The Portland daily press., 1894-03-12
AMERICA NUMBER FIVE.
A Superb Number in the America
Photographed Series.

You Can Get 1t at the Press Portfolio De-
partment Now-Number Four of Fa-
nous Paintings of the World Is also
Ready.
Number five of America Photo
graphed'' is a most excellent number,
and is out today. 1t contains 16 full page
Photographic reproductions, all of them
having the clearness of detail of photo
graphic silver print. A list of the en-
cravings will be found in our advertising
columns.
Very few are aware of the many de-
tails necessary for the perfect production
of a portfolio like America Photo
graphed. In the first place, the photog-
rapher who makes the negative must
thoroughly understand his business and
must make his negative with proper re-
gard for proportions, and must take 1T at
time of day when there are no glaring
high lights or dark shadows. The posi-
ton of the camera must be such that
correct representation of the subject will
be given as it appears to the eye. An il
lustration of this may be seen IN the en-
craving of the giant tree in No. 5. Any
tree would give full page photograph
like this, but the artist has included trees
of ordinary growth in his negative so
that the comparative size is realized per-
fectly. The same is also true of the IL
Illustration of the Washington monument
in the same issue. After a perfect mega
tive has been obtained, plate must be
made by the photo-engraving process
that shall be SO fine as to preserve the
detail, and yet coarse enough to give
perfect print. Then, with careful print
ing on a good quality of paper, the per-
feet portfolio is obtained. A study of
the illustrations in America Photo
graphed will show how carefully all
these details are followed out, from the
negative to the finished print. and will
explain why they strike the eye so forci-
bly, as being such perfect representations
of American scenery and American life.
The thousands who are taking this Sc
ries are making no mistake, and the fin
ished work will be complete survey of
the natural and artificial wonders of our
own country and those of our neighbors.
That the last number should always be
called the best one is somewhat surpris-
ing in the production of portfolios, but
this has thus far been the case with Fa-
nous Paintings of the World. No. 4,
which was out Saturday, contains such
an excellent variety of finely printed re-
productions of great paintings, accompa-
MED by such charmingly written descrip-
lions, that, like its predecessors, it is
called the sbest yet" In the making of
such portfolio as this, quite different
state of affairs exists than in one of out
door scenery, etc. The proper color val
ues must be preserved, and the lights
and shades reproduced so as to not only
give pleasing result, but also to exactly
reproduce as far as possible the effect of
the original painting. This is most
difficult matter, as all who are acquaint-
ed with photography will understand,
but in Famous Paintings of the World
the publishers have reached high state
of perfection in such work. In the four
numbers already issued they have given
Is engravings of a variety sufficient to
cover many different subjects, and all in
a uniform size and style. The four num-
bers can be obtained at our portfolio de-
partment in person or by mail, as usual.