The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-11
THE PERFECT PHOTOGRAPH.
what to 10 and what Not to DO to Get a
Speaking Likeness.

what to DO and what Not to DO tn Get a
Speaking Likeness.
Here are some points for the wO.
man who proposes TO have her own
or her husbands. or her children's
picture taken. They are the utter
ances OF one who speaks with author
ity, a photographer And this is
what he says:
BE adaptable. Resign yourself
with as compete confidence in the
artist photographer as you would TO
an artist painter, and the result will
he entirely satisfactory DiSabuse
your mind OF the idea that poses and
expressions which look well as prac.
ticed before your mirror will photo
graph well; Before the camera
they will generally produce dis
tortcd features, distorted bodies.
aud monstrosities OF hands. 10
nothing, forget that YOU want 10
look well and you will succeed in
looking natural!
As 10 your dress, any material that
fails in graceful lines is desirable.
Light coors are always preferable.
For soft and dainty effects nothing
is so beautiful as transparent ma
terials, such as tulleS, laccs. nets.
Black silk can be worn 10 advantage,
and black tullc and lace take bcauti-
fully. WOo,en goods define the
agure best, being less liable To
wrinkle and crease than silk or satin.
ODen work embrOiderieS in collars
and cuffs produce exceed ngly fine cf-
fects, particularly in pictures Of the
Rent randi style. Dark green and
red are the desire OF the artist; large
pla ds suggest comic pictures. Velvet,
plush, and jet do not photograph
well. Close bands about the throat
are TO lie avo dcd; ALLOW it to be free.
The slender woman may have perfect
confidence in the Rembrandt shad-
ing TO produce rOundness OF outline
rembrandt, dS YOU know, painted
the broad side OF the face in shadow
and the narrow side in high light,
with the result OF a startling lite
likeness in his portraits never eX-
ccIed. The woman who is thin
should drape the neck and arms in
delicate Sau2e or lace, and half CON
cealing, half revealing, make herself
dOubly attractive.
Never dress child in velvet unless
OF light-cOlorcd hues Your boys ,
charming black or green velvet suit
will be Photographic failure. There
is nothing so heilttiug boy in pic
ture As simple IS. Never ask the
artist TO make Il full-length picture
OF boy in knickcrbockerS. Boys |
feet are proyerbially large and loom
up immensely when attached to a
pair OF slim legs clad from ankle to
cessores and striking cfcctS-and, |
besides. are more graceful than boys. +.
Baby, OF course, must wear white, |
with no lack OF rul!cS aud laCes To /
add TO his charm. Mems clothing /
should invariably he dark.
Don't tell the photographer that /
you are the worst subject in the ,
world TO photograph, and never had |
a successful picture. II is stiltcd /
remark resulting from species of |
egotism which simply means that no |
camera has ever yet succeeded in pro-
ducing the beauties that you see in
yourself.
Don't practice expression and so .
succeed in Disgusting yourself.
Don't tell babI that birds and |
monkeys will jump out Of the side OF .
the gallery TO amusc him. His dis
appointment will make him cross.
Don't bring the entire family along
to keep the child in good humor
The al tist can do that much more .
easily, and the baby is less likely 10
become nervous.
Don't bring a friend along TO pose
YOU. Trust TO the professional rather
than amateur skill.
Don't, If YOU are IN amateur, try
TO instruct an artist OF thirty years.
experience how to make a successful .
photograph
llOnt grow angry If YOU cannot
break the business rules Of the studio
because you do not think they are
good. So. Louis Po,t-DispatCh.