Identifier: americanannualof1911newy (find matches)
Title: The American annual of photography
Year: 1911 (1910s)
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Subjects: Photography
Publisher: New York : Tennant and Ward
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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of various lengths, sizes, etc. Dif-fused light enlargers are slow, and if they are not slow theheat generally breaks the best negative. I have used them all,except the arc light, and now let Old Sol do the work. Myenlarging bench is inclined so that the negative comes directlyagainst the sky on the north side of my darkroom; one groundglass is sufficient at all times, and when the sky is clear, orclouded uniformly, none is needed; in fact, I seldom use aground glass unless I wish to give a longer exposure with, alarge stop. Slow brands of chloride paper can be used, as wellas bromide. I have made a three times enlargement from anaverage portrait negative on Artura Iris in less than two min-utes. Velox, Azo, Nepera and Cyko, all can be used; in fact,the paper I use for contact printing I use for enlargements. Daylight has several other advantages. In warm weatheran artificial lamp house will heat up the room to an uncom-fortable degree. By using a developing light of diffused day- 184
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AT THE FORGE. Chester M. Whitney. light coming through post-office paper, there is no need forany artificial Hght in the workroom. Whether you are enlarg-ing, or making contact prints, your negatives will not get hotand peel, or break from the heat, as sometimes happens withartificial light. Another fact I almost forgot to mention is thequality of the prints produced by daylight: a print made byartificial light, and one made by daylight, do not have the sameappearance. Daylight gives a softer image, not a flat softness,but it seems to print out more detail in the high lights withoutoverprinting the shadows than is possible with artificial light. Give daylight a trial; do not use it too strong at first, for itis a very powerful light, and is prone to overdo, unless youkeep it within bounds. Give it a chance to show what it cando, and it will pay you dividends in the shape of more workturned out, and a smaller gas or power bill at the end of themonth.

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