Photographs Flashcards
Value of the photograph in major restorations
Very import for success
Feature reconstruction is impractical without
several photographs
For a normal case
it is good practice to request a photo on all cases
A photograph can reveal
hairstyle
Fullness of the face
Expression
Professional portraits are valuable because of their
size
Artistic lighting may be used for
Illusory
Dramatic
Corrective
The value of several snapshots
Each picture may reveal a characteristic more clearly than others
The profile view
Tremendous value
Reveals projections and recessions important to feature reconstruction
The Three-Quarter View
Only a little less valuable
Will suggest the form of the profile
Reveals the degree of fullness of the cheeks
Pictures of greatest value
Recent
Sharp but not flat lighted
Include no more than one other person
Subject is hatless, not laughing, or smoking
Snapshots of someone with their eyes closed will be valuable
Inspecting the face in this manner will reveal the most accurate information
Inversion of the photograph
These forms are more easily noted
Asymmetrical
When modeling, this is the most convenient position
Above the head of the deceased
Surfaces lying at right angles to the source of lighting reflect the maximum amount of light
Highlight
Surfaces which do not receive the full rays of light, or are obscured by other surfaces) reflect little or no light
Shadow
