Pictorial effect in photography : being hints on composition and chiaroscuro for photographers, to which is added a chapter on combination printing (1869)
Robinson, H. P. (Henry Peach), 1830-1901 · London : Piper & Carter · leaf 29
23 oblique lines may be compensated, in a great measure depending on the ingenuity and skill of the artist. Here is an example in a portrait … Fig- 1. not have a pleasant effect. To counteract this sense of danger, the lines A, B, and C have been balanced by the line of the drapery, D ; and, this not being sufficient, the table, E, has been intro- duced, while the dark spot caused by the book also helps to support the composition, as will…
Composition (Photography)
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