Marion and Co., author · London W. : Marion and Co., 22 and 23 Soho Square · leaf 141
tion nowhere hard. It is to be understood that the background must be distinctly subordinate to the figure. Here again, in most cases, the photographer will find it best to purchase his backgrounds, either selecting from the stock of the dealer or getting it painted to order. The beginner will use… … A few words on the manipulation. In posing the photographer should give freedom to • the sitter so that he may have the opportunity of freely arranging himself into suitable posture. It has been of course by this time decided whether the portrait shall be bust, half-length, or full-length. The…
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