Can a picture teach you so much?
When I first saw this picture of young Martin Carthy on back cover of his seminal, early ‘70s Shearwater LP, I was attracted by the plethora of then sought after, nice Neumann U87s’ with swivel-mounts, cleverly placed in pair on Martin 00018 and with windshield on vocal.
When I became able to afford these microphones, I sure remembered this picture because I was able to EXACTLY replicate this mikes-combo and placement with fantastic results.
So: yes! A picture may teach a lot!