El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-10

w The basis Of all forms Of mod mod
er a photograph or some kind Of
drawing, and as in the modern meth
DDS of reproduction even the artists
drawing is photographed 1n the en-
craving plate, all illustration owes
debt to the photographer.
The camera designed Tor the work OF
producing Illustration differs IN some
essentials from the ordinary one USED
Cor fakinL, pictures at first hand. it IS
provided with special facilities Tor
gaginS sizes, for by 1t the copy 70 De
engraved is reduced or enlarged &C
cording to its requirements. one Of
the newest cameras designed Tor re-
production work is built Of aluminium
has been used for certain parts Of
cameras FOR some time, 1t IS only re-
Gently that camera has oeen Dulls
having a solid aluminium back ana
front standing upon SOLD alum illum
platform. This one was built Tor one
of the largest photoengraver Trims IN
the country and was made with view
to quality without regard to EXpen;;c.
aluminium has a number Of advantages
over other materials for camera con-
struction. Its tensile strength is a.
most equal to that Of iro1, II IS ex-
treme light in weight and it will not
corrode or warp by exposure to the at
mosphere or chemicals.
Camera In CatalOsS Work.
So far as catalog. technical books,
books of travel and similar publ1ca-
tions are concerned, in the opinion OF
a modern publisher there is no mode
of illustration which possesses so many
advantages as the properly used cam
era The camera can give the atmos-
phere of a book upon nature better
than any form of a drawing because II
accurately depicts the scene which the
story describes It recently has been
said. There is no moro art in the paint
brush than the camera" The art is
the thought of the artist, the brush or
the camera is merely the means OF ex-
preston. Although until recently, pho
Biography has been considered as mere
" a mechanical process with nmtta-
tions which did not admit OF individual
thought it now has been thoroughly
demonstrated by those who have given
time to it that there is a great deal OF
flexi bility about the mechanical pro-
cess" The Photographer who handles
his camera with skill and a genuine en-
thusiasm for his art secures very diff
ferent results from the tourist VINO
carelessly touches the button, trusting
the result to luck and the skill OF VINO
ever he happens to hire to develop his
films for him.
Nature Studies BY the Lens.
Some time ago, a prominent firm OF
lish a new edition of the life of Tho
reau and a lengthy consultation was
held over the means Of illustrating II
properly. It was agreed that the PFC
lures must De true 10 nature Jul lALC
artist who did ordinary book illustra-
lions could not be expected to go out
into the woods and fields to make pic
lures which would reveal nature as
be excellent If a photographer could
be found who would be willing TO go
into Thoreau's country in summer and
winter, in sunshine and rain, to eaten
all of the varieties of nature as the
great naturalist recorded them IN MS
journal
just while the subject was under dis
cussion a caller was shown in with a
portfolio under his arm The man had
read Thoreaus Journal five years be
fore and had been so impressed with
it that he had taken up his residence
in Concord in order that he might visit
the scenes described In all seasons
and kinds Of weather, ne had wan
dered with his camera through the
fields and woods picturing what ne
saw there He was passionately fond
of nature and to him photography was
a paStime and not PROFESSION OF
the pure love Of nature and art, with
no thought Of pecuniary gain, he had
made the very pictures Wh1ch these
publishers We're racklng thelI oralI 1s
TO know how to secure By some
strange fate he was led to take his
photographs TO his office at the psy-
Geological moment and the result was
A set Of illustrations which realized the
highest ideals of all lovers of Thoread-
Posing For Illustrations.
Not all photographs are so success
full for illustration. however. There
has been rather a fad Of posing per
sons, often prominent actors, TO repre-
sent the scenes in popular novels some
times with the most Indifferent results
In a recent novel the authOr gives
several pages to the description of
SumptuOus banquet room. the elabOr-
ate table appointments and a general
vivid word picture OF sqSh an event
among society people The illustr1-
ton presented four uncomforta bly,
posed people, evidently hired for the
occasion. awkwardly standing around
i small table in an unfuTnished room.
showing no more elaborate equipment
than four empty wine glasses Such
an illustration, although it featured in
the advertisement as photograph Of
omitted
The photographs which featured
some of Mrs. Humphrey Wards books
were of different character They
represented real places of different
scenes in the story, such as Lake Co
mo and the village Of Belagio, where
some of the characters in Lady Roses
Daughter" actually appeared, and the
photographer visited these places for
the express purpose of giving the read
eTs of the book true pictures of the 10
calities in which the story was en-
acted. The same Photographic Illus
traitor recently has been engaged upon
collection of photographs to illus
trate q new edition OF SCOTS novels.
He has completed an automobile trip
over Scotland. northern England and
Wales in quest of true Scott land
marks, making over 500 pictures
which it is designed to have used in
one of the finest editions of the Wav-
erly novels ever published
Commercial Photography.
The commercial advantages of pho
tographic illustrations are numerous
The preparation of commercial cata-
logs known to the trade as printed
craftsmanship" is only rendered posi-
bic in its present extent by the use of
photography Intricate machinery
which it would be almost impossible
for the skilled craftsman to represent
attra ctively is shown up in fullest de-
tail by the camera The preparation of
trade catalogs has become so import
ant a matter in the publishing business
that every establishment producing
such publications is equipped with a
modern Photographic studio capable of
reproducing every sort of an article
from a steam shovel to a hair pin.
For advertising purposes the photo
graph is generally admitted to be one
of the best forms OF illustration A
Photographic reproduction of a round
checked baby enjoying some special
kind of infants food viii appeal to
the mother far more quickly than n
line drawing of the same child. The
photograph looks truer, somehow. Ad-
vertisers recognize this and go to much
pains to secure photographs and nat
ural settings for them
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