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and preserve the perfect outline of the main 

 object. 



If we wish a background other than the one 

 that is in the original negative, we can obtain it 

 by what is known as double printing. To do 

 this we must have two negatives, the one we have 

 already stopped out for the main object and an- 

 other one for the background, and the two must 

 be in exact proportion to each other. A print 

 must first be made of the figure on the opaqued 

 negative and this print carefully cut out (the out- 

 line must be followed exactly). This cut-out is 

 then placed against the background negative, in 

 the exact position in which we wish the figure to 

 appear, and a print, of the depth which we wish 

 it to be for toning, made from that negative. 

 This will, naturally, show a white space of the 

 exact size and form of the figure, or whatever the 

 main object that we are using may be. Against 

 this the figure in the opaqued negative must be 

 fitted carefully, so that no sign of the joining will 

 show, and allowed to print into the depth of the 

 background. This is really not so difficult or 

 tedious a process as it might seem and gives some 

 very excellent results when used judiciously; but 

 it should only be resorted to when absolutely nec- 

 essary, for it is one of the methods of " faking " 

 which all nature photographers should avoid 

 when possible. 



