a i woman who is a good i photographer gc to ono one of tho the py icide ox 01 mountain resorts resort and put up a shanty or ora a tent I 1 if she can rot nut do 10 batter cac r she S io I o 0 onn take intire tinz lis bits of the ondry er tor for visitors vir ditori to cikity cv ry away with tini ti ni she sao f c n take lake the peo ico pla posed aiosi il artistically aj aa nc lic itinerant llin crint tintype mm man lias has yet dor lono ci she can puso pose her subjects mi on their Is fa corito rocks in their mountain path or in their borta boats an their it I pc t bathini bat hint suits or natty mountain cos salio iia can caa catch tho children dig ging giu in ia tile alio sa nta and ii ail via t ia mother 3 i would bo be BIJO to buy tl eliji tires if sho bho has thu the artistic talent tc isnow when khe abe liis bas a good group lit ci poso pose find end the practical knowledge of ej iw vc ve loring her plate properly I 1 believe there is money for the enterprising youn 3 woman at summer resorts reports when she lives v T athin easy distance of a park or promenade prom enado where nurses gursc s come with th children childr cu ebo can get niney TO iby a pretty group to be ba mado into a saable ble pic InU turo tUTO 1 I know two young W women orren up il maine who are inal making in themselves res I 1 lic iab i just by their success in in children thoro thero is i room in ili any of tho larg cities for inore such women who can make a specialty of tal dairing lairing king babies lc let I 1 them sc set A up t heir cameras 1 in I it neat cozy little gallery that 1 hey will take photograph of children for one week free of charge if their worl is i very good they wont need to adver tiso tise any more no cw their photographs will d the rest in caca chicago 0 o there is a young youn dorlar who is an adept at posing people a aria who also the tl e de ilovic liete te sort soft photo gr pbs wb which cah art arii so liko like c it tika talca actresses or society ty wom en very long to find this thia out and sho nov has all she can do at good prices too the artistic nun quality in a photo photograph grap 3 will bring its price and in this direction thero there is ia an unlimited field for women ance U II 11 ivra |