The American annual of photography . ikes a negative that is ten per cent over exposed, and ten percent under developed—if that gives the effect he is looking for,then he can produce negatives of that sort until his purse orthe supply of gelatine runs short. If every point in the pro-duction of a negative is carefully systematized according to theWatkins methods, and certain variations give the results de-sired for any reason, then it is always easy to produce the sameresults, and the day of occasional satisfactory negatives willbe at an end. The point of the whole thing—the gist of itall—the
The American annual of photography . ikes a negative that is ten per cent over exposed, and ten percent under developed—if that gives the effect he is looking for,then he can produce negatives of that sort until his purse orthe supply of gelatine runs short. If every point in the pro-duction of a negative is carefully systematized according to theWatkins methods, and certain variations give the results de-sired for any reason, then it is always easy to produce the sameresults, and the day of occasional satisfactory negatives willbe at an end. The point of the whole thing—the gist of itall—the raison detre of the scientific method is this—theworker by guess, or feeling, or inspiration sometimes makesa good negative for his purpose and the worker by scientificmethods, sometimes makes a bad one for his. One last word I want to say—and I feel like Luther that 1must say it even if there were as many devils about as thereare tiles on the roof—if you want to make real pictures, leavecelluloid film to those who BRONX PARK. JOSEPH LAURIER. 60
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