▁her ▁phot ography ▁studio ▁on ▁West ▁ 5 7 th ▁Street , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁there ▁that ▁she ▁learned ▁both ▁the ▁technical ▁and ▁a est h etic ▁aspects ▁of ▁phot ography . ▁She ▁made ▁such ▁progress ▁that ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁she ▁was ▁just ▁ 1 8 ▁years ▁old ▁she ▁was ▁accepted ▁as ▁an ▁Associ ate ▁Member ▁in ▁Alfred ▁St ie gl itz ' s ▁important ▁Ph oto - Sec ession . ▁ ▁B ue hr mann ▁special ized ▁in ▁taking ▁port ra its ▁of ▁clients ▁in ▁their ▁homes , ▁and ▁she ▁never ▁used ▁artificial ▁scen ery ▁or ▁props . ▁She ▁said ▁" I ▁have ▁never ▁had ▁a ▁studio ▁at ▁home ▁but ▁take ▁my ▁pictures ▁in ▁houses . ▁A ▁person ▁is ▁always ▁much ▁more ▁apt ▁to ▁be ▁natural , ▁and ▁then ▁I ▁can ▁get ▁different ▁background ▁effects ." ▁She ▁also ▁did ▁not ▁pose ▁her ▁subjects ; ▁instead ▁she ▁would ▁" sp end ▁several ▁hours ▁getting ▁acquaint ed ▁with ▁her ▁subjects ▁before ▁attempting ▁to ▁reproduce ▁the ▁character ▁found ▁in ▁an ▁interesting ▁face ." ▁Le ading ▁business men ▁and ▁diplom ats ▁commission ed ▁her ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁prominent ▁society ▁women , ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁well ▁known ▁for ▁both ▁her ▁art istry ▁and ▁her ▁ability ▁to ▁capture ▁" some ▁of ▁the ▁soul ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁physical ▁features ▁of ▁her ▁sit ters ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 6 - 0 7 ▁she ▁spent ▁a ▁year ▁living ▁in ▁London ▁and ▁Paris ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁learn ▁the ▁latest ▁techniques ▁and ▁styles ▁of ▁European ▁photograph ers . ▁As ▁another