Wilson's quarter century in photography : a collection of hints on practical photography which form a complete text-book of the art . re going to photograph the Harvesters at Rest. You would choosethe shady side of a shock of sheaves; you would pose the tired husbandman in a restfiilattitude; you would sendthe housewife to him withhis noon-day lunch, and,of course, she must bringthe baby, because there isno one at home to leaveit with. The mother andchild should be placedwhere the husbandmancan admire them, and thushelp him rest better, wherethey will help most in yourdiagonal composition. The
Wilson's quarter century in photography : a collection of hints on practical photography which form a complete text-book of the art . re going to photograph the Harvesters at Rest. You would choosethe shady side of a shock of sheaves; you would pose the tired husbandman in a restfiilattitude; you would sendthe housewife to him withhis noon-day lunch, and,of course, she must bringthe baby, because there isno one at home to leaveit with. The mother andchild should be placedwhere the husbandmancan admire them, and thushelp him rest better, wherethey will help most in yourdiagonal composition. Thebasket you would use alsoto complete the exteriorlines and toss the old hatdown where it would bestbreak up the empty fore-ground, and break up arather too broad expanseof light; would you not? custom to blow the horn to call to lunch the mower and the good wife, who tosses thenew-mown hay, that it may dry in the sun, another group would come to your mind,such as Answering the Horn, by Mr. Winslow Homer (Fig. 206). Now you might seea dozen such couples as this in a days ramble, looking awfully picturesque, and yet you Fig. Or, if you are in a grass-growing country, where it is the 206 Wilsons quarter century in photography. Fig. 205.
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