Pictorial effect in photography : being hints on composition and chiaroscuro for photographers, to which is added a chapter on combination printing (1869)
Robinson, H. P. (Henry Peach), 1830-1901 · London : Piper & Carter · leaf 32
han pages of written words, I propose in this chapter to give a slight illustration how an artist, even in such a trivial sketch as the subject engraved on this page, conforms to the usages of art, and the value which his work gains by such treatment. I take this subject because it follows and… … Fig. 1. the river, and the bit of bank and tree — which appear in the one, are removed in the other. It will be observed that the diagonal line starting in the
Composition (Photography)
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