PRACTICAL AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY (CLASSIC REPRINT)

Excerpt from Practical Amateur PhotographyThe work has been divided into two parts. Part I. Is written as a guide to those who are totally uninitiated in the mysteries of photography. In this part I have described in the plainest possible manner the process of taking, developing, printing, and finishing the photograph leaving out all unnecessary branches of the art, but explaining fully all that it is necessary to know in order to produce a successful photograph, and have given only one for mula - that which by experience has been found to be the most simple and reliable - for each operation, so that the beginner may not be confused by various alternative methods.Part II. (which might perhaps be more suitably termed the appendix) is more advanced, and contains many alternative formula and other useful information for those who have mastered the rudiments of the process, thus, this part contains directions for working Celluloid and Eastman Films, Carbon, Platinotype, and other printing processes, and various developers and toning formula.Finally, let me advise the amateur, if he wish to be successful, to make up his mind at the commencement not to be beaten get to the bottom of everything, and dont be disheartened at non success - there is more to be learnt from failures than from successes, failures, at times, are certain to occur, when they do, do not blame instructions, chemicals, or apparatus - nine times out of ten it is the operator who is wrong, he Should then find out where he is wrong, and when he has done so, he will perhaps recall to mind the old proverb.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy