62 Photography for the Sportsman Naturalist 



as little as possible. I usually develop them in a 

 covered tray if I am not using the tank. All 

 plates should be handled during development 

 very little and should be taken from the tray and 

 held up to the light only when we think that de- 

 velopment is nearing completion. 



In printing we come to the final process of 

 photography, and much may be done in the way 

 of improving a bad picture by manipulation of 

 the various printing processes. The knowledge 

 of how this can best be done is, however, only 

 gained after much practice. 



I should advise the beginner to try the use of 

 but one or two papers at the start and thoroughly 

 acquaint himself with the working of these before 

 he ventures to try his hand at the others. The 

 two papers that are almost indispensable to all 

 workers are the silver printing-out paper and 

 velox. Of the printing-out papers (so named 

 from the fact that the image shows while print- 

 ing) there are many varieties, but the process of 

 working them is the same in every case. They 

 are the best for use with strong negatives, while 

 the velox papers give better results when the 

 negative is at all weak or thin. 



Directions for the use of the latter paper are 

 enclosed in all packages, so it is a useless waste 

 of space to repeat them here. 



With any of the silver papers the print must 



