PHOTOGRAPHY AND FASHION PLATES.
Apart from studio work, women are graduWly.recognising the sound commercial possibilities, of the camera. A quite'natural revolt is boing made against the old order of fashion plates. JNo human being ever looked as the colossal and attenuated ladies there depicted' contrive to do. .Quite a large number of women are now taking photographs for drapers' catalogues and for tashion papers. House decorators are also encouraging the woman photographer, and some admirable friezes nave already been designed from enlarged photographs of flowers, foliage, nnd birds. A noted American artist has set women an example in this respect by grouping figures, photographing them, and finally adapting them to the uses of a frieze.' In the technical schools attention is being given to the introduction of Australian birds, reptiles and animals to decorative work ; and in this, too, women students are getting benefit from their cameras. Tho photographing of art needlework, carving and other studio work also offer scope for tho expert. The itinerant male photographer is likely to remain a more or less negligible 9uant.lt.jr, and the fipld for the woman worker is therefore left comparatively free ' v
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 56, 29 November 1907, Page 3
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190PHOTOGRAPHY AND FASHION PLATES. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 56, 29 November 1907, Page 3
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