. Portrait . ddand novel arrangement. Comparatively few sitterswould adapt themselves to such a crouching attitude,but this lady is a violinist leaning on her instrument,at a moment of rest and gazing at her audience. Theviolin explains the pose which is natural enough initself. Still it depends entirely on the introduction of theinstrument, and might be called a professional pose. Simple poses are not necessarily the most desirableones. There is always something snapshotty about anabsolutely natural and unembellished pose. In art wewant a little more, some concentrated effort that bringsout q
. Portrait . ddand novel arrangement. Comparatively few sitterswould adapt themselves to such a crouching attitude,but this lady is a violinist leaning on her instrument,at a moment of rest and gazing at her audience. Theviolin explains the pose which is natural enough initself. Still it depends entirely on the introduction of theinstrument, and might be called a professional pose. Simple poses are not necessarily the most desirableones. There is always something snapshotty about anabsolutely natural and unembellished pose. In art wewant a little more, some concentrated effort that bringsout qualities of grace and refinement and eliminatesawkward and abrupt lines. In painting as well as in PORTRAIT photography the individuahty of the sitter must sug-gest the theme. One can easily lose sight of thepeculiarities of individual movements and endowpersons with attributes they do not possess, a methodof procedure which may result in excellent pictorialarrangements but not in attitudes that would pass as. specially convincing or as one of the most favorableposes possible to the subject. In painting the sitter merely suggests the motif, theartist can elaborate upon it at leisure, any way hepleases. The model furnishes only the facts which willinspire the painter to assert his peculiar ideas of elimina-tion and idealization. In photography a good deal more PORTRAIT has to be left to the sitter. In Figs, i and 2 the ladieshad actually to make the pose. The photographer cando little more than to select the most favorable pose ofvarious poses, and to assist, by suggestion and manipu-lation with his own hands, as well as by the arrange-ment of light and accessories, to make it more artistic.
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