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Title: The American annual of photography
Year: 1917 (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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HOME PORTRAITURE WITH NITROGENMAZDA LAMP AND REFLECTOR By W. W. MOREY N article published in the 1916 American Annualof Photography on the Nitrogen Mazda light,contributed by Mr. E. J. Wall, F. R. P. S., ledme to experiment with this light in connectionwith amateur photography, resulting in theassembling of the apparatus herewith illustrated (Figure i).Many times I have desired to take photographs at night,and on dark days, or in dark parts of the house where thebackground was suitable but the light was not, and these aresome of the limitations all amateurs are at times compelled tomeet. A suitable artificial light has been designed for profes-sionals costing from $18.00 upward, but that is more than theaverage amateur cares to pay. 114
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Enlargement from 6^x9 cm. negative. Figure 2. Illustrating article Home Portraiture with Nitrogen Mazda Lamp and Reflector, by W. W. Morey. 115 The parts necessary to make up the Hght illustrated, andtheir cost, are as follows: 15 inch Porcelain Enameled Shade $ -75 200 watt Nitrogen Mazda Lamp (half frosted) Keyless Socket Eye to fit Socket Spring Clamp 12 feet Wire Cord Plug Connection 0710 0510 18 10 $3-35 There are many different ways of making this up, and amore powerful lamp could be used, or a cluster of three75-watt lamps could be used with a still larger shade. Theshade should be as light as possible, as I find the clamp holdsmore securely when attached to the back of a chair or shelf.The eye which screws into socket holding on the clamp isvery useful when desired to suspend light from ceiling bymeans of a hook. The portrait (Figure 2) was taken with one second ex-posure and with light five feet from subject. Afi exposure offrom one to five seconds is correct, depending on di

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