Woman And The Camera

Miss Francés Benjamin Jühnston, the photographic artist, writes, in the Ladies' Home Journal, on "What a Woman Can Do With a Camera," telling the requisites for artistic and fmancial success in the pursuit of photography as a profession. "It is a profession," she contends, "that shculi strongly appeal particularly to womer,, aul in it there are great opportunltles for a good-paying business - but only under very well-deöned conuiuons. The prime requisites - as summed up la my mind after long experience and thought are these: The woman who makes photography profitable must have, as to personal qualities, good common sekB, ualimitsd patience to carry her through endless failures, equally unlimited tact, good taste, a quiok eye, a talent for detail, and a genius for hard work. In addition, she needs training, experience, soine capital, and a field to exploit. This may seem, at first glance, an appaling list, but it is incomplete rather than exaggcrated; although to an energotic, an bitious woman, with even ordinary opportunities, success is always possible, and hard, intelligent and consclentious work seldom fails to develop small beginnings into large results. "Good work should command good prices and the wise woman will place a paying valué upon her best efforts. It Is a mistaken business policy to try and build up trade by doing something badly cheaper than some body else. As to your personal attitude, be business-like in all your methods; cultívate tact, an affable manner, and an unfalling courtesy. It costs nothing but a little self-conlrol and determination to be patiënt and good-natured under most circumstances. A pleasant, obliging and business-like bearlng will often prove the most important part of a clever woman's capital."