The character sketches of George and Jerome based on being photographed

A photographer was taking pictures of a steam-launch, and called out to George and J. to try to stay out of his photograph. In attempting to keep their boat out of the frame, George and J. fell over and were photographed lying in the boat with their feet in the air. Their feet took up nine-tenths of the image, and the owner of the steam-launch – who had commissioned the photos – refused to pay for them. This conveys how bumbling and clumsy these two are. They are also good-natured and don't take themselves too seriously.