Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-30
THE PERFECT PHOTOGRAPH.

THE PERFECT PHOTOGRAPH.
What to DO and What Not - DO to Get .
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
itv, a photographer. And this IL
what he says:
BE adaptable. Resign yourself
with as complete confidence in the
artist photographer as you would to
an artist painter. and the result will
be entirely satisfactory Disabuse
your mind of the idea that poses and
expressions which look we'll as prac-
ticed before your mirror will photo
graph we'll. Before the camera
they will generally produce dis
torted features distorted bodies
aud monstrosities of hands. Do
nothing, forget that you want to
look we'll and you will succeed in
looking natural.
AS to your dress, any material that
falls in graceful lines is desirable.
L ght colors are always preferable.
For soft and dainty effects nothing
Is so beautiful as transparent ma
terials, such as tulles, laces, nets
Black silk can be worn to advantage,
and black tulle and lace take bcauti-
fully. Wooden goods define the
figure best, being less liable to
wrinkle and crease than silk or satin.
Open work enbroideries in collars
and cuffs produce exceed ngly fine eff
fects, particularly in pictures of the
Rembrandt style. Dark green and
red are the desire of the artist; large
pla DIS suggest comic pictures Velvet,
plush, and jet do not photograph
we'll. Close bands about the throat
are to be avo ded: allow it to be free.
The slender woman may have perfect
confidence in the Rembrandt shad-
ing to produce roundness of outline.
Rembrandt, as 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-
celled. The woman who is thin
should drape the neck and arms in
delicate gauze or lace, and half con-
cealing, half revealing, make herself
doubly attractive.
Never dress child in velvet unless
of light-colored hues. Your boys
charming black or green velvet suit
will be Photographic failure. There
is nothing so betiJting boy in a pic
ture as simplicity Never ask the
artist to make full-length picture
of boy in knickerbockerS Boys
feet are proverbially large and loom
up immensely when attached to a
pair Of slim legs clad from ankle to
knee in stockings Girls need &C
cessories and striking effects-and,
besides, are more graceful than boys.
Baby, OF course, must wear white,
with no lack Of rutties and 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. 1t is stilted
remark resulting from a 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 baby that birds and
monkeys will jump out of the side of
the gallery to amuse him. His dis
appointment will make him cross
Don't bring the entire family along
to keep the child in good humor.
The al fist can do that much more
easily, and the baby is less likely to
become nervous.
Don't bring friend along to pose
YOU. Trust to the professional rather
than amateur skill.
Don't. II you are an amateur, try
to instruct an artist of thirty years.
experience how to make a successful
photograph.
Don't grow angry il you cannot
break the business rules of the studio
because you do not think they are
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