Newman's manual of harmonious coloring, as applied to photographs : together with valuable papers on lighting and posing the sitter (1866)
Newman, James, Lea, M. Carey (Mathew Carey), 1823-1897, Benerman & Wilson, publisher, Sherman & Co. (Philadelphia, Pa.), printer · Philadelphia : Benerman & Wilson · leaf 133
t B at rightangles to B A will give you the pitch of the roof O O. 132 ON LIGHTING AND POSING THE SITTER. For perfect illumination of the figure, I assume thatthe opening at B will be seven feet on each side, orfourteen feet altogether, which I find by experienceabout the best dimensions. Now, if… … centre of illumination of the figure, and parallel linesfrom C and D to meet XXX embrace the area of illumi-nation of the room C Z, DZ; but as this embraces toomuch foreground and too little background, it wouldbe necessary to alter the centre T to a fresh point R,so that the head shall be the…
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