. Photographic pastimes : a series of interesting experiments for amateurs for obtaining novel and curious effects with the aid of the camera. an old seal ofthe town of Padua, the details of whichare reproduced exactly. (14.) Undoubtedly the sunlight is one of themost important supports upon whichphotography is based, but even of this wehave been made independent of late bythe continuous advancement of the artof photography, so that it is now possibleto take photographs, even instantaneousphotographs, by an artificial illuminantcapable of being commanded and directedat will, many hours after t
. Photographic pastimes : a series of interesting experiments for amateurs for obtaining novel and curious effects with the aid of the camera. an old seal ofthe town of Padua, the details of whichare reproduced exactly. (14.) Undoubtedly the sunlight is one of themost important supports upon whichphotography is based, but even of this wehave been made independent of late bythe continuous advancement of the artof photography, so that it is now possibleto take photographs, even instantaneousphotographs, by an artificial illuminantcapable of being commanded and directedat will, many hours after the earthsluminary has ceased to shine for the is of special value to the amateurwho durmg the day time is fully engagedby his business, and it is therefore not to MAGNESIUM FLASH-LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY 37 be wondered at that MAGNESIUM FLASH-LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY has found a large section of adherentsand admirers, so much the less, as thisbranch of photography has a very broadscope for its apphcation. We may firstdescribe in what manner the artisticmethod of illuminating the subject iscarried out best in using flash-light Fig. 9.—Arrangement of the Apparatus for UsingTHE Flash-light. 38 PHOTOGRAPHIC PASTIMES. B (fig. g) represents the sitter, S, is placed at any desireddistance from it. The further removedthe less shadow will be thrown upon is a long, grey side wall, L the positionoccupied by the illuminator used to studythe lighting of the face, and also the placeoccupied by the powder. X is a screento prevent any rays of light from enteringthe lens. L should be at least seven feet^from the floor, and it will be seen it is atan angle of about 30 degrees to a lineperpendicular to the sitter. The camerais at C, and, of course, may be moved inthe arc represented by dotted lines, orbrought nearer the subject when light, L, should be at such a dis-tance as to strike the head of the sitter atabout 30 degrees. (15.) The following simp
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