The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-07

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There Is practically no detail n the
eyes. In the case Of this picture al
these heavy, misplaced shadows Woulq
have been dlspelied by q little troni
light. which result would have been
helped along by side light also.
The amateur who took the third pic:
ture told me that he had studied ana
experimental a long while before ne
arranged the light on Il. ana believed
that he had gotten Il about rtght. ~
matter OF fact, Il was much nearer
right than the two already criticised.
but Il was still faulty. The subject had
been placed almost directly facing
window, which made all the light front
light. The face in this picture was
fiat and expresslonlesS. An lines ana
shadows have been ohliterated by the
glare OF front light shining full IN the
face. It may be hardly necessary TO
say. IN view OF the previous remarks,
that this picture should have had some
side light, less front light ana some
top light.
For purposes Of comparison ! have
before me q three-quarter face portrait
made by one Of the leading amateurs of
Philadelphia, The lighting on this face
shows q master hand The student Of
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tell lust as well how the lighting was
done as II he had done It himself In
this picture, one side OF the face Is
strongly illumined, but not 30 strongly
as to destroy the natural shadows Of
the face. There 70 slight shadow be-
meath both nose and mouth, the latter
giving rotundity to the chin. and both
are caused by the top light. The shadow
beneath the nose falls not directly be-
meath, however. as was the case where
the light was directly overhead, but to
one side. this being due to the stronger
side light The eyes In picture No.
are full OF detail and life. due again to
the proper portion OF side and top
lights. The off-slde Of the face Is deci-
dedly In shadow, but the shadow Is
only deep enough to set of the other
side and to give roundness to the face.
This sitter was placed, have no
doubt, so that the side and top light
came from the same source, this strils-
ing ut an angie OF probably forty-fiVe
degrees, and being somewhat to one
side. The light on the off-slde Of the
face was probably provided by
screen.
One Of the best rooms for making
portraits Is one which contains two
windows. not on opposite sides, but
say one on Tue norm OF B4HtH &H9 INC
other on the east or west. II the room
Is not too large, these sources Of light
can be used to make all sorts Of por-
traits, and no rejecting screen will be
needed. For example, do some por-
trait work in such a room. The other
day made a most satisfactory profile
in this manner. The lower half Of the
east window was partly curtained on.
and the subject placed full facing It
about six feet distant This gave good
side and top light. The south window
was about ten feet away and from
1t came good light for the hair and up
per part OF the head. This south light
was not bright or glazing light, be-
cause the window from which It came
was nearly twice as far distant as
the window which supplied the main
light,
The same combination Of windows
can be used in a variety OF ways. The
main object is to place the subject SO
that he Is further from one window
than from the other. which means
that the light from one will be bright
err than that from the other, and thus
give the desired effect. II the subject
we're placed at eqit-dlstRnce from the
windows the light would be nearly
equal on both sides.