. Portrait . Cyko Portrait at Home,the result of sitting- shown on pagre 6 7* O V t V a i i This furnishes the operator with a flexible developerthat can be altered in any way he may desire after heonce fully understands the nature of the chemicals em-ployed and their action on the plate. Carbonate sodais for action and the softening of the film; the sulphitefor color and printing quality, and pyro for blackeningand contrast. If, as in our present example of lighting,the contrast is in excess, we know that if possible it. Posing at Home should be reduced in the development, therefore I wouldus
. Portrait . Cyko Portrait at Home,the result of sitting- shown on pagre 6 7* O V t V a i i This furnishes the operator with a flexible developerthat can be altered in any way he may desire after heonce fully understands the nature of the chemicals em-ployed and their action on the plate. Carbonate sodais for action and the softening of the film; the sulphitefor color and printing quality, and pyro for blackeningand contrast. If, as in our present example of lighting,the contrast is in excess, we know that if possible it. Posing at Home should be reduced in the development, therefore I woulduse less of the contrast agent, that is, pyro —say aboutone-third less, leaving all other constituents the giving full exposure and modifying the developer insome such manner the natural tendency of so small alight toward contrast is in a measure overcome, so thatreally as soft, pleasing results can be had as by any lightof any size. Very little trouble is encountered in the handling of6 Portrait white drapery in home portraits. The light being smallis more concentrated on the subjects face, so that itdoes not fall on the lower part of the figure so stronglyand the drapery does not as a rule flash up ahead of theface. This is particularly true where the sill of thewindow is higher than the subjects hips. Howeverthere are times when one has to protect the draperiesI usually secure better results by allowing the drapery tocome right along as it will and then reduce it to the re-quired detail after the negati
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