. Portrait . esults in a larger order being giventhan was originally intended. The use of developing-out paper for proofs has, asyet, been tried by few, but the innovation is said to bevery much appreciated by the patrons of the studioswhere d. o. p. is used. It stands to reason that if a customer selects an ex-pensive style of portrait, say on Professional CykoBuff or Linen surface, the proof should bear somesemblance to the finished print, and you certainly donot do yourself or your work justice by showing anindifferent proof. If you are afraid of your customer taking the proofto another and


. Portrait . esults in a larger order being giventhan was originally intended. The use of developing-out paper for proofs has, asyet, been tried by few, but the innovation is said to bevery much appreciated by the patrons of the studioswhere d. o. p. is used. It stands to reason that if a customer selects an ex-pensive style of portrait, say on Professional CykoBuff or Linen surface, the proof should bear somesemblance to the finished print, and you certainly donot do yourself or your work justice by showing anindifferent proof. If you are afraid of your customer taking the proofto another and cheaper photographer to have it copied,you could omit to fix the print, but the people who wouldstoop to this dodge are, thankfully, few and far between. Finished proofs could of course be charged for, theamount paid being applied on the total of the bill whenthe transaction is completed. The advantage of making prints at any odd time,night and day, is also another recommendation of thismethod. 13 Tort v a i. Portrait by R. M. Williams *P o v t v a i i, Our Cover Portrait and the Hall of Fame DADDY WILLIAMS of Evansville, Ind., is thesubject of our cover portrait this month, and ifyou desire his friendship never call him by anyother name than Daddy. He was born in Pardeeville, Wis., but nobody knowsjust how long ago. Anyway, he proudly boasts that hesprang from American stock of eleven generations. Mr. Williams experience in photography dates backto the old wet plate days, and he has a fund of anecdotestouching on the difficulties of photography during thepioneer period. Mr. Williams has always followedphotography but his first big venture was at Florence,Ala., where in 1888, he opened the finest studio in theSouth, and for the next three years he made moneyhand over fist until the boom broke and the townwent dead. Mr. Williams then moved to Nashville,Tenn., where he was in business for seven years, andeventually landed in Evansville, Ind., buying out the oldStanton studio whi


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