Introduction:

Stephen Leacock was a Canadian teacher. was a political scientist, Writer and Humorist between the years 1915 and 1925 he was the best known English speaking humorist in the world Here is a story “With the Photographer” where the narrator (Stephen Leacock)visits a studio to have his photograph taken. His experience with the professional photographer turns out to be unforgettable one. In this Story “With the Photographer’ Stephen Leacock shares his bitter experiences at the studio

The Photographer:

The professional Photographer was a drooping man in a grey suit with the dim eye of a natural scientist. He was so rude and indifferent that he did not listen to the author’s words at all. He went on giving instructions inhumanly and his comments hurt the author very much His criticisms were wounding author. The author waited for an hour. After an hour the photographer opened the inner door of the studio.

The Photographer said severely the following

(1) come in. (2) sit down (3) The face is quite wrong (4) the face would be better three quarters full (5) I don’t like the head is (6) Open the mouth a little (7) close it was (8) the ears are bad (9) Roll the eyes in under the lids (10) Put the hands on the knees (11) Turn the face just a little upward (12) Now just expand the lungs (13) hump the neck that’s it (14 just contract the waist(15) twist the  hip up toward the elbow now.

Stephen said with emotion:

This is my face. It is not yours, it is mine I’ve lived with it for forty years and I know its faults. I know it’s out of drawing. I know wasn’t made for me, but it is my face, the only one. I have learnt to love it and this is my mouth not yours. These ears are mine.

The photograph was taken:

When the author went to collect the proof on Saturday, it was not like him at all. The narrator had a great shock. The photographer had altered his eyes and mouth. He also planned to alter his ears.

Conclusion:

During all these, the narrator gets terribly angry with the photographer for destroying his real face. He leaves the studio in tears refusing to take the photo with him. Stephen Leacock wants his original God given face-photo. It should not be reconstructed or repolished by modern technology

Stephen Leacok said: To me it is but worthless rubble (a thing of no value)