The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-30
POOLING The CAMERA

Pairssed Faces May scctve the Lenses
of the photographer
Some Of our girls arr learning how 10 Be
photographed beautifully and trickily.
Have You observed and wondered. said enc
Of the most celebrated Of the camera men,
how well the actresses manage 70 look
when the eye Of the camera h focused upon
themi Well, can tell you how TO do AZ
well 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 abb
solutely upon him.
But he will not be able TO advise you
how TO make up your face, and will prob
ably object sweepingly 10 any such device
That is where he Is mistaken. Il he were
wise be would know how to pose 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 intend TO
bother, is three-Quarters, which - an abom-
ination 10 most faces.
There is small chance for expression; the
eve gets no show at all. and the contour Of
the cheek. which Is seldom beautiful, ex-
cept in children, is betrayed. You will
find they have a rooted objection 20 full
face positions | have never been able To
discover whv There is tendency TO raise
one eyebrow higher than the other, or look
cross eyed but IL is their business TO look
out for that ard stop you IL your features
begin to wander around yOur face.
Now, in painting face for photography
the eyes can safely be made mp great deal.
Put black under the eye, only don't let tt
be Just one heavy black line. Shadow IL
out softly. Blncken the lashes as much a.
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 eve T. Judged. with a line continuing
the line OF the lashes and a parallel one
continuing the line Of the crease that shows
Just above when the eye Is open. Draw
these only as long as can he done without
their showing as lines.
An actress obtained clever picture, IN
which the effect OF very long lashes is given
by lines, presumably shadows thrown by
said lashes. painted above the eve, Just I'M
der the eyebrows Use red very carefully.
/ Your lips probably need painting into an
improvement upon their own shape. Do
IL softly and with very faint red Red
takes black. Look carefully and yOu win
trace "A hard line about thu lips Of many
actresses photographs. Sometimes you
don't need 70 look carefully. II you want
a dimple TO show specially you can height
en- It's light and shade little, but unless
your photographer poses you 20 that ths
device does not betray itself the edoct viii
be a failure.
Having thus accentuated your face DOM
disturb It's arrangement by a smile or
smirk or any other grimace Of expression
when the lens 10 opened on yOu. Othsr-
wise art and EaS1re will make a hopsless
mess Of your features. But " you have
planned az expression In harmony with
the make mp. save II TIL the hat Domsnt-
The operator 10 bound 70 grip the back q
your neck with bis monkey wrench, and n
you hang on 90 your joyful srDfs Al
through that ordeal you viii get some
thing denOnisc and Wild 10 send 70 yous
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