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 84
74 in a perfect work of art is finely shown The following diagram exactly repeats the lines of the fiddler and the woman with the child seated precisely opposite to him. It will be seen that the position of the body is the same in each — stooping a little forward, with the head bent down ; the… … figures, although different in sex, wear caps ; the lines of the dress even, especially above the arms, are symmetrical, and in both cases the back leg of the chair is concealed. This uniformity is not accidental, but must have been produced deliberately and with a purpose. There are other similar…
Composition (Photography)
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