John A. Tennant
Published: 2018-03-20
Total Pages: 826
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Excerpt from The Photo-Miniature, Vol. 6: A Magazine of Photographic Information; April 1904 But when photography is used for what is commonly called pictorial purposes the case is altered. It is no longer desired to exhibit the technical excellences of the process. The mere fact that the photo graph is a true representation, or that the thing represented is interesting, beautiful or unusual, is a matter of secondary importance. A picture is a personal matter; it represents nature as seen with all the preferences and penchant of the producer; and, as the camera and lens have no preferences, and can only be induced to comply with the lean ings of the user to a limited degree, it follows that the picture-maker (to use an unfortunate if convenient term) may have to control or modify the entirely impersonal process in order to pro duce the scene as his temperament made him see it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.
