RECREATION, 



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SPOTTING OUT. 



The question often arises at what stage 

 it is best to put hand work into a photo- 

 graph to take out spots or blemishes, or 

 to modify its tones or details. The larger 

 alterations, of course, must depend on the 

 circumstances in each case, but for the 

 mere spotting, definite rules can be laid 

 down. 



Pinholes may first be noted. The question 

 whether or not they need to be removed 

 must depend on their situation. If they are 

 in the sky or in the high light of the pict- 

 ure, they may be so conspicuous as to be 

 objectionable; but in the half tones or 

 shadows they are certain not to be noticed, 

 and should be left alone. In the former 

 case, use a fine camel's hair brush and a 

 little India ink. The ink must be fairly 

 thick and black, but only the merest trace 

 of it should be on the point of the brush, 

 which should then be lightly touched on 

 the pinholes. They should at once disap- 

 pear. Deal in exactly the same way with 

 larger clear spots, except that they are sure 

 to need it, while pinholes, even when con- 

 spicuous on the negative, may often be left 

 untouched. In like manner, scratches must 

 be gone over. In each case the ink should 

 be of sufficient strength for the spotting to 

 show up quite white on the print. 



Black spots need nothing at this stage. 

 After working up the negative as directed 

 all its defects show up as white spots 01 

 marks on the print, A white mark on the 

 print can always be touched up with color 

 so that it will match the tint of the parts 

 around it; but a black spot on a print, such 

 as is caused by clear glass on the negative, 

 is a more difficult matter. 



The final spotting has to be carried out, 

 therefore, on the print itself. This is 

 where many fail, yet when once the method 

 has been grasped the whole thing is sur- 

 prisingly easy. With glossy, burnished 

 prints, it should be done after mounting 

 and before burnishing. With prints dried 

 on ferrotype or glass, it must be done after 

 they leave that support. In this case a little 

 gum mixed with the color will be found 

 helpful. A great many of the spots will be 

 found unnoticeable on the print if this has 

 a matt or rough surface. Platinotype and 

 carbon prints are especially easy to spot, 

 using in the former case ivory black water 

 color and in the latter a pigment made by 

 dissolving a little unexposed tissue in 

 warm water. The secret of success is to 

 use the pigment weak and the brush almost 

 dry, so that it only makes a faint mark on 

 a sheet of white paper, except, of course, 

 when the spots to be removed appear in the 

 deep shadows. — Photography. 



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