Mi travel C7 - Wednesday, April 6, 1983 - North Shore News TRYING TO APPEAR HUMAN Co-existing with your passport picture ONE OF the most overused sayings in the travel world is, you're too sick to travel.’ say it first? Passport photos most often resemble police mug shots, especially the black and white ones. The photographer doesn’t take a lot of ume with == special, by Barbara McCreadie flattering lighting — after all. he isn’t) building his reputation on that kind of Photography. Nor is he making his fortune — the average black and white set costs $6 while color is ap proximately $10 Trouble with = passport pictures is that you have to hive with them for the next years (Csranted. they Mart to fdook a fot better the end oof the than al the five towards sentence “If you look like your passport picture, * Didn’t Erma Bombeck beginning. Since my own passport is just expiring. 1 decided to get some advice before | got the picture taken. After all. the last one made me look like a prison matron — even the border guards looked uneasy! Maggie Lamb, head of the Makeup Divsion of John Casablanca Modelling Agency, said, “They dont have tofook hike mug shots! Makedp can change everything.” She advises weamng a foundation three shades hghter than your normal base. If you've got a double chin, make it up first, using your normal color and then add the lighter tone to the rest of your face. “That way you don't have a blending problem.” ; Avoid blusher, dark liapsuck and dark eyeshadow She has found that the most flattenng color for both shadow and lipstick 1s “plum”. Your overall ap- proach should be “pale and soft". Fashion models, for black and white photography. are often made up WHITE. Instead of blusher = she recommends abit of eyeshadow, the blended under cheekbone to add contournny The complete makeup job should — be topped with lots of powder Clothes. too. are oim portant Depending on the background color that the photographer is using, your clothing should Contrast Since dove grey is a popular Explore New Guinea bapect to see coloured tree frops emerald green lyzards prant staok insects rhinoceros beetles and butterflies of every size shape and colour th you porn Capilano Colleges Natural History bapedition to Papua New Gruinea from May 19 to June 1 19M) Phe earths sccond largest inhaned Is spoctacularty beautiful from ats hast bow Vaned trope al caraborests to the high peaks «lad tn alpine (audta Phe tor age hts oa varety vol arc as Un the caste tn baadf of the island says tome beaker Ot Keith W iaache and as dhe sane bor Wareserrvcaen stay advance avathatobe on JAL Vittve courwest 2943; 14Aoways pure Prase secmvecers fron Syere voor AC keen naturalists with strong botanimal. hortheultural and soolopical interests) who are not averse to roughing oe and whose pomary interests maximum CA pOsUurc to the where necessary many splendoun New Guinea has to offer wilderness Phe cost oof the New Csuinea tour is $6259) pcr person whieh includes aufare transportation in New Guinea nc commodation some meals saphitvecinp Costs Carton pee tour fectures and other detarks boot mone mn for erpaCterg call Capek Collepe at UNO Tay heme atl boy (FROM SEATTLE) VV merit by freer efi “poperves C abeve artbaatncons Seattle SUPER-SAVER RETURN TO HONG KONG Cote prec ites boaareess crvany toe TA travel agent for Shetiact SAPAN AIR LINES a? JAL 7/7 HORNEY STREET VANCOUVER ( TEL choice with photographers, the medium range of colors can fade right on. Remember, red photographs black and brown photographs dark grey. White, perhaps a tailored blouse, was her choice but for any of us with figure problems, we might be better with a dark shade. Necklines are important, especially if you have a double chin. To minimize this defect, lower 9 your neckline. Scoop necks and V-necks are the most flattering. If your chin-line is square, soften your neckline, perhaps with a softly-draped scarf. placed low. 1 also spoke with Ursula Austermann of the Cosmetology School of Canada. Her = suggestions were much the same. stressing, “Never wear blue eye-shadow. It photographs white. She recommends thal you study some passport photos — if your fnends or family will consent! This way. you'll see what effect 1s achieved by different colors and styles. hopefully avoiding anything that ts harsh and unflatternng. “People with real problems should consider having their makeup done professionally for the shot That way you can get a professional opinion, too, on what you plan to wear.” It would be a good idea to take a couple of different tops along. justin case your first choice isn't the best. People with blond or grey har have a problem with hght reflection. Ask your photographer if he can do something to minimize the glare, perhaps by adjusting the hghtang WAIKIKI $379 Air Only WAIKIKI 8 Oays $479 7 Nights Atr § Motel LAS VEGAS $295 5 Days, 4 Nights, A & Hotel RENO $235 5 Days, 4 Nights. Alr & Hote! TORONTO $249 Atr Only “MAPLE LEAF TRAVEL 736-3555 Rey. Agent 157-3 free SToprower rie hares qoioted are Hovcphvese coat vot (604) 688-6611 Men aren't about to have the makeup applied for a passport picture. 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