The Modern way in picture making : published as an aid to the amateur photographer . llnnl Siorpt. H. W. KNinKI_D. motif, a reason for making the picture. This motif may be one of the fol-lowing :—to preserve a record of some interesting place or occasion, topifture the beauty of some bit of landscape under certain conditions, to tella story by means of a picture, or to produce a picture which shall appeal tothe observer by its beauty of line or tone. A successful pifture may com- 30 PICTORIAL PHOTOGRAPHY. bine more than one of these qualities, but one is always dominant and thereshould never


The Modern way in picture making : published as an aid to the amateur photographer . llnnl Siorpt. H. W. KNinKI_D. motif, a reason for making the picture. This motif may be one of the fol-lowing :—to preserve a record of some interesting place or occasion, topifture the beauty of some bit of landscape under certain conditions, to tella story by means of a picture, or to produce a picture which shall appeal tothe observer by its beauty of line or tone. A successful pifture may com- 30 PICTORIAL PHOTOGRAPHY. bine more than one of these qualities, but one is always dominant and thereshould never be any question as to the principal motif which caused itsbeing. A picture «-hich may be made as a record of some place interesting tothe photographer will be greatly enhanced if it gives e\-idence of good com-. RusthaU Iuai H. P. Ki i|;1N^ >N. position and the correct rendering of beautiful tones. Such a result hasbeen attained in Rusthall Quarry bv Mr. Robinson. Note the beautyof composition both in the lines and the masses of light and shade. Thisprint is what may be termed a record of fact, but it is ne\-ertheless abeautiful picture, one which would appeal to the observer for its own sake. PICTORIAL PHOTOGRAPHY.


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