Complete Self-Instructing Library of Practical Photography, Vol. 5: Photographic Printing, Copying, Enlarging, Lantern Slides (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Complete Self-Instructing Library of Practical Photography, Vol. 5: Photographic Printing, Copying, Enlarging, Lantern Slides1. While the making of prints on albumen paper in the regular photographic studio is, practically speaking, a thing of the past, this paper being superseded by the ready sensitized product, of which there are many kinds, yet albumen paper, owing to its cheapness and softness of tone, is today used quite extensively in the large commercial studios and by large art publishers. It is also used to a certain extent for proof work by some of the leading studios in the big cities, especially where large proofs are to be made, as the cost of an albumen print is less than one-fourth that of the ready sensitized product.2. At the present day ready sensitized products have not superseded the ever reliable albumen product because of superior results to be obtained, for with the albumen paper the most beautiful tones and clear detail can be produced from any average negative; besides this, prints made on albumen paper are absolutely permanent. The principal advantage of the ready sensitized product lies in their convenience of being always ready for use, thus saving time and labor, which is an important consideration for the average photographer. In the early days the photographer prepared his own raw stock, albumenizing and salting the paper ready for sensitizing. This he soon abandoned when he found an opportunity to purchase the paper already albumenized, so for more than thirty years the photographer has used the ready prepared albumen paper. This paper is chiefly prepared in Dresden, Germany, and can be purchased from importers and large dealers in photographic supplies.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.