Photography Indoors and Out

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. A critical Englishman once said that he would like photography better if it were not for the pictures. The remark was doubtless intended as a rebuke to the people who, in their eagerness for the pictorial result, forget that photography is a science, and as a science requires careful study and a clear understanding of the optical and chemical laws upon which it has developed.'