Front matter
Reading edition
LITTLE BLUE BOOK NO. 1139 Edited by E. Haldeman-Julius
Photography Self Taught
Lloyd I. Snodgrass
HALDEMAN-JULIUS COMPANY GIRARD, KANSAS
Copyright, 1926, Haldeman-Julius Company
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
CONTENTS
Chapter Page
I. INTRODUCTION 5
Simplicity of Photography—Early Stages.
II. MATERIALS OF PHOTOGRAPHY 7
Types of Cameras—Lenses—Stops and Shutters—
Films and Plates—Printing Papers.
III. MAKING THE PICTURE 24
Loading the Camera—Choice of Subject and Viewpoint
—Steps in taking the Picture—Making the Exposure—
Exposure Tables—Home Portraiture.
IV. DEVELOPING THE NEGATIVE 38
Chemical Process—Tank Development—Tray Development
—Negative Defects.
V. PRINTING THE PICTURE 46
Printing Papers—Printing Process—Enlarging—Toning
—Finishing the Picture.
VI. MOTION PICTURES 56
Importance—Principle—Pictures in the Home—Ciné-Kodak
—Film Libraries.
VII. SCOPE OF PHOTOGRAPHY 61
Business—Scientific Investigation—Illustrations—
Color Photography—Color Printing Processes
—Other Advances.
PHOTOGRAPHY SELF TAUGHT