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Title: The American annual of photography
Year: 1922 (1920s)
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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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retain the brown sediment in order to get full printingcapacity, the gritty particles alone being rejected. Coating may be done with a flat camel-hair rubber-boundbrush, or a flexible pad made of sheet celluloid folded once andcovered with cotton flannel as described in Photo MiniatureNo. 47. A thin even coating repeated if necessary is essential.Rough paper may require but a single coat, but smooth mayrequire two. Experience can alone determine that phase ofthe matter. In order to get velvety depth and richness of deposit a goodsurface of sizing is necessary. Strathmore water colorpaper which I use for particular work requires thus to besized. With ledger papers one may do without sizing, butricher prints will follow the application of arrowroot. Forsmall dimensions writing papers can be employed, Japanesetissue and wedding card bristol are others that are useful.Some most artistic effects have been had with cream-laid OldHampshire linen paper. Some very unusual effects have been 64
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THE LOVE STORY. Kate Smith. had by using tinted writing papers, buff, pink, pale green, paleblue and the like. As a matter of fact good results have beenhad on the commonest of paper stock, even on cover paper,but of course for lasting effects only pure linen papers shouldbe used. Underprint—say there is a face in the composition—thenonly the more prominent features should show, detail of skin,eyes, mouth and the like not appearing at all. Take from theframe and immerse in the developer which is prepared asfollows: Distilled water, i ounce; silver nitrate, 40 grains;citric acid (crystallized), 10 grains; oxalic acid, 10 grains.When thoroughly dissolved filter through fine linen or muslin.To develop use a porcelain iray. This is a stock solution, and to each dram used take anddilute with seven drams of water. Immerse the print facedown, immediately turning over to break bubbles. The imagequickly flashes up, but print may remain in bath a trifle longer,development completed, rinse a

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