A New or Improved Photographic Accessory for Portrait Photography.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd May, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 15th Feb., 1893-Accepted, 1st Apr., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Photographic Accessory for Portrait
Photography.
We, EDMOND STANLEY LAUDER and JAMES STACK LAUDER, both of
30 Westmoreland Street, Dublin, Ireland, Photographers, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a new or improved accessory for use in connection with
portrait photography, whereby such work may be carried on more economically
and with greater convenience, and more artistic effect than hitherto.
The invention consists in the use of a sheet of clear glass, tinted or otherwise,
arranged between the sitter, or object to be photographed and the camera. This
sheet of glass is utilized as a medium to carry decorative designs, floral or
otherwise.
The advantages of this arrangement are as follows:-
1st. The inter-position of the sheet of glass tends materially to soften the lights
and shades in the pictures produced.
2nd. The operator is enabled to use designs of such a nature in front of the
sitter as would be quite impossible by any other means.
3rd. It is rendered possible to photograph a variety of objects apparently
occupying different planes, while they are actually in one plane, thereby ensuring
perfect sharpness and definition for all distances.
4th. When the designs upon the glass represent flowers they photograph in
front and around the figures in all naturalness of real flowers, but being upon the
one plane they are much sharper and better defined than real flowers could possibly
be under the circumstances.
5th. Economy inasmuch as the power is available at all times of the year of
adding to portraits all the effects to be obtained from the choicest and rarest
plants.
Dated this 21st dan of Mar 1802
J. K. FAHIE & SON,
9, Westland Row, Dublin, Agents for Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Photographic Accessory for Portrait
Photography.
EDMOND STANLEY LAUDER and JAMES STACK LAUDER, both of 30 West-
moreland Street, Dublin, Ireland, Photographers, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to a new or improved accessory for use in connection with
portrait photography, whereby such work may be carried on more economically and
with greater convenience and more artistic effect than hitherto.
The invention consists of the use of a sheet of clear glass tinted or otherwise,
arranged between the sitter, or object to be photographed, and the camera. The
sheet of glass is utilized as a medium to carry decorative designs, floral or other-
wise, and may also be used as a background behind the sitter. The advantages of
this arrangement are as follows.
1st. The interposition of the sheet of glass tends materially to soften the lights
and shades in the pictures produced.

page_text: 2nd. The operator is enabled to use designs of such a nature in front of the sitter
as would be quite impossible by any other means.
3rd. It is rendered possible to photograph a variety of objects, apparently
occupying different planes, while they are actually in one plane, thereby insuring
perfect sharpness and definition for all distances.
4th. When the designs upon the glass represent flowers they photograph in
front and around the figure in all naturalness of real flowers, but being upon one
plane they are much sharper and better defined than real flowers could possibly be
under the circumstances.
5th. Economy in as much as the power is available at all times of the year of
adding to portraits all the effects to be obtained from the choicest and rarest
plants.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is
The use of glass as a medium interposed between the sitter and camera on which
is painted floral or other designs and that the glass so prepared may be used also
as a background behind the sitter.
Dated this 13th day of February 1893.
JAMES STACK LAUDER.
EDMOND STANLEY LAUDER.