Talk:Hannah Maynard

Tromp l’oeil
It would be nice to mention her use of tromp l'oeil. I also think the captions in the gallery can add a bit of explanation. Some interesting things going on in the photographs and in the case of the mugshot it's an interesting subject. Why is she all dressed up for a mugshot? OrganicEarth (talk) 17:27, 24 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Hello OrganicEarth, thanks for adding the External Links section and other edits. I'm not aware of the term tromp l'oeil being used to describe Hannah's photography, and based on my reading of the Wikipedia article the expression doesn't really seem to apply to photography except maybe in special cases. It could be used in a general sense though. "Photomontage" and "multiple exposure" adequately cover her most famous trick photos, and I mentioned her use of bas-relief which is a similar technique to tromp l'oeil. The term photosculpture was used for statuary-type photographs in the 1880s, however it was a short-lived fad and that particular use never became widespread. As far as the captions go, I expanded one to draw attention to the use of "line-lit photography" and amended slightly the caption for the photo you added so just the title is italicized. On the next topic, Belle Adams was the perpetrator of a sensational murder and I think her fancy dress for a mug shot might have been intended for the local newspapers, or perhaps Hannah couldn't resist her own artistry. I've seen examples of her regular mug shots in the book by Wilks, but I didn't find any available on the internet. Finally, I looked for examples of landscape photography by Hannah, but they all fell under the general description "Maynard" and since they were mostly taken by Richard I left them out, although I would like to include at least one landscape or outdoor photo if it was securely attributable to Hannah. Probably all of the ship photos on WikiCommons were taken by Richard Maynard. Regards, Curiocurio 19:51, 24 August 2015 (UTC)