Wilson's quarter century in photography : a collection of hints on practical photography which form a complete text-book of the art . es, welook to the opposite or complemental color, orange, and are not disappointed. But,whatever may be thought of the theory, the fact is, briefly, we are now developing ourdry-plates in front of nine 8 x 10 orange lights, set back about eight feet from a good-sized outside window, and admitting light enough for one to read the finest newspapertype on a dark day. It must be understood that the darker shade of photographersyellow glass is to be selected, not the
Wilson's quarter century in photography : a collection of hints on practical photography which form a complete text-book of the art . es, welook to the opposite or complemental color, orange, and are not disappointed. But,whatever may be thought of the theory, the fact is, briefly, we are now developing ourdry-plates in front of nine 8 x 10 orange lights, set back about eight feet from a good-sized outside window, and admitting light enough for one to read the finest newspapertype on a dark day. It must be understood that the darker shade of photographersyellow glass is to be selected, not the canary, nor yet the very brown. Strictly speaking,very little of this glass is orange—as it should be—but it is near enough to that color. The pleasure of working in an agreeable light, and plenty of it, will, we are sure, beappreciated by all our readers, and we urge them, after they have satisfied themselves,cautiously, that we are right, to save their eyes.—William Curtis Taylor. I give you herewith my process for the automatic development of gelatino-bromidenegatives, giving a coloration as intense as may be DARK-ROOM CONTRIVANCES. 257 Where there is abundance of room and daylight is not convenient, it is agood plan to have a table in the centre of the room, and on it a huge ruby-colored lantern, lighted by gas or kerosene. A generous supply of light, welldiffused, may be secured in this way, and no harm done, provided the color isright. Care and judgment is all that is necessary in a photographer to over-come whatever difficulties may arise. 121. I need not caution the photographer of to-day to be careful not to use Red light, being the one having less chemical action on bromide of silver, and goodred glass being expensive, here is a way to obtain it at very little expense. The windowof the dark room, glazed with ordinary white glass, for an opening measuring 1.} yardsof surface, dissolve 5 grammes (77 grains) of carmine in 40 grammes (1 oz. 2 drs.) ofliqu
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