Chapter I: Front Matter

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_FRY'S_
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ARGENTIC BROMIDE
ENLARGEMENTS
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“ARE LIKE FINE ENGRAVINGS.”—_British Journal of Photography._
“ARTISTIC IN THE HIGHEST DEGREE.”—_Court Circular._

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Enlarging and Finishing upon PAPER.

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Dimensions Cut Finishing
of Paper Enlargement Mounts Finishing in Mono- in
in inches. Enlargement mounted extra chrome. Beyond water-colours
only. on Card. any Enlargement and in
shape Charge. oils.
opening.
3rd. 2nd. 1st.
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
8½×6½, 12×7 } 2 6 3 0 0 9 5 0 10 0 15 0
10×8, 12×10 }
15×12 3 0 3 9 1 0 6 0 12 0 18 0
18×15 3 6 4 6 1 3 7 0 14 0 21 0 second-class
20×16 4 0 5 0 1 3 8 0 16 0 24 0 Monochrome
23×17 5 0 6 0 1 3 10 0 20 0 30 0 to double
24×18 } 7 6 9 0 2 0 10 0 20 0 30 0 first-class
24×20 } ditto
30×22 10 0 11 6 2 6 12 6 25 0 37 6
30×25 12 6 15 0 3 0 15 0 30 0 45 0

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Enlarging and Finishing on OPAL.

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Dimensions Finishing in Mono- Finishing in ENLARGEMENTS of Opal Enlargement chrome. Beyond Water Colours ON CANVAS. in inches. only. Enlargement and in Oils. Charge. 3rd. 2nd. 1st. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. 8½ × 6½, 4 0 5 0 10 0 15 0 10 0 to 30 0 10 × 8 4 6 6 0 12 0 24 0 12 0 ” 36 0 12 × 7½ } 5 0 7 6 15 0 30 0 15 0 ” 45 0 12 × 10 } 15 × 12 } 7 6 10 0 20 0 35 0 17 0 ” 45 0 PRICES ON 17 × 10½ } 18 × 15 15 0 14 0 25 3 7 0 20 0 ” 50 0 APPLICATION 20 × 16 20 0 16 0 27 3 8 0 22 0 ” 70 0 24 × 18 25 0 20 0 20 0 10 0 25 0 ” 70 0

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=Old Paris.=

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” 7 9×7 10×8 12×10 9 ” 7 0
” 8 10×8 12×10 13×11 10 ” 8 0
” 9 12×10 13×11 15×12 12 ” 9 0
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NATURALISTIC PHOTOGRAPHY.

LONDON
PRINTED BY GILBERT AND RIVINGTON, LIMITED,
ST. JOHN'S HOUSE, CLERKENWELL ROAD.

NATURALISTIC PHOTOGRAPHY

FOR

_STUDENTS OF THE ART_

BY

P. H. EMERSON, B.A., M.B. (CANTAB.)

AUTHOR OF “PICTURES OF EAST ANGLIAN LIFE,” “PICTURES FROM LIFE IN FIELD
AND FEN,” “IDYLS OF THE NORFOLK BROADS,” AND JOINT AUTHOR OF
“LIFE AND LANDSCAPE ON THE NORFOLK BROADS.”

“Beauty is truth, truth beauty,—that is all
Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.”
KEATS, “_Ode on a Grecian Urn._”

SECOND EDITION, REVISED

NEW YORK
E. & F. SPON
12, CORTLANDT STREET
1890

_Copyright, 1889._

P. H. EMERSON.

TO THE MEMORY

OF

ADAM SALOMON

SCULPTOR AND PHOTOGRAPHER,

_Chevalier de l’ordre de la légion d’honneur_,

=This work is Dedicated=

BY THE AUTHOR

AS A TRIBUTE OF ADMIRATION AND RESPECT
FOR THE FIRST ARTIST OF ACKNOWLEDGED ABILITY WHO WAS ORIGINAL ENOUGH
TO PRACTISE PHOTOGRAPHY FOR ITS OWN SAKE,
AND WHO WAS BRAVE ENOUGH
TO APPEAR BEFORE A PREJUDICED ART WORLD AS A PHOTOGRAPHER
AS WELL AS A SCULPTOR.

_Bonne renommée vaut mieux que ceinture dorée._