Show CAMERA SHOWS UP DEFECTS Why It Is Generally Necessary That Photographs of the Human Face Be Retouched Why does a a D. photographer have to retouch his negatives s before his hits customer cus ens- tower tomer Is satisfied with the picture The eye of the camera sees things differently from the human eye although although al al- though there are some lenses that so diffuse the Image that the tile harsh detail detail de de- de tail tan Is eliminated These are the so so- called soft focus soft focus lenses and photographs photographs photo photo- graphs made with them generally need po no extensive e retouching It Is the difference In n seeing color between bet tho the lens and the e eye eje e that Is largely responsible for retouching The ruddy complexion so suggestive pf of good health under the relentless eye of the camera may turn Into dark splotches for red photographs dark daik The penetrating penetrating- violet blue-violet rays are those chiefly used In hi photography and these rays ruS furnish the UlC delicate modeling modelIng modelIng model Ing of form The surface of the skin reflects these rn rays cs Into the camera and all the Irregularities of the skin such as wrinkles become more more noticeable noticeable notice notice- able abie than thim when looked at with the human buman eye which sees mostly by the red and orange Instead of the blue- blue violet Iolet ra rays rs caught by the thee e eye Te of the I cam camera Popular Science 1 Monthly |