Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-23
TRICKS WITH THE CAMERA.
Moonlight" Views Mostly "Faked,"
When Well Done Effective.

DDS by which photographs may be pro-
duced is of no small value to the anna
teur. The well-nigh Unsuitable demand
which exists for curious and interest
ing pictures makes 1t necessary for
the latter to be up-to-date and orig
inal in his output: while the former
is always DESTROYS of surprising his
circle of acquaintance by some new
evidence of his skill, says the Seien-
tific American. BY following the hints
contained in this article the reader Will
be ahle to produce an almost endless
number OF strange and deceptive pc
tures. not a few of which will be pro-
yocative of mirth.
Moonlight effects in photography are
eenerally gained by trickery. Oh
course. It is possible to take photo-
oranhs nv moonlight. the exposure va
rvine from 30 minutes to two hours,
tba resu1ts however. are rarely salts
factory. owing to the movement oi
~ staao,,s producing blurred effect
in t,e finished print. To OBTAIN
moonlight picture OF the appIpNeo 80
6ne cloud effect with the NOUN
casting long line OF priiiia'e -
upon water-special preparations ni'',
be made. ,,ust he
rather cloudy sunset mus.
obosen. Then. when the SUI, -
low an the horizon. and IS parei"iis no.
/ scnred by the cloud BANK one $50
the onportunity to secure
an. lens being we'll "stoppee W. ri,
r,oht into the eye of the hsn' .,;.r,,ts
nlote thus obtained Should pe
| " under developed. ,,tine
If all has gone well, tne Of
oco.;ve will supply pic'uae ana
=, cosembling a moonlight eiien' o;ro,a
- aareafully cumming sili''i' ;s
Wy -. naper upon the him' one -, =
,,o IN nrint out the moon 80 Of
ANY such negatives are 'hos' =
l'ai -" ,,,hon transferred to green
ie0'i. 80 paper: and the pf,'' .he
o'i'' Jun, he decidedly deeper liia"
s" of an ordinary nesatiNe an
case "a anbs in which the si,o" 20
r' - he falling are usuaus s,,b-
p p.,aa6 Nv artificial means. -. =, should
ouceu DO a portrait. the sitter Ne
lect = ,.oa onnropriately ana P, ,,,oo the
be saipe ;,,trv background. VIZ a,;ea
\ foIe ;s obtained, it shouio a. nat
| nega.N yarnished. then piaee nner-
! ana WIZ Mo with the film sue ICED
upon soft toothbrush oor-
most az thick indian ink anu draw
with ra." oa IN with water an" witch
NINE n'' ~ teeth of coino' ,;.tonce
| it over ,'e Ia some little o'st"'
should be helo
from the aration is carefully 'nan MAJ,
If TINS ~. vii, he an irresuiai
ed the the pigment upon NV ar,os a
| tering oi ~ I'D when this VI :.
nisheu a, I'VE no produced when 'o a,,an in
PRINT WIZ orative had been 'a"o
a snowstorm, tna class in when
Photosra i,a;ons appear may ne .,'ase
ghosts Vi raI ways. The first % sn ax-
| ed IN Sec, ssor,hee as the duphca.
may be descr c,,nose for exaWpie
| .nsure method. Suppose, man inside
,rn wish to photograpi, 90 more than
| hottie which will ho'o Nv
| a mint of liquid. nnarently inn
no accomplish this ap Views. First
| ,ossihle feat proceed as Ave- upon a
! ppnntopra oh the bottle s'al NE. similar
PM hack support ana VIZ take
,,oeroround. While toeuss the bot
aare 10 mark out what VIII n Nv f,xine
| 80 boundaries on the pia' "a the
u nc n;eces of gummed pap ,ara.
.rro,,nd glass screen Oh III" .and on sit
r,uan get your man TO s.a With a
ne mar upon black ciotn. ~, WE Fo.
II. 18th black curtain pehiiu -. u,;thir
smoI mon him 50 that he fans ,,, M he.
ou'' ,an,daries of the bottie-' ~
,ns easily managed by means means, - ex.
n n paper guides. FinalN ,aer
sase the plate which has alreaas oss :
psed to photograph the not'H, go
when this is developed your irieho
Twill duly appear-inside'
| This method will be found III pia.
tice to explain many pictures which
at first seem very astonishing.
make a vision fake" arrange 1T
File scene, such as bare room with an
empty hearth, with your model sitting
IlistIassly in the foreground. Make
your first exposure on this scene, be-
ling careful to mark out on the ground
glass screen the space into which the
vision must fall. A dark curtain. OF
| dark woodwork, should occupy this
/. space in the first picture.
| Now procure a. sheet of dead black