Pictorial effect in photography : being hints on composition and chiaroscuro for photographers, to which is added a chapter on combination printing
A photography manual by H. P. Robinson, published in London by Piper & Carter in 1869, giving hints on composition and chiaroscuro for photographers, with a chapter on combination printing. The four plates shown are rotated sideways on the page and render landscapes, figures and a seascape in dark engraved tones, with heavy shadow masses set against pale sky. A designer could take from them the strong dark-light structure, with a bold mass of shadow balanced by open light areas, as a model for tonal layout.
