Photoplay (Jul - Dec 1938)

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1 "Use a full light on a rather thin face," says Hymie. Thus he snapped Nona Massey at the Troc, highlighted her smile; let Vic Orsatti take care of himself: "Men are secondary problems" 2 "Do not shoot a woman talking. Wait until she is listening to someone ... A moving mouth is pretty bad." This was the rule Fink followed in this candid of Loretta Young at the Troc 3 "If your prospective victim has a pretty hat, a new hairdress or nice gown, show up those features; the rest of the picture will take care of itself. "Victim" here is Jane Hamilton 4 This idea worked, too, in the case of Sigrid Gurie, snapped in a trick new bonnet. Her nose is inclined to be long; so Hyman shot his flash a little low, straight on, to shorten it 5 "If a woman has a beautiful profile, why lose it?" Thus reasoned Mr. Fink when he caught Anita Louise in the prosaic act of buttering bread — and proceeded to snap this poetic candid 6 The exception that proves the rule about the moving mouth — this picture of Deanna Durbin singing on the radio, one of the best Fink candids. But then, it's Deanna's business to sing! 7 The Fink technique of highlighting the best feature showed up to excellent advantage in this snap of Lana Turner with hair piled high. Now, who dares to say candids can't be beautiful? CAN BE BEAUTIFUL The "watch the birdie" school of snapshots is out, and, with these exclusive off-guard pictures, Photopfay's Hyman Fink proves that the candid trend is in— with a flash! Knowing that to most people a "candid" is a picture of a subject at his "darnawfullest," he offers these two pages as proof that any candid can be as attractive as a posed photograph. "Impossible!" you say— well, wait until you read Fink's secrets (above)