Identifier: americanannualof3334newy (find matches)
Title: The American annual of photography
Year: 1919 (1910s)
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Subjects: Photography
Publisher: New York : Tennant and Ward
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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stick of wood, alarge match will do very nicely, a small strip of magnesiumribbon, about 3/4 inch to i inch and a few matches. In oneend of the small stick of wood cut a short slit, into this intro-duce the magnesium ribbon, winding about 1/4 inch of itslength around the wood so as to make the ribbon more secure.You may experience some difficulty in convincing your sitteras to the absolute harmlessness of the burning magnesium rib-bon, in which case I would suggest the following modusoperandi. Inasmuch as the proof of the pudding is in theeating of it, light a small piece of the ribbon, holding it exactlyin the same position as you would want the sitter to hold it.This I have always found will convince the most skeptical, andat the same time materially assist me in banishing any trace offear or timidity. After having placed my model in the desired position Iverified my focus, attended to the minor details of the portrait,and proceeded to take the picture. Using one hand to ignite 118
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Co «o 119 the magnesium ribbon and pressing the bulb, or uncapping thelens with the other, I had absolutely no difficulty in making myexposure which under ordinary circumstances never exceeded2-1/2 seconds. Of course, light conditions vary greatly andsometimes a longer or shorter exposure was required. If thesitting is made during the day, and the room is made semi-darkby drawing the dark shades, an exposure of i to 2 seconds willgive full detail in the shadows. If, on the other hand, thework is done in the evening, an auxiliary illuminanc will be re-quired. This may either be composed of a set of 3 to 4tungsten lamps of from 60 to 100 Watts capacity so placed asto give the most advantageous illumination, or the operatormay obtain the additional amount of light by the use of a smallquantity of flash powder. This latter I do not look uponwith favor, as the two lights have a tendency to clash, owing tothe difference of their intensity. I believe, and those who will try this method of p

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