The Modern way in picture making : published as an aid to the amateur photographer . those who, by choiceor because they have other apparatus than ours, still cling to the use ofglass plates, and we ha\e accordingly applied the instrudtion to the wholebroad field of amateur photography. In compiling the book we have not only availed ourselves of the ser-vices of our own experts, but have prevailed upon a number of authoritiesto contribute to our pages—aiming all the time, however, at has been our aim to so arrange the book that the instruction will coincidewith the amateurs advan
The Modern way in picture making : published as an aid to the amateur photographer . those who, by choiceor because they have other apparatus than ours, still cling to the use ofglass plates, and we ha\e accordingly applied the instrudtion to the wholebroad field of amateur photography. In compiling the book we have not only availed ourselves of the ser-vices of our own experts, but have prevailed upon a number of authoritiesto contribute to our pages—aiming all the time, however, at has been our aim to so arrange the book that the instruction will coincidewith the amateurs advancement. Thus we touch lightly upon such mattersas composition, timing, etc., in the earlier pages, going more fully intothese subjects after treating the simpler forms of technical work and con-cluding with the more complicated printing methods. Some of our previous books have proven successful as photographiceducators. It is our hope that this, our most ambitious effort in the pub-lishing field, will give the world a still better understanding of photography. EASTMAN KODAK Ilockton Harbor. n. M. lATP. The Camera. FILMS OR PLATES. Upon the seleftion of the first instrument much depends. And inadvising- we must take into consideration the personahty, tastes andpocketbook of the beginner. Yet one rule can safely be laid down. Unlessthe camera is never to be taken more than a hundred feet from the darkroom it must use film. In other words, an exclusively plate camera is allright for gallery work, but is a thing to be avoided by the amateur. Films in light-proof rolls weigh only one-twentieth as much as glassplates and the necessary plate holders ; they are non-breakable, are as easyto develop as plates, and in rapidity and quality equal the best plates made. For convenience it is well to have an instrument that will use plates aswell as film, although the plate outfit will rarely be used in journeying butis desirable when one wishes to make an exposure or two in or about th
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