BEING PHOTOGRAPHED

Shannon News, 7 February 1928, Page 1

BEING PHOTOGRAPHED

The success of a photograph depends almost as much on thy» sitter's mood as on the pose. If she feels rushed or worried while being taken this will be noticeable, however much she tries to put on a pleasant expression. Fatigue and cold give the face and eyes a strained and shrunken look, thus making the sitter look older than she actually is.. The psychologist's • advice. “Think of beautiful thing’s if you want to look beautiful, ” is excellent in this connection, and to it might be added “Think of amusing things if you want to look light-heart-ed ” For these reasons a cheerful, happy-go-lucky friend is the best to accompany the sitter, and anyone liable to become self-conscious as soon as the camera is focussed should ask her friend to laugh or talk her into self-forgetfulness. # Smooth-surfaced white dress materials usually look hard when photographed. and coloured soft ones which drape gracefully, always come out well. A severe or plain type of hair-dressing looks more severe In a photograph than on the sitter herself, so that it is necessary to loosen it. a little round the face in order to get a good effect. Some photographers also recommend a slight (and almost _ invisible) dusting of powder on brown hair, as otherwise it will appear to be black. Birr '' ■ .