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Professional Picture: One popular form of professional picture is the composite in which several, usually four, negatives are printed on one sheet of 8 x 10 glossy paper. The four pictures for this set should include, in the case of an actor or actress, one portrait close-up showing the subject's face as flatteringly as possible, one bathing suit shot which leaves no mystery as regards the subject's physical qualifications (if they aren't too bad), one pseudo-candid or fashion-type picture showing the actor's ability to wear clothes, and one character picture in , which the subject is demonstrating his talent. For the vaude-villian or specialty entertainer, the composite should show the highlights of his act, and perhaps a portrait.Information which applies to all the pictures of your story, rather than to any specific picture, should be written up separately for the so-called "text block" which accompanies a good many picture sets in the magazines. You do not need to be a professional writer to supply the text-block. Just be sure you include all the essential information, answering the six questions, and the editor will have one of his staff writers edit it for publication.
We would also forestall criticism of our undiluted use of the word 'parent'. It would simply be too tedious repeatedly to refer to 'parent or other close adult/careworker/older sibling/ neighbour' but we would like it understood that this is what is intended, particularly where parents are not available. Nor do we subscribe to some rosy picture of the home as a place of invariable security, warmth and close relationships. All we would say is that homes and families often do conform to this picture in many respects and that even the least emotionally stable home is probably the place in which the child's most significant relationships exist. There is a discussion of 'difficult' or unco-operative homes in the section on professional concerns (chapters). |
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