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Series Of Picture: His adaptation of "Las Meninas" (p. 84) of 17 August 1957 was one in a series of picture of 44 variations on the same picture, all of which had taken shape as a result of a careful analysis of individual figures and the painting as a whole. It had been over half a century before, that Pablo had admired Velazquez's original of 1656 in the Prado. Picasso may have been inspired by the Spanish tradition of this picture, its worldwide fame, and the theme "painter and studio".The series of picture as a whole shows increasing unity as well as increasing variety ; both results came from adopting the creative method invented by Leonardo: not constructing the picture unit by unit, but conceiving the whole picture as one. The later drawings for Madonnas in this phase resemble doodles, like Leonardo's, out of which new compositional ideas spring spontaneously. These Madonnas were largely painted for leading Florentine patrons, but with the exception of one large altarpiece left unfinished in 1508 (Madonna del Baldacchino; Pitti), this was the limit of Raphael's success as an outsider in Florence.
Children playing with pets or favorite toys are naturally so charming that it is best to let them pose themselves. Simply watch what goes 70 on, and take a series of picture of snapshots without making an important issue from a lower position than you would assume if your subject were an adult. This method is generally better than tilting the camera, lie-cause it will enable you to picture the child's features clearly. There will, however, be times when striking and unusual pictures can be made from the higher angle. (See the section on The Unusual I'iew-point in the next chapter.) When you wish to point the Camera downward, it's a good idea to minimize vertical lines in objects within the picture area, because tilting the Camera will make the lines converge in the picture. Suggested exposure for pictures of toddlers (on bright days, and not in shade, Kodak Verichrome or Plus-X Film, 1/100 second at f/7.9. f/S, or f/S.8; with Kodak Super-XX Film, 1/100 second at f/11. |
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