FIG. 2.—ARRANGEMENT OF CAMERA.
NEW TYPE OF PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT.
Our [engraving] shows a new type of photographic portrait which gives the effect of a marble bust. The model is placed behind a hollow column or thin pedestal of painted wood. If it is desired to represent a man in classic costume, a helmet of white cardboard is placed upon the model’s head, his hair and face is whitened with rice powder, and those portions of the body it is desired to render visible are surrounded with white flannel. The background should be formed of black velvet. After the negative is developed, the figure that it is desired to preserve is cut around with a penknife, and the arms and all the portions that are not wanted are scratched out. The glass thus becomes transparent when the scratching has been done, and in the positive the bust stands out from the background.
| FIG. 1.—A PHOTO BUST. | FIG. 2.—HOW THE BUST IS MADE. |