The American annual of photography . PORTRAIT. RAE DAVIS. 37. NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY By ARTHUR C. BROOKS This dead of night, this silent hour of darkness,Nature for rest ordaind, and soft repose. — here consider a class of photography which, to the sceptical, is either impossible of execu-tion or the results obtained through it are notcompensatory for the time and materials ex-pended. This state of mind is attributable tothe popular belief that as the art of photography is whollydependent upon daylight as its controlling element itconsists of no more nor less than the action of light passingt
The American annual of photography . PORTRAIT. RAE DAVIS. 37. NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY By ARTHUR C. BROOKS This dead of night, this silent hour of darkness,Nature for rest ordaind, and soft repose. — here consider a class of photography which, to the sceptical, is either impossible of execu-tion or the results obtained through it are notcompensatory for the time and materials ex-pended. This state of mind is attributable tothe popular belief that as the art of photography is whollydependent upon daylight as its controlling element itconsists of no more nor less than the action of light passingthrough the lens onto a sensitive plate, night, with its attend-ant darkness, obviously cannot furnish sufficient illuminationto make an impression on the film. This is correct in the sense that snapshots are manifestlyout of the question. We must, of necessity, prolong the ex-posure to the extent of allowing the feeble light, generallyassociated with night pictures, to make a visible impression onthe emulsion of the plate. It is possible to photograph wha
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