Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-04-20
TIE PHOTOGRAPHER.
A FEW PRACTICAL HINTS ESPECl-
ALLY FOR THE LADIES.

Always Lston to the Suggestion OF tho
Artist--Uow to Make tho Bcst of An
Unhandsome Countenanoe-Short NeciSs
and Long.
First decide what style you will hnvo-bust,
throo-quartcr figure, or full length. Tho first
two arc tho prevailing modes, the last inl-
plying u moro elaborate toilet. Tow secure
your sitting. 1t IL always better to do SO,
thus obviatng the annoyance Of waiting.
Before leaving Tho studio, unless the appoint
rncnt is made by letter, coDbult tAo photog-
rapher as to your dress, etc. Let him know
what il is to bc. Nol may he undecided
which of several ID u3'. It then may be n
choice in co.or or in GU, &C. lie VIII tell
you ut once which Is best lilo may request
you to try more than 0ac, and j., the absence
OF such invitation yol viii be expected to
pay extra for tho experiment.
Nhilo you are talking with him about
dress no is studying your fcco, oppression
and form generally If he also be an artist,
and experienced, lie may soc at glance that
your customary way OF dressing the hair is
not becoming, for strange Is it may seem,
comparatively few wOmcn have the l;nack Of
arranging their hair in tic mode demanded
by their face. While he knows that the por-
trait must not he ruined 10y tho hair being
done up in an unfamiliar way, he may yet
give you n few invaluable su gCGtloEs For
instance, ho may request you to he moro
careful in dressing tho lcfo sdo than tho
right, thus signifyjny that the left sidc of the
face is better. Few have Uotd sides alike.
There liz often almo t as much difference as
between two persons. Tic nose is much or
little to one side one eye is smaller, because
orc lid droopi more: thcrc is a depression
over That spot where II tooth has been OK
tIUctcd. Tho uneven shaping of the lips
alouo may decide which side of tho face
should he prominent. You laugh rather to
one sido-and, by the by, thcro is always
romcthinS pretty about such laugh and
you have developed II dimplc, which, sad OK
pcrienco teaches Tho pIoto. l1pher, will be
dtliuEdcd of Lin. But, as 1t happens some
times, he may fail to detect the slightest diff
ference between the right and Let, but no
still requests you to take special pains with a
certain s.do of tao hair, us he prefers to show
that gdc of tho face. This is because in
every atoicr tho i.,ht is Letter at one end OF
the room than at the other, and he is accus-
toned TO place his sittcrS there.
Now, and not when you come to sit, is tho
time for you to tell him what you prefer
You wish three-qu9rtcr face or u front
view, or a profile; you havo studied the
id!oGyncrasiCs of your faco for years. and
havo SO decided. lilo listens respectfully,
but his eye has searched out all tho little
secrets Of anatomy, and lathoinod your hid
den reasons for thus and So. You nrc afraid
of that check bone; you do not say 70, but
he knows it, and is Studying how 10 retro it
and lo5o it III the tinting OF tho background.
Of n
large, and stand well out A photographer
knows how formidable an antagonist is an
ear that projects AT right angles from the
head; he knows THAT there is uGunlly but one
way to suOduo il, and smiles iuwardly ut
your emphatic demand for Il full front.
which means that both cars shall show
equally When h0 says "frll face" ho means
u pose That almost or entirely loses one ear.
PERHAPS you insist that he do not mako
you u Profile; You often rejoice that YOU
1.-Two i'll an ago when 6lIhOutto profilC5 arc
out OF fashion. Tho prominence of your
nose forbidS it, OF long chin puts it out of
the question. A side laco is just the thing
for You; the photographer secs it at Il glance
for again, strange q; it may appear, the
possibilities for II profile do rot depend so
much upon tho features rs upon the hair and
neck dressing. 4 slight tip to the head one
way or the other lcnr,hcus or iults,horteus
the features, and The photo.ruulcr, in
manipulating lis light and shade. may refine
or render them stronger ut will. IIe will
tell you not to arrange the hair tall you come
to the scJdio, for very short distance,
especially in damp or clustering weather,
will ruin it. lie will probably request you
not to dress the neck too hi IN or too tight.
or in az CTact circle, with the fore part Of
it lying close under the chin, for, 81
all things, the present high mode OF
dressing the neck is distressing TO an
artistic photographer. 1t is done because tha
lady has a short neck or long one, or it is
thin, and the cords must he concealed 1t is
done, for il is the fashion This is all a mis-
take You are surprised whom tho photog-
raphcr Says it, for there ia a touch Of bitter.
ness in his tone He illustrates his meaning
by winding the lapels OF his coat tightly
around his neck. "You see, madam, the
effect on q long face like my own. 1t over
hangs and becomes almost deformed, while
round face becomes button shaped, and
mono Of the little TRICKS of hair dressing OF
expression can remedy it. No; it's all mis-
take. If your neck is short as you say, dc
not lose what you have, lower the drapery
do II Little iudicious borrowing, and, presto
the face that was round lecumeS oval II
any case the nee K must not bo hidden, for q!
tho action and grace of position in I. bus
! portrait centers thore."
,, Mover ask your friend to enter the opera
ting room with you 1t enibarrasses til,
artist, and is almost certain to ruin your ex
preston; in fact, few photographers vii
allow any one to enter tive ,-',.s r,o0n viii
the sitoor, ReuemLer th1S u h., ,o, ,.u- .-r
is The worst light you can lE,.. ,-...s.- J.
possible, u day with an oyerc,a a,,.T; .1ow,
day is excellent The early V.;Jb N tie d..
is To be preferred, say between inc hout. G
: 10 and - a. m, and then the hight is nor
, actnic, and Tie phoCogr aIhor h-- not Ocel
$ Wcared by II score uI Sittlr ~ HI c'. dar!
! green, crimson, brown AID yellow ta'.u uoarl,
i tho same shade A dress cat low ia tho rocl
81 always seems much higher IN y photograph
2 than 10 M observer. 4 n, scul.ue face i
! ! 5Bften.l and refined by "a soft neck ,Ir,s,iu