February 5, 1999

A Photography Professor Teaches the Art, Craft, and Business of the Field

By DAVID L. WHEELER

Bruce Cline is crouched, his knees pressing against his black corduroys, his elbows stretching his light-brown leather jacket. The viewfinder on his Nikon is in front of his right eye. No tripod, no flash, just the lens about a foot away from a bust carved by a Roman sculptor about 2,000 years ago.

When he is taking pictures in a museum, Mr. Cline has to work with a fixed set of circumstances. Auxiliary light is often forbidden,