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Title: The American annual of photography
Year: 1912 (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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ose amateurs who never accomplish any last-ing results, solely on account of their inability to understandand appreciate the beautiful and picturesque in nature. Note the subtle changes light and shade play in any se-lected landscape, and study nature under various moods, foronly by so doing can we learn the fundamental principles oftonal qualities as well as the power of suggestion em-bodied in every phase of nature. Avoid the conventional. Interpret nature according to yourown ideas, bearing in mind, of course, the laws of composi-tion, and the originality of your productions will be theincentive for higher ideals in photography. If a multiplicity of detail in your prints destroys the effectyou are striving for, remember that F. 64, while ideal forreproducing the grain in furniture for trade purposes, whenused in connection with landscape work, this small apertureonly serves the purpose of giving prominence to the veryelements that need softness to convey the desired impression. 297
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DADDYS RETURN. J. T. ROBERTS. A SIMPLE DEVICE FOR THE RAPIDEXCHANGE OF LENSES By E. H. WASHBURN HE home-portrait photographer of to-day usuallycarries along with his outfit at least two lensesof different focal lengths, using one or the otheras the occasion demands; being governed bythe amount of working space available, or thesize of picture wanted. It is frequently desirable, and very essential, to exchangelenses while working and to do so very quickly and withoutdisturbing the sitter. This is especially the case whenphotographing children. After making a group or figure withthe shorter focus lens, the photographer may be asked tomake a larger single head, or bust. The caprices and pranksof little folks will not admit of much delay, and the necessity

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