Wilson's quarter century in photography : a collection of hints on practical photography which form a complete text-book of the art . to rouse his faculties ; he is a mere lucifer match, of noearthly use till some one rubs his back. Education is a cultivation of the faculties with which we are amply supplied. Curiosityis the most powerful incentive of the human mind, and the boy who is onstantly askingquestions proves his possession of a mind which demands education and will have it, andthe parent who is able, by the tendency of his replies, to lead the boy to the truth, willnever feel that th
Wilson's quarter century in photography : a collection of hints on practical photography which form a complete text-book of the art . to rouse his faculties ; he is a mere lucifer match, of noearthly use till some one rubs his back. Education is a cultivation of the faculties with which we are amply supplied. Curiosityis the most powerful incentive of the human mind, and the boy who is onstantly askingquestions proves his possession of a mind which demands education and will have it, andthe parent who is able, by the tendency of his replies, to lead the boy to the truth, willnever feel that there is any danger of a wicked tendency. Let every child learn observation ; drawing, by directing the mind to minutire, bestdevelops that faculty. Pictured illustrations are now so common that criticism of art isuniversal, and as a picture tells more in a few sciuare inches than whole pages of letter-press can, let us encourage pictures, the power to ])roduce them, and the ability to discussthem fairly and artistically. I give Daguerre the whole credit of inaugurating this greatboon to mankind.—Prof. S. Rufus Mason. Fig. 172 Wilsons quarter century in photography. 75. A picture is techuically good if it gives a distinct indication or impres-sion of the natural model. It is technically incorrect if it gives us false information as to the shape andform of nature, or such shapeor form as is transmitted to ourbrains by the optic nerves. The next illustration is froma drawing of his Return fromthe Ridotto/ by Mr. A. (Fig, 174). Thetechnique is so bad that untilwe are told it is a Venetianlady in a gondola, we couldhardly guess the conception. No photographer would posea lady in this manner, for heknows full well that he wouldsecure such enlargement of hisfair subjects feet as to bringdown on his head her eternalmalediction. Even a Venetianphotographer, with a subjectdesiring to be represented pillowed up in her gondola, perhaps sick withjealousy, tired, returning f
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