▁of ▁Life ▁for ▁July ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁with ▁the ▁ca ption : ▁" In ▁Glen co e ▁dark room , ▁Nelson ▁displays ▁a ▁portrait ▁of ▁a ▁friend ▁developed ▁himself . ▁A ▁medi oc re ▁photograph er , ▁he ▁enjo ys ▁d abb ling ▁with ▁chemical s ▁more ▁than ▁taking ▁pictures ." ▁ ▁Sh own ▁at ▁left ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁photo ▁that ▁is ▁more ▁invent ive ▁and ▁play ful ▁than ▁her ▁usual ▁work man like ▁news ▁photos . ▁She ▁took ▁it ▁while ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁International ▁News ▁Ph otos ▁service ▁during ▁prepar ation ▁of ▁a ▁news ▁feature ▁on ▁the ▁arch ives . ▁It ▁shows ▁a ▁staff ▁member ▁wrapped ▁in ▁the ▁transparent ▁ac et ate ▁fo il ▁that ▁conserv ators ▁used ▁to ▁l amin ate ▁sheets ▁of ▁paper . ▁Despite ▁the ▁g imm ick ry ▁the ▁photo ▁shows ▁techniques ▁that ▁Martin ▁commonly ▁employed . ▁She ▁shot ▁the ▁subject ▁head - on , ▁lit ▁by ▁flash ▁held ▁high ▁on ▁the ▁left . ▁She ▁st aged ▁the ▁scene ▁to ▁eliminate ▁dist ract ing ▁details . ▁The ▁female ▁subject ▁was ▁shown ▁sympath et ically , ▁her ▁pose ▁and ▁fa cial ▁expression ▁displaying ▁cheer ful ness ▁and ▁determ ination ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁good ▁sport . ▁The ▁format ▁was ▁ 5 ▁x ▁ 7 ▁and ▁the ▁camera ▁probably ▁a ▁Press ▁Graf lex . ▁ ▁Government ▁photograph er ▁and ▁public ist ▁ ▁Before ▁joining ▁the ▁foreign ▁service ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁Martin ▁had ▁taken ▁part ▁in ▁one ▁official ▁and