The Photographic Times Volume 26; An Illustrated Monthly Magazine Devoted to the Interests of Artistic and Scientific Photography (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 Excerpt: ...x 4, or 3J4 x 3%. When viewing the picture in its natural position the label containing the title must be to the right, and the thumb label on the lower left hand corner. Rule 6.--Sets receiving the awards will become the property of The Photographic Times, and will be loaned to the principal photographic societies. The remainder will be returned at the expense of the competitors, if so desired in writing. This competition will be closed on the 30th day of June, iS)5. PICTURE COHPETITION. With each issue we intend publishing three or four full-page reproductions. We shall be pleased to receive pictures for this purpose, and for each one used we will send The Photographic Times free, for six months, to any part of the world. For pictures that are found only suitable for smaller reproductions, we will send the magazine for three months. By John A. Hodges. A FRIENDLY OFFICE. UST how many photographers there are in this country it would be difficult to say, but we have no hesitation in asserting that ninety per cent. of them are at the present day complaining of the state of their business, and this same ninety per cent., or at least a very large majority of the photographers composing it, will be found working along in the same oldfashioned way. The public pass by their show-cases with a glance only, because there is nothing there to attract them. If a dry-goods store were to do the same thing, and every day expose the same old patterns, faded and shopworn, where would their business be? and yet the photographer expects to rank as an exception. The majority take but little interest in their business; they rarely read the photographic magazines, and, consequently, know nothing of the many novel ideas and processes that are constantly being published, and which t..