If these few points are remem-bored a sitter can be assured of the sort of likeness which strikes an observer immediately by its living quality. Of course a photographer who understands his art is presupposed.
In this respect, it is interesting to note, also, that the work of the English miniature painter David Hill, woo later combined _photography with his painting in 1843, hag never been excelled. He was able"to apply his knowledge as painter to the work and thus reached a pinnacle. Immediately after his time photography became strictly a "business," no further interest existing for the photographer than to stand behind a camera and take a stilted photograph, thereafter obscuring the sitter's characteristics through excessive "retouching," and col leeting the price of his labour from the sitter, who it is not to be expected was always entirely satisfied that he was the man the photographer had made him out.
Nor fs this attitude altogether a thing of the past. There still exist, photographers "who have further interest than that. We recall the incident of the Chinese office boy who showed an ambitions streak by being photographed in the uniform of a generalissimo, to the uncon-corn of the photographer, but to the edification of all who viewed this resplendent chest-full of medals in the show-window of the shop.
The Artist At Work.
An artistic photographer has an accurate knowledge of light and shade and their respective values. It is through this that he obtains the plastic quality of his work, or the depth in a picture which makes it seem to palpitate with life. He must have a knowledge of anatomy, also, Mr. Kobza points out, in order that he can understand the reasons why a face has certain characteris-ties.
Knowing real artist' in photography, like his fellow-soul in other of endeavour, knows that simplicity is the keynote of, not only good Dreeding, but great art, and he works with this aim in view.
One imagines that the story told in photographic circles of the London photographer who sent round canvassers. giving "free sittings," one of which was accepted by well known social leader who later found herself depicted on a toothpaste advertisement, illustrates another side of the question, the antithesis of art for art's sake, 'A. sitter, however, who accopts free sittings, Br. Kobza points out, loses copyright interest in the pliotocraph in most countries and n strange history might be written of what happens to some of these photographs. L.B.W.
Husband: look Great Heavens, at the amount of our light bill!
Wife: Yes, dear. Our electri icebox has been leaking.
Reporter: I suppose that when' the plane started to fall all your sins flashed before your eyes?
Movie Actress (thoughtfully) Oh, dear, no! Why, we only fell two miles.
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