Wilson's quarter century in photography : a collection of hints on practical photography which form a complete text-book of the art . ncein such matters. No great artist is a copyist, and no man of real power will hold very long to the char-acteristics or mannerisms of his master. Van Dyck was a pupil of Eubens, but he didnot paint like him; Gerome studied under Delaroche, but his pictures do not, in theleast, resemble those of his master.—William Hart. Now, what we want is to be able to see these effects of a face fronting the light, and ofexcessive top-light, and knoiv, at a glance, how to r
Wilson's quarter century in photography : a collection of hints on practical photography which form a complete text-book of the art . ncein such matters. No great artist is a copyist, and no man of real power will hold very long to the char-acteristics or mannerisms of his master. Van Dyck was a pupil of Eubens, but he didnot paint like him; Gerome studied under Delaroche, but his pictures do not, in theleast, resemble those of his master.—William Hart. Now, what we want is to be able to see these effects of a face fronting the light, and ofexcessive top-light, and knoiv, at a glance, how to remedy them. As I have already said, it is perhaps only necessary that attention should be called tothis matter to have its importance understood and appreciated. It is not necessary thatyou should wait till you return to your various studios before you begin to practise asuggestion of this kind, but it may be commenced here, if it has not been commencedbefore, and be made a constant study everywhere you go. A careless, uneducatedobserver would look over this assembly, from the seat of any one of you here, and notice Fig. THE APPLICATION OF ART PRINCIPLES. 157 63. Again have we a study of Feeliug in Mr. Samuel Colemans SunnyA^fternoon in the Port of Algiers. If ever presented to you, you will not evenfocus on the charming line of dahabeehs until you have added to the sense— Fig. 108.
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