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Post by Red on Jul 24, 2020 11:36:17 GMT -5
I am having difficulty finding info on stands used to hold the body a certain way in old photography. Does anyone know how they worked as far as placement?
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Post by Elwood on Jul 27, 2020 21:10:33 GMT -5
I am having difficulty finding info on stands used to hold the body a certain way in old photography. Does anyone know how they worked as far as placement? Some info about body stands in vintage photography and poses: 12345
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Post by Wayne Land on Jul 27, 2020 21:26:10 GMT -5
The posing stand is actually "extremely" important to my belief that Brushy was the real BTK. Because it is the only explanation of why Billy's ears (in the famous tintype) might spread farther from his head. There was a posing stand being used in the tintype as it can clearly be seen at the floor and I theorize that the U shaped part behind Billy's head is pushing forward on his ear(s) making the earlobes look more extended than they normally were. If that is "not" correct, if Billy's earlobes were normally shaped the same as they appear in the tintype, then it is unlikely Brushy was the real BTK. Maybe even impossible.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2020 23:28:34 GMT -5
According to what I've read the head rests were of no importance unless the subject was elderly, of nervous disposition, or the photograph was being taken in bad lighting. If Billy used a stand then it would've been a case of bad lighting.
Some of the pictures I've seen the head rest went above the ears, not behind them or below them. Others I've seen just cradled the back of the neck.
So I don't know if that would really benefit Brushy's case, since Wayne brings up the hypothesis of the ears being manipulated by the head rest.
For me, I don't believe a stand was used in the tintype photograph. Now, I can see that the hat being tilted upwards can protrude the ears, and that would manipulate ear shape and position.
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Post by Wayne Land on Jul 28, 2020 10:59:16 GMT -5
 In this cutout from the tintype you can see what most believe is the foot of a posing stand right behind Billy's foot. In some copies of the tintype, the ones edited mostly, it is not visible, but you'll see it clearly in most of the more well defined copies. Maybe the U-shaped support was right behind his ears, maybe it wasn't. We'll never know for sure. But you can't see that part of the stand. We know it is there however, because otherwise there would have been to purpose in having a posing stand behind him. |
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Post by Red on Jul 28, 2020 11:36:45 GMT -5
The reason I asked; was when wearing a certain mask the other day it mad my earlobes look not connected. That could explain the right ear on the tin. The ears actually keep me from believing Brushy 100%. Wayne, have you ever heard that Brushy was the maternal cousin to Billie? Another site has a person claiming that. Also, another one on the site claimed Brushy had to know the kid and may have been close to him.
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Post by Wayne Land on Jul 28, 2020 15:31:28 GMT -5
No I've never heard Brushy was a cousin of Billy The Kid. I believe he was in fact, Billy The Kid. It hasn't been proven so I can't claim it is fact, but I do believe it. What I was explaining above was just that without the possible explanation of the posing stand pushing his ear(s) forward, I would have serious doubts. Therefore the importance of the posing stand cannot be overstated.
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Post by aaron0515 on Jul 30, 2020 23:59:12 GMT -5
The reason I asked; was when wearing a certain mask the other day it mad my earlobes look not connected. That could explain the right ear on the tin. The ears actually keep me from believing Brushy 100%. Wayne, have you ever heard that Brushy was the maternal cousin to Billie? Another site has a person claiming that. Also, another one on the site claimed Brushy had to know the kid and may have been close to him. Hello Red, what other site are you referencing that has a person making that claim? |
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