Somepagesofletter-pressaretakenprintedononesideonly;andwaxed,torenderthemmoretransparent;thelettersarethencutoutandsorted。
Tocomposeanewpagelinesareruledonasheetofwhitepaper,andthewordsareformedbyfixingtheseperatelettersintheirproperorder。
Thepagebeingready,anegativephotographisproducedfromit,fromwhichtherequisitenumberofpositivephotogeniccopiesmaybeobtained。
Anothermethod,whichrequirestheuseofthecamera,consistsinemployinglargeletterspaintedonrectangularpiecesofwood,coloredwhite。Thesearearrangedinlinesonatabletorboard,byslippingthemintogrooveswhichkeepthemsteadyandupright,thusformingapageonanenlargedscale。
Itisnowplacedbeforeacamera,andareducedimageofitoftherequiredsizeisthrownuponthesensitivepaper。
Theadjustmentsmustbekeptinvariable,sothattheconsecutivepagesmaynotvaryfromoneanotherinthesizeofthetype。
Mr。Talbothaspatentedhisprocess,butwhatbenefitheexpectstoderivefromit,Iamatalosstodetermine。
EnlargedcopiesofcalotypeorDaguerreotypeportraitsmaybeobtainedbythrowingmagnifiedimagesofthem,bymeansoflenses,uponcalotypepaper。
THECHRYSOTYPE。
AmodificationofMr。Talbot’sprocess,towhichthenameofChrysotypewasgivenbyitsdiscoverer,SirJohnHerschel,wascommunicatedinJune1843totheRoyalSociety,bythatdistinguishedphilosopher。
Thismodificationwouldappeartounitethesimplicityofphotographywithallthedistintnessandclearnessofcalotype。
Thispreparationisasfollows。
Thepaperistobewashedinasolutionofammonio-citrateofiron;
itmustthenbedried,andsubsequentlybrushedoverwithasolutionoftheferro-sesquicyanuretofpotassium。Thispaper,whendriedinaperfectlydarkroom,isreadyforuseinthesamemannerasifotherwiseprepared,theimagebeingsubsequentlybroughtoutbyanyneutralsolutionofgold。
Suchwasthefirstdeclarationofhisdiscovery,buthehassincefoundthataneutralsolutionofsilverisequallyusefulinbringingoutthepicture。
Photographicpicturestakenonthispaperaredistinguishedbyaclearnessofoutlineforeigntoallothermethods。
CHAP。X。
CYANOTYPE——ENERGIATYPE——CHROMATYPE——ANTHOTYPE——AMPHITYPE
AND"CRAYONDAGUERREOTYPE。"
Theseveralprocessesenumeratedattheheadofthischapter,arealldiscoveriesofEnglishphilosophers,withtheexceptionofthethirdandlastnamed。AnthotypewasfirstattemptedbyM。PontonaFrenchsavan,althoughitwasreservedtoMr。Hunttobringtheprocesstoitspresentstate。
The"CrayonDaguerreotype"isanimprovementmadebyJ。AWhipple,Esq。,ofBostonI。CYANOTYPE;
Socalledfromthecircumstanceofcyanogeninitscombinationswithironperformingaleadingpartintheprocess。
ItwasdiscoveredbySirJohnHerschel。Theprocessisasimpleone,andtheresultingpicturesareblue。
Brushthepaperoverwithasolutionoftheammonio-citrateofiron。
Thissolutionshouldbesufficientlystrongtoresemblesherrywineincolor。
Exposethepaperintheusualway,andpassoveritverysparinglyandevenlyawashofthecommonyellowferro-cyanateofpotass。
Assoonastheliquidisapplied,thenegativepicturevanishes,andisreplacedbyapositiveone,ofavioletbluecolor,onagreenishyellowground,whichatacertaintimepossessesahighdegreeofsharpness,andsingularbeautyoftint。
AcuriousprocesswasdiscoveredbySirJohnHerschel,bywhichdormantpicturesareproducedcapableofdevelopementbythebreath,orbykeepinginamoistatmosphere。
Itisasfollows。
Ifnitrateofsilver,specificgravity1。200beaddedtoferro-tartaricacid,specificgravity1。023,aprecipitatefalls,whichisinagreatmeasureredissolvedbyagentleheat,leavingablacksediment,which,beingclearedbysubsidence,aliquidofapaleyellowcolorisobtained,inwhichthefurtheradditionofthenitratecausesnoturbidness。
Whenthetotalquantityofthenitratedsolutionaddedamountstoabouthalfthebulkoftheferro-tartaricacid,itisenough。
Theliquidsoprepareddoesnotalterifkeptinthedark。
Spreadonpaper,andexposedwettothesunshine(partlyshaded)
forafewseconds,noimpressionseemstobemade,butbydegrees,althoughwithdrawnfromtheactionoflight,itdevelopesitselfspontaneously,andatlengthbecomesveryintense。
Butifthepaperbethoroughlydriedinthedark,(inwhichstateitisofaverypalegreenishyellowcolor,)
itpossessesthesingularpropertyofreceivingadormantorinvisiblepicture,toproducewhichfromthirtytosixtyseconds’
exposuretosunshineisrequisite。Itshouldnotbeexposedtoolong,asnotonlyistheultimateeffectlessstriking,butapicturebeginstobevisiblyproduced,whichdarkensspontaneouslyafteritiswithdrawn。Butiftheexposurebediscontinuedbeforethiseffectcomeson,aninvisibleimpressionistheresult,todevelopewhichallthatisnecessaryistobreatheuponit,whenitimmediatelyappears,andveryspeedilyacquiresanextraordinaryintensityandsharpness,asifbymagic。
Insteadofthebreath,itmaybesubjecttotheregularactionofaqueousvapor,bylayingitinablottingpaperbook,ofwhichsomeoftheouterleavesonbothsideshavebeendampened,orbyholdingoverwarmwater。
II。ENERGIATYPE。
UnderthistitleaprocesshasbeenbroughtforwardbyMr。Hunt。
Itconsistsoftheapplicationofasolutionofsuccinicacidtopaper,whichissubsequentlywashedoverwithnitrateofsilver。
Theimageisthentobetakeneitherinthecameraorotherwise,asrequired,andisbroughtoutbytheapplicationofthesulphateofironinsolution。Althoughthisprocesshasnotcomeintogeneraluse,itsexactdescriptionmaybeinterestingtothegeneralreader,andwethereforesubjoinit。
Thesolutionwithwhichthepaperisfirstwashedistobepreparedasfollows:succinicacid,twodrachms;commonsalt,fivegrains;
mucilageofgumarabic,halfafluiddrachm;distilledwater,onefluiddrachmandahalf。Whenthepaperisnearlydry,itistobebrushedoverwithasolutionofnitrateofsilver,containingadrachmofthesalt,toanounceofdistilledwater。
Itisnowreadyforexposureinthecamera。Tobringoutthedormantpictureitisnecessarytowashitwithamixtureofadrachmofconcentratedsolutionofthegreensulphateofironandtwodrachmsandahalfofmucilageofgumarabic。
Subsequently,however,ithasbeenfoundthatthesulphateofironproducesuponallthesaltsofsilvereffectsquiteasbeautifulasinthesuccinate。Ontheiodide,bromide,acetate,andbenzoate,theeffectsarefarmorepleasingandstriking。Whenpicturesareproduced,orthedormantcameraimagebroughtout,bytheagencyofsulphateofiron,itisremarkablehowrapidlytheeffecttakesplace。
Engravingscanbethuscopiedalmostinstantaneously,andcameraviewsobtainedinoneortwominutesonalmostanypreparationofsilver。
Thecommonsulphateofcoppersolutionhasthesameproperty。
III。CHROMATYPE。
Manyeffortshavebeenmadetorenderchromaticacidanactiveagentintheproductionofphotographs。M。Pontonusedapapersaturatedwithbichromateofpotash,andthiswasoneoftheearliestphotogenicprocesses。
M。Becquerelimproveduponthisprocessbysizingthepaperwithstarchprevioustotheapplicationofthebichromateofpotashsolution,whichenabledhimtoconvertthenegativepictureintoapositiveone,bytheuseofasolutionofiodine,whichcombinedwiththatportionofthestarchonwhichthelighthadnotacted。Butbyneitheroftheseprocessescouldclearanddistinctpicturesbeformed。
Mr。Hunthas,however,discoveredaprocesswhichissoexceedinglysimple,andtheresultingpicturesofsopleasingacharacter,that,althoughitisnotsufficientlysensitiveforuseinthecamera,itwillbefoundofthegreatestvalueforcopyingbotanicalspecimens,engravings,orthelike。
Thepapertobepreparediswashedoverwithasolutionofsulphateofcopper——aboutonedrachmtoanounceofwater——andpartiallydried;
itisthenwashedwithamoderatelystrongsolutionofbichromateofpotash,anddriedatalittledistancefromthefire。
Paperthuspreparedmaybekeptanylengthoftime,inaportfolio,andarealwaysreadyforuse。
Whenexposedtothesunshineforatime,varyingwiththeintensityofthelight,fromfivetofifteenortwentyminutes,theresultisgenerallyanegativepicture。
Itisnowtobewashedoverwithasolutionofnitrateofsilver,whichimmediatelyproducesaverybeautifuldeeporangepictureuponalightdimcolored,orsometimesperfectlywhiteground。
Thispicturemustbequicklyfixed,bybeingwashedinpurewater,anddried。Withregardtothestrengthofthesolutions,itisaremarkablefact,that,ifsaturatedsolutionsbeemployed,anegativepictureisfirstproduced,butifthesolutionsbethreeorfourtimestheirbulkofwater,thefirstactionofthesun’sraysdarkensthepicture,andthenaverybleachingeffectfollows,givinganexceedinglyfaintpositivepicture,whichisbroughtoutwithgreatdelicacybythesilversolution。
Itisnecessarythatpurewatershouldbeusedforthefixing,asthepresenceofanymuriatedamagesthepicture,andherearisesanotherpleasingvariationoftheChromatype。
Ifthepositivepicturebeplacedinaveryweaksolutionofcommonsalttheimageslowlyfadesout,leavingafaintnegativeoutline。Ifitnowberemovedfromthesalinesolution,dried,andagainexposedtosunshine,apositivepictureofalilaccolorwillbeproducedbyafewminutesexposure。
Severalotherofthechromatesmaybeusedinthisprocess,butnoneissosuccessfulasthechromateofcopper。
IV。ANTHOTYPE。
Theexpressedjuice,alcholic,orwateryinfusionofflowers,orvegetablesubstances,maybemadethemediaofphotogenicaction。
ThisfactwasfirstdiscoveredbySirJohnHerschel。
Wehavealreadygivenafewexamplesofthisinthethirdchapter。
Certainprecautionsarenecessaryinextractingthecoloringmatterofflowers。Thepetalsoffreshflowersarecarefullyselected,andcrushedtoapulpinamarblemortar,eitheraloneorwiththeadditionofalittlealcohol,andthejuiceexpressedbysqueezingthepulpinacleanlinenorcottoncloth。
Itisthentobespreaduponpaperwithaflatbrush,anddriedintheairwithoutartificialheat。Ifalcoholbenotadded,theapplicationonpapermustbeperformedimmediately,astheair(eveninafewminutes),irrecoverablychangesordestroystheircolor。
Ifalcoholbepresentthischangeismuchretarded,andinsomecasesisentirelyprevented。
Mostflowersgiveouttheircoloringmattertoalcoholorwater。
Some,however,refusetodoso,andrequiretheadditionofalkalies,othersofacid,&c。Alcoholhas,however,beenfoundtoenfeeble,andinmanycasestodischargealtogetherthesecolors;buttheyare,inmostcases,restoredupondrying,whenspreadoverpaper。
Paperstingedwithvetegablecolorsmustalwaysbekeptinthedark,andperfectlydry。
Thecolorofaflowerisbynomeansalways,orusually,thatwhichitsexpressedjuiceimpartstowhitepaper。
SirJohnHerschelattributesthesechangestotheescapeofcarbonicacidinsomecases;toachemicalalteration,dependingupontheabsorptionofoxygen,inothers;andagaininothers,especiallywheretheexpressedjuicecoagulatesonstanding,toalossofvitality,ordisorganizationofthemolecules。
Tosecureanevenessoftintonpaper,thefollowingmanipulationisrecommended:——Thepapershouldbemoistenedonthebackbyspongingandblottingoff。Itshouldthenbepinnedonaboard,themoistsidedownwards,sothattwoofitsedges(supposetheright-handandlowerones)shallprojectalittlebeyondthoseoftheboard。Theboardthenbeinginclinedtwentyorthirtydegreestothehorizon,thealcoholictincture(mixedwithaverylittlewater,ifthepetalsthemselvesbenotveryjuicy)istobeappliedwithabrushinstrokesfromlefttoright,takingcarenottogoovertheedgeswhichrestontheboard;buttopassclearlyoverthosethatproject;
andobservingalsotocarrythetintfrombelowupwardsbyquicksweepingstrokes,leavingnodryspacesbetweenthem,butkeepingupacontinuityofwetspaces。Whenalliswet,crossthembyanothersetofstrokesfromabovedownwards,somanagingthebrushastoleavenofloatingliquidonthepaper。
Itmustthenbedriedasquicklyaspossibleoverastove,orinawarmcurrentofair,avoiding,however,suchheatasmayinjurethetint。
Inadditiontotheflowersalreadymentionedinmythirdchapter,thefollowingareamongthoseexperimenteduponandfoundtogivetolerablegoodphotographicsensitives。Icanonlyenumeratethem,referringthestudent,foranyfurtherinformationhemaydesireonthesubject,toMr。Hunt’swork;althoughwhatIhavesaidaboveissufficientforallpracticalpurposes;andanyone,withtheambition,canreadilyexperimentuponthem,withoutfurtherresearch,onanyotherflowerhemaychoose。
ViolaOdorata——orsweetsentedviolet,yieldstoalcoholarichbluecolor,whichitimpartsinhighperfectiontopaperSenecioSplendens——ordoublepurplegroundsel,yieldsabeautifulcolortopaper。
Theleavesofthelaurel,commoncabbage,andthegrasses,arefoundsufficientlysenstive。
CommonMerrigoldyieldsaninvaluablefaecula,whichappearsidenticalwiththatproducedbytheWall-flower,andCochorusjaponicamentionedbefore,andisverysensitive,butphotographsprocureduponitcannotbepreserved,thecolorissofugitive。
FromanexaminationoftheresearchesofSirJohnHerschelonthecoloringmatterofplants,itwillbeseenthattheactionofthesun’sraysistodestroythecolor,effectingasortofchromaticanalysis,inwhichtwodistinctelementsofcolorareseparated,bydestroyingtheoneandleavingtheotheroutstanding。
Theactionisconfinedwithinthevisiblespectrum,andthusabroaddistinctionisexhibitedbetweentheactionofthesun’sraysonvegetablejuicesandonargentinecompounds,thelatterbeingmostsensiblyaffectedbytheinvisibleraysbeyondtheviolet。
Itmayalsobeobserved,thattherayseffectiveindestroyingagiventint,areinagreatmanycases,thosewhoseunionproducesacolorcomplementarytothetintdestroyed,or,atleast,onebelongingtothatclassofcolorstowhichsuchcomplementarytintmaybepreferred。
Forinstance,yellowstendingtowardsorangearedestroyedwithmoreenergybythebluerays;bluesbythered,orangeandyellowrays;
purplesandpinksbyyellowandgreenrays。
V。AMPHITYPE。
ThisprocessisadiscoveryofSirJohnHerschelandreceivesitsnamefromthefactthatbothnegativeandpositivephotographscanbeproducedbyoneprocess。Thepositivepicturesobtainedbyithaveaperfectresemblancetoimpressionsofengravingswithcommonprinter’sink。
Theprocess,althoughnotyetfullycarriedout,promisestobeofvastutility。
Paperproperforproducinganamphitypepicturemaybepreparedeitherwiththeferro-tartrateortheferro-citrateoftheprotoxide,ortheperoxideofmercury,oroftheprotoxideoflead,byusingcreamsofthesesalts,orbysuccessiveapplicationsofthenitratesoftherespectiveoxides,singlyorinmixture,tothepaper,alternatingwithsolutionsoftheammonia-tartrateortheammonia-citrateofiron,thelattersolutionbeinglastapplied,andinmoreorlessexcess。Ipurposelyavoidstatingproportions,asIhavenotyetbeenabletofixuponanywhichcertainlysucceed。
Papersopreparedanddriedtakesanegativepicture,inatimevaryingfromhalfanhourtofiveorsixhours,accordingtotheintensityofthelight;andtheimpressionproducedvariesinapparentforcefromafaintandhardlyperceptiblepicturetooneofthehighestconceivablefulnessandrichnessbothoftintanddetail,thecolorbeinginthiscaseasuperbvelvetybrown。
Thisextremerichnessofeffectisnotproducedunlessleadbepresent,eitherintheingredientsused,orinthepaperitself。
Itisnot,asIoriginallysupposed,duetothepresenceoffreetartaricacid。Thepicturesinthisstatearenotpermanent。
Theyfadeinthedark,thoughwithverydifferentdegreesofrapidity,some(especiallyiffreetartaricorcitricacidbepresent)inafewdays,whileothersremainforweeksunimpaired,andrequirewholeyearsfortheirtotalobliteration。
Butthoughentirelyfadedoutinappearance,thepictureisonlyrendereddormant,andmayberestored,changingitscharacterfromnegativetopositive,anditscolorsfrombrowntoblack,(intheshadows),bythefollowingprocess:——Abathbeingpreparedbypouringasmallquantityofsolutionofpernitrateofmercuryintoalargequantityofwater,andlettingthesubnitratedprecipitatessubside,thepicturemaybeimmersedinit,(carefullyandrepeatedlyclearingoffallairbubbles,)
andallowedtoremaintillthepicture(ifanywherevisible,)
isentirelydestroyed;oriffaded,tillitisjudgedsufficientfrompreviousexperience;atermwhichisoftenmarkedbytheappearanceofafeeblepositivepicture,ofabrightyellowhue,onthepaleyellowgroundofthepaper。Alongtime(severalweeks)
isoftenrequiredforthis,butheatacceleratestheaction,anditisoftencompletedinafewhours。Inthisstatethepictureistobeverythoroughlyrinsedandsoakedinpurewarmwater,andthendried。Itisthentobewellironedwithasmoothiron,heatedsoasbarelynottoinjurethepaper,placingit,forgreatersecurityagainstscorching,betweencleansmoothpaper。
Ifthentheprocesshavebeensuccessful,aperfectlyblackpositivepictureisatoncedeveloped。Atfirstitmostcommonlyhappensthatthewholepictureissootyordingytosuchadegreethatitiscondemnedasspoiled,butonkeepingitbetweentheleavesofabook,especiallyinamoistatmosphere,byextremelyslowdegreesthisdinginessdisappears,andthepicturedisengagesitselfwithcontinuallyincreasingsharpnessandclearness,andacquirestheexacteffectofacopper-plateengravingonapapermoreorlesstintedwithapaleyellow。
Ioughttoobserve,thatthebestandmostuniformspecimenswhichI
haveprocuredhavebeenonpaperpreviouslywashedwithcertainpreparationsofuricacid,whichisaveryremarkableandpowerfulphotographicelement。Theintensityoftheoriginalnegativepictureisnocriterionofwhatmaybeexpectedinthepositive。
Itisfromtheproductionbyoneandthesameactionoflight,ofeitherapositiveornegativepictureaccordingtothesubsequentmanipulations,thatIhavedesignatedtheprocess,thusgenerallysketchedout,bythetermAmphitype,——anamesuggestedbyMr。Talbot,towhomIcommunicatedthissingularresult;
andtothisprocessorclassofprocesses(whichIcannotdoubtwhenpursuedwillleadtosomeverybeautifulresults,)
Iproposetorestrictthenameinquestion,thoughitappliesevenmoreappropriatelytothefollowingexceedinglycuriousandremarkableone,inwhichsilverisconcerned:
AtthelastmeetingIannouncedamodeofproducing,bymeansofasolutionofsilver,inconjunctionwithferro-tartaricacid,adormantpicturebroughtintoaforciblenegativeimpressionbythebreathormoistair。(SeeCyanotype。)Thesolutionthendescribed,andwhichhadatthattimebeenpreparedsomeweeks,Imayhereincidentallyremark,hasretaineditslimpidityandphotogenicproperties,quiteunimpairedduringthewholeyearsinceelapsed,andisnowassensitiveasever,——
apropertyofnosmallvalue。Now,whenapicture(forexampleanimpressionfromanengraving)istakenonpaperwashedwiththissolution,itshowsnosignofapictureonitsback,whetherthatonitsfaceisdevelopedornot;butif,whiletheactinicinfluenceisstillfreshupontheface,(i。e。,assoonasitisremovedfromthelight),thebackbeexposedforaveryfewsecondstothesunshine,andthenremovedtoagloomyplace,apositivepicture,theexactcomplementofthenegativeoneontheotherside,thoughwantingofcourseinsharpnessifthepaperbethick,slowlyandgraduallymakesitsappearancethere,andinhalfanhouroranhouracquiresaconsiderableintensity。
Ioughttomentionthatthe"ferro-tartaricacid"
inquestionispreparedbyprecipitatingtheferro-tartrateofammonia(ammonia-tartrateofiron)byacetateoflead,anddecomposingtheprecipitatebydilutesulphuricacid。
WhenleadisusedinthepreparationofAmphitypepaper,thepartsuponwhichthelighthasactedarefoundtobeinaveryhighdegreerenderedwaterproof。——SirJ。Herschel。
Thisprocessisanewinventionofourcountryman,J。A。Whipple,Esq。,ofBoston,andhasbeenpatentedbyM。A。Root,Esq。,ofPhiladelphia。
Itwillbeseen,however,fromthepreviouspagesofmyworkthatMr。Rootismistakeninregardtohisbeingthefirstimprovementpatentedinthiscountry,althonghitisunquestionablythefirstbyanAmerican。
OfthisimprovementMr。Rootsays:
VI。"CRAYONDAGUERREOTYPE。"
"Theimprovementtowhichyoureferisdenominated"TheCrayonDaguerreotype。"ThisinventionmadebyMr。J。A。Whipple,istheonlyimprovementinDaguerreotyping,Ibelieve,forwhichLettersPatentfortheUnitedStateswereeverissued。
Thepicturesproducedbythisprocess——whichisofthesimplestdescriptionimaginable——havetheappearanceandeffectofveryfine"CrayonDrawings,"fromwhichtheimprovementtakesitsname。
Someofourmostdistinguishedartistshavegivenittheirunqualifiedadmiration。Amongthem,ourMezzotintoEngravers,especiallyJohnSartain,Esq。,who,fromhisrichembellishmentstomostoftheleadingMagazinesandAnnualsofthecountry,aswellasfromthecelebrityofthesuperbMagazinewhichbearshisname,issowellknownandsowellqualifiedtojudgeofitsmerits。Asanauxiliarytotheartist,infurnishingheadstotheMagazines,orotherworks,itisinvaluable;
thegreatobjectwhichitaccomplishesbeingtogiveafinereffectandmoredistinctexpressiontoallthefeatures——
thewholepoweroftheinstrumentbeingdirectedto,andconfinedtothehead。"
"Thelatehouratwhichthissubjecthasbeenbroughttoournoticepreventssofulladescriptionaswewouldotherwisehavebeengladtofurnish。TheNewEnglandStateshavebeendisposedof;
negotiationsforanyoftheotherscanbemadethroughM。A。Root,140Chestnutstreet,Philadelphia。"
"Aseriesofbeautifulportraitsareaboutbeingpreparedbythe"CraytonProcess"fortheexpresspurposeofbeingplacedontheexhibitionatthe"ArtUnion,"whenamateurs,artists,andthepublicgenerallywillhaveanopportunityofwitnessingitseffect。
Weareespeciallygratifiedwiththisstrikingimprovement,fromtheadvantageswhichitpromisestotheDaguerreanart。"
"Itisadmirablydesignedtoexciteanewinterestonthesubjectthroughthecommunity,andinthisway——andfromitstendencytorendertheartmoregenerallyuseful,andtoelevateanddistinguishit——
tomakeittoallamatterofmoregeneralimportance。"
"Yoursrespectfully,"M。A。ROOT。"
Inoursecondedition,wehope——withMr。Root’spermission——
tolaythewholeprocessbeforethepublic,althoughourartistsmustbearinmindthatMr。Root’spatentsecurestohimtheexclusiverightofitsapplication。
CHAP。XI。
ONTHEPROBABILITYOFPRODUCINGCOLOREDPICTURESBYTHESOLARRADIATIONS——
PHOTOGRAPHICDEVIATIONS——LUNARPICTURES——DRUMMONDLIGHT。
HavingbeforenoticedthefactthatsomeadvanceshadbeenmadetowardstakingDaguerreotypesincolor,bymeansofsolarrays,andexpressedthehopethatthedaywasnotfardistantwhenthismightbeaccomplished,IheresubjoinMr。Hunt’sremarksonthissubject。
Mr。Biot,in1840,speakingofMr。FoxTalbot’sbeautifulcalotypepictures,considersasanillusion"thehopetoreconcile,notonlytheintensitybutthetintsofthechemicalimpressionsproducedbyradiations,withthecolorsoftheobjectfromwhichtheseradiationsemanated。"
Itistruethatthreeyearshavepassedaway,andwehavenotyetproducedcoloredimages;yetIamnotinclinedtoconsiderthehopeasentirelyillusive。
Itmustberememberedthatthecolorofbodiesdependsentirelyuponthearrangementoftheirmolecules。
Wehavenumerousverybeautifulexperimentsinproofofthis。
Thebi-niodideofmercuryisafinescarletwhenprecipitated。
Ifthisprecipitateisheatedbetweenplatesofglass,itisconvertedintocrystalsofafinesulphuryellow,whichremainofthatcolorifundisturbed,butwhichbecomesveryspeedilyscarletiftouchedwithanypointedinstrument。
ThisverycuriousopticalphenomenahasbeeninvestigatedbyMr。TalbotandbyMr。Warrington。Perfectlydrysulphateofcopperiswhite;theslightestmoistureturnsitblue。
Muriateofcobaltisofapalepinkcolor;averyslightheat,byremovingalittlemoisture,changesittoagreen。
Theseareafewinstancesselectedfrommanywhichmightbegiven。
Ifwereceiveaprismaticspectrumonsomepapers,wehaveevidencethatthemolecularorchemicaldisturbancebearssomerelationtothecolorofeachray,or,inotherwords,thatcoloredlightsomodifiestheactionofENERGIA
thattheimpressionitmakesisinproportiontothecolorofthelightitaccompanies,andhencethereresultsamoleculararrangementcapableofreflectingcolorsdifferently。
Someinstanceshavebeengiveninwhichtheraysimpressedcorrespondwiththecolorsoftheluminousraysinaveryremarkablemanner。*Oneofthemostdecidedcasesisthatofthepaperpreparedwiththefluorideofsodaandnitrateofsilver。
SirJohnHerschelwas,however,thefirsttoobtainanygoodspecimensofphotographicallyimpressedprismaticcolorations。
*SeeMr。Hunt’s"ResearchesonLight。"
ItwasnoticedbyDaguerrethataredhousegaveareddishimageonhisiodizedsilverplateinthecameraobscura;
andMr。Talbotobserved,veryearlyinhisresearches,thattheredofacoloredprintwascopiedofaredcolor,onpaperspreadwiththechlorideofsilver。**
**In1842,IhadshownmeapictureofahouseintheBowery,whichhadbeenrepairedafewdaysprevious,andinthewallaredbrickleft。ThisbrickwasbroughtoutontheDaguerreotypeplateofpreciselythesamecolorasthebrickitself。
Thesameartistalsoexhibitedtome,thefulllengthportraitofagentlemanwhowereapairofpantaloonshavingabluestripedfigure。
Thisbluestripewasfullybroughtout,ofthesamecolor,inthepicture。——AMER。ED。
"In1840IcommunicatedtoSirJohnHerschelsomeverycuriousresultsobtainedbytheuseofcoloredmedia,whichhedidmethehonorofpublishinginoneofhismemoirsonthesubjectfromwhichIagaincopyit。"
"Apaperpreparedwithmuriateofbarytesandnitrateofsilver,allowedtodarkenwhilstwetinthesunshinetoachocolatecolor,wasplacedunderaframecontainingared,ayellow,agreen,andablueglass。
Afteraweek’sexposuretodiffusedlight,itbecameredundertheredglass,adirtyyellowundertheyellowglass,adarkgreenunderthegreen,andalightoliveundertheblue。
"Theabovepaperwashedwithasolutionofsaltofiodine,isverysensitivetolight,andgivesabeautifulpicture。
Apicturethustakenwasplacedbeneaththeaboveglasses,andanotherbeneathfourflatbottlescontainingcoloredfluids。
Inafewdays,undertheredglassandfluid,thepicturebecameadarkblue,undertheyellowalightblue,underthegreenitremainedunchanged,whilstundertheblueitbecamearosered,whichinaboutthreeweekschangedintogreen。
Manyotherexperimentsofasimilarnaturehavebeentriedsincethattimewithlikeresults。
"Inthesummerof1843,whenengagedinsomeexperimentsonpaperspreparedaccordingtotheprinciplesofMr。Talbot’scalotype,Ihadplacedinacameraobscuraapaperpreparedwiththebromideofsilverandgallicacid。
Thecameraembracedapictureofaclearbluesky,stucco-frontedhouses,andagreenfield。Thepaperwasunavoidablyexposedforalongerperiodthanwasintended——aboutfifteenminutes,——averybeautifulpicturewasimpressed,which,whenheldbetweentheeyeandthelight,exhibitedacuriousorderofcolors。Theskywasofacrimsonhue,thehousesofaslatyblue,andthegreenfieldsofabrickredtint。
Surelytheseresultsappeartoencouragethehope,thatwemayeventuallyarriveataprocessbywhichexternalnaturemaybemadetoimpressitsimagesonpreparedsurfaces,inallthebeautyoftheirnativecoloration。"
PHOTOGRAPHICDEVIATIONS。
Beforetakingleaveofthesubjectofphotogenicdrawing,Imustmentiononeortwofacts,whichmaybeofessentialservicetooperators。
IthasbeenobservedbyDaguerre,andothers,inEurope,andprobablybysomeofourownartists,thatthesuntwohoursafterithaspassedthemeridian,ismuchlesseffectiveinthephotographicprocess,thanitistwohoursprevioustoitshavingreachedthatpoint。
Thismaydependuponanabsorptivepoweroftheair,whichmayreasonablybesupposedtobemorechargedwithvaportwohoursbeforenoon。
Thefuseofthehygrometermaypossiblyestablishthetruthorfalsityofthissupposition。Thefact,however,ofabetterresultbeingproducedbeforenoonbeingestablished,personswishingtheirportraitstaken,willseetheadvantageofobtaininganearlysitting,iftheywishgoodpictures。
Ontheotherhand,ifthesuppositionabovementionedprovetrue,atooearlysittingmustbeavoided。
Ifwetakeaconsiderablethicknessofadensepurplefluid,as,forinstance,asolutionoftheammonia-sulphateofcopper,weshallfindthatthequantityoflightisconsiderablydiminished,atleastfour-fifthsoftheluminousraysbeingabsorbed,whilethechemicalrayspermeateitwiththegreatestfacility,andsensitivepreparationsareaffectedbyitsinfluence,notwithstandingthedeficiencyoflight,nearlyaspowerfullyasifexposedtotheundecomposedsunbeams。
Itwasfirstimaginedthat"underthebrilliantsunandclearskiesofthesouth,photographicpictureswouldbeproducedwithmuchgreaterquicknessthantheycouldbeintheatmosphereofParis。
Itisfound,however,thatamuchlongertimeisrequired。
EvenintheclearandbeautifullightofthehigherAlps,ithasbeenprovedthattheproductionofthephotographicpicturerequiresmanyminutesmore,evenwiththemostsensitivepreparations,thanitdoesinLondon。
IthasalsobeenfoundthatunderthebrilliantlightofMexico,twentyminutes,andhalfanhour,arerequiredtoproduceeffectswhichinEnglandwouldoccupybutaminute;andtravellersengagedincopyingtheantiquitiesofYucatanhaveonseveraloccasionsabandonedtheuseofthephotographiccamera,andtakentotheirsketchbooks。
Dr。Draper*hasobservedasimilardifferencebetweenthechemicalactionoflightinNewYorkandVirginia。ThiscanbeonlyexplainedbythesuppositionthattheintensityofthelightandheatoftheseclimesinterfereswiththeactionoftheENERGICraysonthosesensitivepreparationswhichareemployed。
*Iwouldheretakeoccasiontoremarkthatourcountryman,Dr。Draper,isveryfrequentlyquotedbyMr,Huutinhis"Researches。"
LUNARPICTURES——DRUMMONDLIGHT。
TheRomanAstronomersstatethattheyhaveprocuredDaguerreotypeimpressionsoftheNebulaoftheswordofOrion。
SignorRondinihasasecretmethodofreceivingphotographicimagesonlithographicstone;onsuchapreparedstonetheyhavesucceededinimpressinganimageoftheNebulaanditsstars;"andfromthatstonetheyhavebeenenabledtotakeimpressionsonpaper,unlimitedinnumber,ofsingularbeauty,andofperfectprecision。"
Experimentshave,however,provedthat"noheatingpowerexistsinthemoon’srays,andthatlunarlightwillnotactchemicallyupontheiduretofsilver。"
Itwasatonetimesupposedthatterrestrialorartificiallightpossessednochemicalrays,butthisisincorrect——Mr。Brandediscoveredthatalthoughtheconcentratedlightofthemoon,orthelightevenofolefiantgas,howeverintense,hadnoeffectonchlorideofsilver,oronamixtureofchlorideandhydrogen,yetthelightemittedbyelecterizedcharcoalblackensthesalt。
AttheRoyalPolytechnicInstitutionpictureshavebeentakenbymeansofsensitivepaperacteduponbytheDrummondLight;
butitmustofcoursebedistinctlyunderstood,thattheyareinferiortothosetakenbythelightofthesun,ordiffuseddaylight。
Ifouroperatorscouldmanagetoproducegoodpicturesinthiswaytheywouldputmoneyintheirpockets,asmanywhocannotfindtimeduringthedaywouldresorttotheirroomsatnight。
Ithrowoutthehintinhopessomeonewillmaketheexperiment。
Ihavelearned,sincetheabovewaswritten,thatanoperatorinBostonsucceededashorttimesinceinprocuringverygoodpicturesbytheaidoftheDrummondLight;butthattheintensityofthelightfallingdirectlyuponthesitter’sfacecausedgreatdifficulty,andheabandonedit。
Thismay,probably,beremediedbyinterposingascreenofverythintissuepapertingedslightlyofabluishcolor。
CHAP。XII。
ONCOLORINGDAGUERREOTYPES。
Nearly,ifnotquiteallthevariouscolorsusedinpaintingmaybemadefromthefiveprimitivecolors,black,white,blue,redandyellow,butfortheDaguerreanartistitwouldbethebestpolicytoobtainsuchasarerequiredbytheirartalreadyprepared。Inamajorityofcases,thefollowingwillbefoundsufficient,viz。
Carmine。
PrussianBlue。
White。
ChromeYellow,Gamboge,YellowOchre;orallthree。*
*Gambogeisbestfordrapery;Ochrefortheface。
LightRed。
Indigo。
BurntSienna。
Bistre,orBurntUmber。
If,incoloringanypartofalady’sorgentleman’sapparel,itisfoundnecessarytoproduceothertintsandshades,thefollowingcombinationsmaybeused:
Orange——Mixyellowwithred,makingitdarkerorlighterbyusingmoreorlessred。
Purple——ThisismadewithPrussianblue,orindigoandred。
CarmineandPrussianblueproducingtherichestcolor,whichmaybedeepenedintheshadowsbyaslightadditionofindigoorbrown。
Greens——Prussianblueandgambogemakesaveryfinegreen,whichmaybevariedtosuitthetasteofthesitteroroperator,bylargerportionsofeither,orbyaddingwhite,burntsienna,indigo,andred,asthecasemayrequire。
Thesecombinations,underdifferentmodifications,givealmostendlessvarietiesofgreen。
Brown——Maybemadeofdifferentshadesofumber,carmineandlamp-black。
Neutraltint——Iscomposedofindigoandlamp-black。
Crimson——Mixcarmineandwhite,deepeningtheshadedpartsofthepicturewithadditionalcarmine。
FleshColor——Thebestrepresentativeoffleshcolorislightred,brightenedinthemoreglowingorwarmerparts,withcarmine,softenedoffinthelighterportionswithwhite,andshadedwithpurpleandburntsienna。
LeadColor——Mixindigoandwhiteinproportionstosuit。
Scarlet——Carmineandlightred。
ForJewelrycupsofgoldandsilverpreparationsaccompanyeachboxforDaguerreotypists,ormaybeprocuredseparately。
ThemethodoflayingcolorsonDaguerreotypesisoneofconsiderabledifficulty,inasmuchastheyareusedintheformofperfectlydryimpalpablepowder。Theauthorofthislittleworkisnowexperimenting,inorder,ifpossible,todiscoversomemoreeasy,artisticandunexceptionablemethod。
Ifsuccessful,theresultwillbepublishedinafutureedition。
TherulesweshallgiveforcoloringDaguerreotypesdepends,andarefounded,uponthoseobservedinminiaturepainting,andareintendedmoreashintstoDaguerreanartists,inhopesofleadingthemtoattemptimprovements,thanasinstructionswhollytobeobserved。
Thewriterisconfidentthatsomecompoundoringredientmayyetbediscoveredwhich,whenmixedwiththecolors,willgiveamoredelicate,pleasing,andnaturalappearancetothepicturethanisderivedfromthepresentmodeoflayingthemon,whichinhisestimationismorelikeplasteringthancoloring。
INCOLORINGDAGUERREOTYPES,theprincipalshadesoftheheadaretobemadewithbistre,mixedwithburntsienna,touchingsomeplaceswithamixtureofcarmineandindigo。
Thefleshtintsareproducedbytheuseoflightred,deepenedtowardstheshadedpartswithyellowochre,blueandcarminemixedwithindigo,whilethewarmer,ormorehighlycoloredpartshaveaslightexcessofcarmineorlake。
Colortheshadesaboutthemouthandneckwithyellowochre,blue,andaverylittlecarmine,heighteningthecolorofthelipswithcarmineandlightred,lettingthelightredpredominateontheupper,andthecarmineonthelowerlip;
theshadesinthecornerofthemouthbeingtouchedslightlywithburntsienna,mixedwithcarmine。
Incoloringtheeyes,theartistwillofcoursebeguidedbynature,observingaverydelicatetouchinlayingonthecolors,soastopreserveasmuchtransparencyaspossible。Aslighttouchofblue——
ultramarinewouldbebestifitwouldadheretotheDaguerreotypeplate——
inthewhitesoftheeyeneartheiris,willproduceagoodeffect。
Incoloringtheheadsofmenitwillbenecessarytousethedarkertintswithmorefreedom,accordingtothecomplexionofthesitter。
Forwomen,thewarmertintsshouldpredominate,andinordertogivethattransparencysouniversalwiththesoftersex——
andwhichgivessomuchlovelinessandbeautytotheface——
alittlewhitemaybejudiciouslyintermingledwiththeredtintsaboutthelighterportionsoftheface。
Intakingapictureofaladywithlightorauburnhair,bytheDaguerreanprocess,muchofthebeautyofthefaceisdestroyed,onaccountoftheimperfectmannerinwhichlightconveystheimageoflightobjectstothespectrumofthecamera。
Thismaybeobviatedinsomemeasurebypropercoloring。
Todothis,touchtheshadedpartswithburntsiennaandbistre,fillingupthelighterportionswithyellowochre,delicatetouchesofburntsienna,andinthosepartswhichnaturallyhaveabluishtint,addverydelicatetouchesofpurple——
sodelicateinfactashardlytobeperceived。Therootsofthehairattheforeheadshouldalsobetouchedwithblue,andtheeyebrowsnearthetemplesmadeofapinkishtint。
Thechinofawomanisnearlyofthesamecolorasthecheeksinthemostglowingparts。Inmenitisstronger,andofabluishtint,inordertoproducetheeffectgivenbythebeard。
Inportraitsofwomen——themiddletintsonthesideofthelight,whichareperceivedonthebosomandarms,aremadeofaslightmixtureofochre,blueandlake,(orcarmine),towhichadd,ontheshadedsides,ochre,bistreandpurple,thelatterinthedarkerparts。
Thetintsofthehandsshouldbethesameastheotherpartsoftheflesh,theendsofthefingersbeingalittlepinkishandthenailsofaviolethue。
Ifanyportionofthefleshypartsisshadedbyportionsofthedress,orbythepositionofthehand,thisshadeshouldbecoloredwithumbermixedwithpurple。
TOCOLORTHEDRAPERY。——VioletVelvet——UsepurplemadeofPrussianblueandcarmine,touchinguptheshadedpartswithindigoblue。
GreenVelvet——MixPrussianblueandred-orpiment,shadewithpurple,andtouchupthelightswithalittlewhite。
RedVelvet——Mixaverylittlebrownwithcarmine,shadingwithpurple,markingthelightsinthestrongestpartswithpurecarmine,andtouchthemostbrilliantslightlywithwhite。
WhiteFeathers——Maybeimprovedbydelicatelytouchingtheshadedpartswithalittlebluemixedwithwhite。
Whitemuslin,linen,lace,satin,silk,etc。,mayalsobecoloredinthesameway,beingcarefulnottolaythecolorontooheavily。
FURS——RedFursmaybeimitatedbyusinglightredandalittlemasticot,shadedwithumber。GrayFurs——blackandwhitemixedandshadedwithbistre。
Sable——whiteshadedlightlywithyellowochre。
Thesefewdirectionsarequitesufficientfortheart,anditisquiteunnecessaryformetopursuethesubjectfurther。
Iwould,however,remarkthattheDaguerreotypistswouldfinditgreatlytotheiradvantagetovisitthestudiesofourbestartists,ourpublicgalleriesofpaintings,andstatuary,andwhereverelsetheycanobtainasightoffinepaintings,andstudythevariousstylesofcoloring,atitudes,foldsofdraperyandotherpointsoftheart。
IncoloringDaguerreotypes,artistswillfindthemagnifyingglassofmuchadvantageindetectinganyimperfectionsintheplateorintheimage,whichmayberemediedbythebrush。
Inselectingbrusheschoosethosemostsusceptibleofafinepoint,whichmaybeescertainedbywettingthembetweenthelips,orinaglassofwater。
CHAP。XIII。
THEPHOTOGRAPHOMETER。
Thelastnumber(forMarch,1849)ofthe"LondonArt-Journal,givesthefollowingdescriptionofarecentimprovementinPhotographicManipulation,andasIamdesirousoffurnishingeverythingnewintheart,Istopthepresstoaddit,entire,tomywork。
"Sincethephotographicpowerofthesolarraysbearsnodirectrelationtotheirluminousinfluence,itbecomesaquestionofconsiderableimportancetothosewhopracticethebeautifulartofphotography,tohavethemeansofreadilymeasuringtheeverchangingactivityofthisforce。Severalplansmoreorlesssuccessful,havebeendevisedbySirJohnHerschel,Messrs。Jordan,ShawandHunt。
Theinstrument,however,whichisnowbroughtforwardbyMr。Claudet,whoiswellknownasoneofourmostsuccessfulDaguerreotypists,appearsadmirablysuitedtoallthosepurposeswhichthepracticalmanrequires。Thegreatdifficultywhichcontinuallyannoysthephotographicamateurandartist,isthedeterminationofthesensibilityofeachtabletemployed,relativelytotheamountofradiation,luminousandchemical,withwhichheisworking。
WiththephotographometerofMr。Claudetthisiseasilyascertained。
Thefollowingwoodcutsandconcisedescriptionwillsufficientlyindicatethisusefulandsimpleapparatus。
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"Foraninstrumentofthiskinditisimportantinthefirstplacetohaveamotionalwaysuniform,withoutcomplicatedorexpensivemechanism。Thisisobtainedbymeansfoundedupontheprincipleofthefallofbodiesslidingdownaninclinedplane。
Thesensitivesurfaceisexposedtothelightbytherapidanduniformpassageofametalplate,A,B,(Fig。31,)havingopeningsofdifferentlength,whichfollowageometricprogression。
Itisevidentthattheexposuretolightwillbethesameforeachexperiment,becausetheplatefurnishedwiththeproportionalopeningsfallsalwayswiththesamerapidity,theheightofthefallbeingconstant,andtheangleoftheinclinedplanethesame。
Eachopeningofthismoveableplateallowsthelighttopassduringthesamespaceoftime,andtheeffectuponthesensitivesurfaceindicatesexactlytheintensityofthechemicalrays。
Therapidityofthefallmaybeaugmentedordiminishedbyalteringtheinclinationoftheplanebymeansofagraduatedarc,C,D,(Fig。30,)furnishedwithascrew,E,bywhichitmaybefixedatanyangle。Thesameresultmaybeobtainedbymodifyingtheheightofthefallortheweightofthemoveableplate。
Thephotogenicsurface,whether[hipho_31。gif]
itbetheDaguerreotypeplate,theTalbotypepaper,oranyotherpreparationsensitivetolight,isplacednearthebottomoftheinclinedplane,F。Itiscoveredbyathinplateofmetal,piercedwithcircularholes,whichcorrespondtotheopeningsofthemoveableplateatthemomentofthepassageofthelatter,duringwhichthesensitivesurfacereceivesthelightwhereverthecircularholesleaveitexposed。
"Thepartoftheapparatuswhichcontainsthesensitivesurfaceisanindependentframe,anditslidesfromadarkboxintoanopeningonthesideoftheinclinedplane。
"Acoveringofblackclothimpermeabletolightis,attachedtothesidesofthemoveableplate,envelopingthewholeinclinedplane,rollingfreelyovertworollers,R,R,placedtheoneattheupperandtheotheratthelowerpartoftheinclinedplane。
Thisclothpreventsthelightstrikingthesensitivesurfacebeforeandafterthepassageofthemoveableplate。
"Itwillbeseenthatthisapparatusenablestheexperimentalisttoascertainwithgreatprecisiontheexactlengthoftimewhichisrequiredtoproduceagivenamountofactinicchangeuponanysensitivephotographicsurface,whetheronmetalorpaper。
Althoughatpresentsomecalculationisnecessarytodeterminethedifferencebetweenthetimewhichisnecessaryforexposureindirectradiation,andtotheactionofthesecondaryradiationsofthecameraobscura;thisis,however,averysimplematter,anditappearstousexceedinglyeasytoadaptaninstrumentofthisdescriptiontothecameraitself。
"BythisinstrumentMr。Claudethasalreadydeterminedmanyveryimportantpoints。Amongothers,hehasprovedthatonthemostsensitiveDaguerreotypeplateanexposureof。0001
partofasecondissufficienttoproduceadecidedeffect。
"Regardingphotographyasanauxiliaryaidtotheartistofnomeanvalue,wearepleasedtorecordadescriptionofaninstrumentwhich,withoutbeingcomplicated,promisestobeexceedinglyuseful。Inthisopinionwearenotsingular;
atarecentmeetingofthePhotographicClub,towhichthisinstrumentwasexhibited,itwaswithmuchrealsatisfactionthatwelearnedthatseveralofourmosteminentartistswerenoweagerandmostsuccessfulstudentsinPhotography。
Thebeautifulproductionsofthemoreprominentmembersofthisclubexcitedtheadmirationofall,particularlythecopiesofarchitecturalbeauties,andsmallbitsoflandscape,byMessrs。
CundellandOwen。Wethinkthatnowtheartistseestheadvantagehemayderivefromtheaidofscience,thatbothwillgainbytheunion。"
Ihopetheabovedescriptionwillinduceourtownsman,Mr。Roach,tosuccessfullyproduceaninstrumentthatwillmeetthewantsofourartistsinthatpartoftheDaguerreanprocessreferredto。
FINIS。
INDEX。
AcceleratingLiquids。65
Amphitype。116
Anthotype。113
Apparatus。Daguerreotype。43
Calotype97
Photogenic87
ApplicationofPhotogenicDrawing。95
ApplyingtheSensitive。64
BringingoutthePicture。71
BromineBox。51
Chlorideof68
Roach’sTrippleCompoundof67
water。65
BromideofIodine。67
ofLime。68
Paper。91
ofsilver。35
Brushes。88
BuffSticks。60
Calotypeprocess。97
paper。ExposureinCameraof100
Pictures。Bringingoutib。
Fixing101
Camera。Descriptionofthe43
Stand。49
Woodbridge’sib。
Calotype。50
Voigtlander45
ChlorideofBromine。68
ofGold。36
tomakeasolutionof75
ofIodine。66
ofSilver。31
Chromatype。112
Chrysotype。106
CleaningandPolishingtheplate。61
CoatingBoxes。51
ColorBoxes。53
ColoredDaguerreotypesonCopper。77
ColoringthePicture。76
Daguerreotypes。129
ConcaveMirrors。19
ConvexMirrors19
CorchorusJaponica。37
CrayonDaguerreotypes。120
Cyanotype109
DaguerreotypeApparatus。43
Process。61
Plates。62
Daguerreotypes。Crayon77
onpaper81
Dedication。iiiDefinitionsoftermsusedinoptics,15
Differentmethodsofpreparingphotogenicpaper。89
DirectionsforuseofGalvanicBattery。58
Distilledwater88
Drummondlight。128
DrySensitive。68
Dryingapparatus。72
Effectsoflightonbodies25
Energiatype111
EtchingDaguerreotypes。83
Fifthoperation。Fixingthepicture。61
Firstoperation。Cleaningtheplate61
Fluoricacid。69
Fourthoperation-Bringingoutthepicture。71
Funnels。53
GalvanicBattery。57
Solutionforuseof58
Gildingstand。53
thepicture。74
Gold。Chlorideof36
Tomakesolutionof75
Hyposulphite;orSaltof74
Preparationof。36
Gurney’sSensitive。67
HeadRests。57
HintsandSuggestions。39
HistoryofPhotography。3
HungarianLiquid。69
Hygrometers。55
HyposulphiteofGold。74
ofSoda。28
InstantaneouspicturesbymeansofGalvanism。77
Introduction。iIodine,Dry64
Chlorideof66
Bromideof67
Box。51
Iodideofsilver。32
loduretofsilver。33
IodizethePlate。To64
IodizedPaperforCalotypes。Toprepare98
TopreparefortheCameraib。
Lamps,Spirit53
Light。Theoryon14
Motionof16
Reflectionof17
Refractionof20
onbodies。Effectsof25
Prismaticanalysisof22
Lime,Bromideof68
LunarPictures。127
Mead’sAccelerator。68
MercuryBath50
NitrateofSilver。89
OxideofSilver。29
OncoloringDaguerreotypes129
OntheprobabilityofProducingcoloredPhotographs。123
Paper。blotting;orbibulous,88
Daguerreotypes。81
preparationof89
suitableforPhotographs。87
PhotogenicdrawingonibPhotographicprinciple,the22
Photographicprocessonpaper。92
drawing。Applicationof95
Tofixthe93
deviations。126
Photographometer,The135
PlateSupport。59
Blocks。50
Vice。51
Poppy,TheRed37
Porcelaindishes。59
PositiveCalotype104
Preface。vPreparationofIodizedPaper。98
ofGold。36
PrismaticSpectrum。22
AnalysisofLight。ibReflectionofLight。17
RefractionofLight。20
Roach’sTrippleCompoundofBromine。67
SandClock。70
Sealingpaper。Tomake77
Secondoperation。94
Sensitive。ibSilver。Bromideof35
Clorideof31
Iodideof32
Ioduretof33
Nitrateof89
Oxideof28
SolutionofChlorideof59
Sixthoperation。74
SodaHyposulphiteof72
SolarandStellarLight。21
Stillforpurifyingwater,54
SubmittingthePlatetotheactionofLight69
SynopsisofMr。Hunt’sTreatiseonLight,29
TalbotypeCamera。50
TheoryonLight。14
Thirdoperation。69
WallFlower。37