The American annual of photography . tex-ture and tone. Papers with a rough texture are suited forbold masses of shadow where detail is subordinated to effect. The matt fine grain papers occupy an intermediate positionbetween the rough papers, and an extensive variety of smoothsurface papers particularly adapted for rendering fine detail. All these textures of paper may be obtained in a variety oftones, from pure white through cream to buff, and in additionred and yellow papers may be used for firelight effects. Each worker desires rightly to be a law unto himself, butmy own preferences (or pr
The American annual of photography . tex-ture and tone. Papers with a rough texture are suited forbold masses of shadow where detail is subordinated to effect. The matt fine grain papers occupy an intermediate positionbetween the rough papers, and an extensive variety of smoothsurface papers particularly adapted for rendering fine detail. All these textures of paper may be obtained in a variety oftones, from pure white through cream to buff, and in additionred and yellow papers may be used for firelight effects. Each worker desires rightly to be a law unto himself, butmy own preferences (or prejudices, if the reader chooses soto regard them) lead me to think that should the subject repre-sented be a Cathedral interior, various shades of black maysuccessfully be employed; Brown Black or Warm Blackdeveloped on slightly toned transfer paper giving a charmingrendering of stonework. Should the choir, or details of stallsor ether woodwork be represented, various browns, such asCool Brown or Sepia are more usually selected. 80. Landscapes may be printed in blacks, browns and greensof which latter color several different tones are those fortunately enough situated to be able to take snowscenes, Engraving Black (printed lightly) offers a meansof rendering the range of gradation in snow, between a sun-lit patch and the shadows in a drift not otherwise to beobtained. For sea-scapes, snap shots of yachts, studies of breakingwaves, the various greens and blues ranging from ItalianGreen to Turquoise Blue will give a choice of colors wideenough to satisfy the most exacting taste. In Portraiture, so-called photographic tones are readilyobtained by using Portrait Brown, Ruby Brown or WarmSepia. Many professional photographers not bound by con-vention employ with great success, especially for portraits ofladies and children, Red Chalk, Terra Cotta and occa-sionally even Bright Red or Carmine. By the choice of suitable transfer papers endless modifica-tions of tone an
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