The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-12-25
FOOLINC THE CAMERA.
Skillfully Painted Faces.May Deceive the
Lenses of the Photographers.

Some of our girls are learning how
to be photographed beautifully and
trckiIy. Have you observed and
wondered" said one of the most cele-
brated of the camera men, how we'll
the actresses manage to look when the
eve of the camera is focused on them?
Well. can tell you how to do as we'll
as they do. First, choose an artistic
photographer. No matter how much
YOU know about what you want and
what to wear, there are matters OF
view, and light and shade, for which
YOU must depend absolutely upon him.
But he will not be able 20 advise you
how to make up your face and will
probably object sweepinglyto any such
device. That is where he is mistaken.
If he were wise he would know how to
pose a girl. and then with a bit of
white and a bit of black chalk make
her lovely for that view. Several OF
the New York photographers do this
now The stock pose. into which
photographers, on general principles,
put victims over whom they don't in
tend to bother, is thrce-quarterS, which
is an abomination to most faces. There
is small chance for expression; the eye
gets no show at all, and the contour of
the cheek. which is seldom beautiful.
except in children. is betrayed. You
| will lind they have Il rooted objection
to full-face positions. | have never
been able to discover why. There is a
tendency TO raise one eyebrow higher
| than the other, or look cross-eyed; but
it is his business to look out for that
and stop YOU if your features begia to
wander around your face.
Now, in painting face for pho
Biography the eyes can safely be made
up great deal. Put black under the
eve only don't let it be just one heavy
| black line. Shadow it out softly.
Blacken the lashes as much as they
| will stand, only don't let them be
lumpy. Increase the apparent length
and sweep of the upper lid by which
the size of the eye is Judged, with a
| line continuing the line of the lashes,
and parallel one continuing the line
| of the crease that shows just above
when the eve is open. Draw these
only as long as can be done without
their showing as lines. An actress OBJ
| tanned clever picture, in which the
| effect of very long lashes is given by
lines, presumably shadows thrown 10y
said lashes, painted above the eye, just
under the eyebrows. Use red very
carefully. Ycur lips probably need
painting into an improvement upon
| their own shape. Do it softly, and
with very faint red. Red takes black.
Look carefully and you will trace a
hard line about the lips of many
actresses photographs. Sometimes
! YOU don't need to look carefully. If
/ you want dimple to show specially,
| you can heighten its light and shade a
little; but unless your photographer
poses you SO that the device does not
| betrav itself the effect will be 4 fail
ure Having thus accentuated your
! face, don't disturb its arrangement by
smile, or smirk, or any other grimace
/ of expression when the lens is opened
on you. Otherwise. art and nature
will make hopeless mess of your
| features. But if you have planned an
! expression in harmony with the make
up. save it till the last moment. The
operator is bound to grip the back OF
your neck with his monkey wrench,
/ and if you hang on to your joyful
| smile all through that ordeal you will
/ get something demouiac and wild to
/ send to your friends. ~. Y. San.