The Project Gutenberg eBook of Naturalistic Photography for Students of the Art.
Title: Naturalistic Photography for Students of the Art.
Author: P. H. Emerson
Release date: March 24, 2018 [eBook #56833]
Language: English
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| Dimensions of Paper in inches. |
Enlargement only. | Enlargement mounted on Card. |
Cut Mounts extra any shape opening. |
Finishing in Monochrome. Beyond Enlargement Charge. | Finishing in water-colours and in oils. | ||||||||||
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| 15 × 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
| 18 × 15 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| 20 × 16 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| 23 × 17 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||
| 24 × 18 24 × 20 |
} | 7 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 30 × 22 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 37 | 6 | |||
| 30 × 25 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 45 | 0 | |||
| Dimensions of Opal in inches. |
Enlargement only. |
Finishing in Mono- chrome. Beyond Enlargement Charge. |
Finishing in Water Colours and in Oils. |
ENLARGEMENTS ON CANVAS. |
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| 10 × 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ” | 36 | 0 | ||
| 12 × 7½ 12 × 10 |
} | 5 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ” | 45 | 0 | |
| 15 × 12 17 × 10½ |
} | 7 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ” | 45 | 0 | |
| 18 × 15 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ” | 50 | 0 | ||
| 20 × 16 | 20 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ” | 70 | 0 | ||
| 24 × 18 | 25 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ” | 70 | 0 | ||
SPLENDID COPIES OF THE OLD MASTERS, from the most celebrated Galleries of Europe.
REPRODUCTIONS OF MODERN PAINTINGS, from the Luxembourg, “The Salon,” Royal Academy, &c.
DELIGHTFUL LITTLE PICTURES, elegantly framed, after Bartolozzi, Sir Joshua Reynolds, Romney, and the Great English Portraitists.
TURNER'S “LIBER STUDIORUM,” with Notes by Stopford Brooke, M.B.
A Pamphlet, “AUTOTYPE: A Decorative and Educational Art.” Four Illustrations—Description of Autotype—Suggestions for Pictures and Framing, &c. Free by Post.
The Autotype Company offer their services to Authors and Publishers to produce by the Autotype Process, Book Illustrations of the highest excellence of any subjects capable of being photographed.
Among the WORK RECENTLY DONE may be cited Wyon’s “Great Seals of England;” Dr. Crookshank’s “Micro-Photographs of Bacteria;” “Famous Monuments of Central India,” for Sir Lepel Griffin, K.C.S.I.; “Facsimiles of Early Italian Engravings,” for the Trustees of the British Museum; “The Palæographical Society’s Fasciculus for 1888;” “Illustrations for the Journal of the Hellenic Society,” Lindt’s “New Guinea,” &c., &c.
Ten Etchings by C. Méryon. Reproduced on Copper by the Auto-Gravure Process, and accompanied with Preface and Illustrative Notes by Stopford A. Brooke, M.A. The Plates are attached, by the upper edge, to Whatman Paper cut-out Mounts, and enclosed in an elegant Portfolio. Price Three Guineas.
| Size. | 1-doz. | Size. | 1-doz. | ½-doz. | Size. | 1-doz. | ½-doz. |
| 4¼ × 3¼ | (2-dz.) 1/3 | 10 × 8 | 3/- | — | 23×17 | 12/6 | 6/9 |
| 6½ × 4¾ | 1/3 | 12½×10½ | 4/6 | 3/- | 25×21 | 18/6 | 10/- |
| 8 × 5 | 1/9 | 15½×12½ | 7/- | 4/- | 30x23 | 24/6 | 12/6 |
| 8½ × 6½ | 2/3 | 18 ×15 | 9/6 | 5/3 | 30×25 | 26/6 | 14/- |
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1st.—High artistic rendering both of high lights and shadows.
2nd.—Prints either vigorous or soft, either cold or warm in colour, well in command of operator.
3rd.—Prints dry up with less loss of effect than in any other process.
4th.—Short exposure required, being less than in the Hot Bath Process.
5th.—Economy, especially to large users.
Council Medal and Highest Award, Great Exhibition, London, 1851,—Gold Medal, Paris Exposition, 1867.—Medal and Highest Award, Exhibition, London, 1862.—Medal and Diploma, Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876.—Medal and Diploma, Antwerp, 1878.—Gold Medal and Diploma, Paris Exposition, 1878.—Gold Medal, Inventions Exhibition, 1885.
| PORTRAIT LENSES. | |||||
| IMPROVED. | |||||
| No. 3 | for Portraits | 6½×4¾ | £17 | 10 | 0 |
| ” 3A | ” | 8½×6½ | 26 | 15 | 0 |
| ” 4 | ” | 10×8 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| ” 5 | ” | 18×16 | 42 | 10 | 0 |
| ” 6 | ” | 22×18 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
| RAPID “CABINET.” | |||||
| No. 1 | for Cabinets, | 14 ft. distance | £13 | 0 | 0 |
| ” 2 | ” | 18 ” ” | 17 | 10 | 0 |
| ” 3 | ” | 20 ” ” | 19 | 10 | 0 |
| QUICK-ACTING C.D.V. | |||||
| No. 1 | for Cards, | 14 ft. distance | £5 | 15 | 0 |
| ” 2 | ” | 16 ” ” | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| ” 3 | ” | 19 ” ” | 11 | 10 | 0 |
| UNIVERSAL. | ||||||
| For Portraits, Groups, &c. | ||||||
| View | Group | Back | ||||
| No. | Size. | Size. | Focus. | Price. | ||
| 1 | 8½×6½ | 7¼×4½ | 8½ in. | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | 10×8 | 8½×6½ | 10¾ ” | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 12×10 | 10×8 | 13½ ” | 12 | 10 | 0 |
| 4 | 15×12 | 12×10 | 16½ ” | 16 | 10 | 0 |
| 5 | 18×16 | 15×12 | 20 ” | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 22×18 | 18×16 | 24 ” | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 25×21 | 22×18 | 30 ” | 55 | 0 | 0 |
| VIEW LENSES. | ||||||
| SYMMETRICAL.[A] | ||||||
| For Landscapes and Architecture. | ||||||
| No. 1 | 3×3 | 4×3 | 5×4 | 3 in. | £3 | |
| ” 2 | 4×3 | 5×4 | 7¼×4½ | 4 ” | 3 | 5 |
| ” 3 | 5×4 | 7¼×4½ | 8×5 | 5 ” | 3 | 10 |
| ” 4 | 7¼×4½ | 8×5 | 8½×6½ | 6 ” | 4 | 0 |
| ” 5 | 8×5 | 8½×6½ | 9×7 | 7 ” | 5 | 0 |
| ” 6 | 8½×6½ | 9x7 | 10×8 | 8 ” | 6 | 0 |
| ” 7 | 9×7 | 10×8 | 12×10 | 9 ” | 7 | 0 |
| ” 8 | 10×8 | 12×10 | 13×11 | 10 ” | 8 | 0 |
| ” 9 | 12×10 | 13×11 | 15×12 | 12 ” | 9 | 0 |
| ” 10 | 13×11 | 15×12 | 18×16 | 15 ” | 10 | 0 |
| ” 11 | 15×12 | 18×16 | 22×18 | 18 ” | 12 | 0 |
| ” 12 | 18×16 | 22×20 | 25×21 | 21 ” | 15 | 0 |
| RAPID SYMMETRICALS.[A] | |||||
| For Groups, Views, Interiors, and Copying. | |||||
| The most useful Lens for all Out-door | |||||
| Photography. | |||||
| Size of | Size of | Equivalent | |||
| View. | Group. | Focus. | Price. | ||
| 4×3 | Stereo. | 4½ in. | £4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5×4 | 4×3 | 6 ” | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 6×5 | 5×4 | 7½ ” | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 8×5 | 7¼×4½ | 9 ” | 5 | 15 | 0 |
| 8½×6½ | 8×5 | 10½ ” | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| 9×7 | 8½×6½ | 12 ” | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| 10×8 | 8½×6½ | 14 ” | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| 12×10 | 10×8 | 16 ” | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 13×11 | 11×9 | 18 ” | 11 | 10 | 0 |
| 15×12 | 13×11 | 20 ” | 14 | 10 | 0 |
| 18×16 | 15×12 | 24 ” | 18 | 10 | 0 |
| 22×18 | 18×16 | 30 ” | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 25×22 | 22×18 | 34 ” | 30 | 0 | 0 |
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This Pamphlet contains concise information for Selecting Lenses for any particular purposes, whether in Portraiture, Landscape, or Architectural subjects, &c., the proper use of Diaphragms, Tables of Comparative Exposures, the use of the Swing Back to the Camera, a simple Explanation of the law of Conjugate Foci, and Tables for Reduction and Enlargement.