The full-length officer portrait must be a three-quarter view with the left shoulder forward. For officer promotion photographs, the prescribed uniform is summer khakis (summer whites where summer khakis are not authorized) and dress blues for LDO or CWO applications. All subjects will be uncovered unless otherwise stated in the applicants appropriate instruction. A menu board or hand- lettered title board must be placed at the subjects feet and be legible in the final photograph. The subject should be

centered both horizontally and vertically in the photograph (fig. 7-12).

The best camera and film to use for a full-length

photograph is a 4x5 camera and a Polaroid 4x5 film back When this combination is used, the customer can leave the studio with the final product. Any camera or imaging system can be used, depending on your imaging

facilities capabilities, providing that two 4x5-inch prints are furnished to the customer.

CORRECTIVE TECHNIQUES

The primary goal in portrait photography is to present the subject in a favorable and flattering manner. Your most difficult problem is combining the pose, lighting, and camera viewpoint to show your subject to best advantage. Because the photogenic qualities of each person's face vary, certain corrective techniques in posing, lighting, and camera heights can be used to help depict the subject favorably and improve the quality of the portrait. Changing the camera viewpoint, combined with proper lighting and pose, can create amazing alterations in the pictured appearance of any face. Table 7-1 shows corrective techniques and ways they can be used to correct common problem areas.