CHAPTER VI. 



ILLUMINATION. 



ILLUMINATION. ADVANTAGES OF ARTIFICIAL, 

 LIGHT. A SIMPLE OBJECT WITH A Low 

 POWER. CONNECTING TUBE FOR CAMERA. 

 DARK-GROUND EFFECTS. RIGHT USE OF 

 CONDENSER. OBLIQUE ILLUMINATION. 

 MULTIPLE COLOUR ILLUMINATION. 



In the matter of illumination, the landscape 

 photographer is at a distinct disadvantage when 

 compared with workers in other branches of photo- 

 graphy, for he has absolutely no control over the 

 lighting of his subject. True, he can select the 

 time of year and the time of day most likely to 

 yield any desired pictorial effect ; but he must 

 be a man of leisure if able to avail himself of every 

 fitting occasion ; and even then, if the scene of 

 his operations be at any distance, probably by 

 the time he arrives at his destination, the climatic 

 conditions may be completely changed. 



The selection of light and shade equally with 

 the choice of point of view makes all the difference 

 between one photographer and another. The one 

 with knowledge, taste, and opportunity gets 

 probably on every occasion a real picture, whilst 

 a snap-shotter in the ordinary way gets merely a 



