The American annual of photography . eat opportunity of learning, while at the same timeenjoying the cinema shows, is missing one of the greatestlessons of the day. The next step will bring us to another development ofrecent years. The schools of photography in different sectionsof the country and also conventions of professional photogra-phers and amateur clubs, the last not the least in the farreach of education to bring before the public, endeavors ofits members and also its idea to educate the public to under-stand true artistic endeavor by photography. The magazinesof later years speak vo
The American annual of photography . eat opportunity of learning, while at the same timeenjoying the cinema shows, is missing one of the greatestlessons of the day. The next step will bring us to another development ofrecent years. The schools of photography in different sectionsof the country and also conventions of professional photogra-phers and amateur clubs, the last not the least in the farreach of education to bring before the public, endeavors ofits members and also its idea to educate the public to under-stand true artistic endeavor by photography. The magazinesof later years speak volumes for the amateur, and step bystep he advances to the goal of success. The conventions for professional photographers also is inline of progress, giving all who desire any information de-sired, and showing all the new appliances needed to producepictures or portraits. The demonstrations to give actual effectsin posing and lighting so that any one may learn the neweffects are most beneficial, and these same helps all combined 220. Figure i. Illustrating article The Great Modern Advance in Portraiture, by Henry J. Weber. 221 have and are producing the great upward and onward move-ment in #.tf We now come to the main theme of portraiture, and inthis field the tendency is for the very best, and only withina few years have we noticed the remarkable character ren-ditions by the artists of the country. One big item in thisbranch we would without hesitation lay to the soft focuslenses, and the balance of honor is indeed to the man behindthe lens; for, what good would any lens be if there are nobrains to direct its purpose? This instrument in the handsof a careful craftsman is capable of most artistic results,and its results can be seen wherever the best is found. Large portraits in particular are most suitable for the fieldof this lens, and to use a sharp focus is to destroy pleasingeffects which are easily and quickly produced with the softfocus lens. In Figure i we a
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