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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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Illustration. If we were to attempt to enumerate one tithe of the manysubjects available to Nature photographers, these notes wouldswell out of all proportion to the space alloted to them. We cando very little except to try and create an interest in this enjoy-able work. Once that interest is acquired, the worker will findno lack of subjects. The field is such a vast one that we areinclined to think that it is better for one to specialize ratherthan tackle the subject as a whole. For those to whom thebirds appeal, more than ample material will be found to occupy 114 ones whole attention in them alone; those who love the wildflowers will find that each succeeding month brings newsubjects-Nature photography has two outstanding features thatshould appeal to all—it is health-giving because it takes oneout into the open air; it is educative because it opens the eyesto the wonders and beauties of Nature. The great amount ofinformation that will be unconsciously assimilated regarding I
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Illustration. the ways of Nature should prove ample recompense for theattention devoted to it. Out in the country one feels the charmof the open air stealing into the consciousness and filling theveins with a fresher life. The roar of the great city is faraway; its unending stress and overpowering absorptions havefor a time faded from memory. Frequent trips into the countrywill make one forget business and other worries and will act asa tonic for tired and overworked minds and bodies. IIS Not alone does Nature photography lend itself to the makingof records, it presents unlimited possibilities for artistic studies.It should especially appeal to the worker who is looking for newfields in which to exercise his skill. If one gains an interest in Nature work with the camera, oneis sure also to gain an interest in the subjects that are portrayed.Steps should be taken to familiarize ourselves with the names,habits and characteristics of the more common wild flowers,birds, butterflies, moths

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