Press Photography

C. Kinkaid James

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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. In the following pages will be found a good deal of useful informa tion. Some of it is used in other fields and is to be found in photo graphic literature. It has never before been collected, however, in a treatise on press photography. I have endeavored to make this book the most complete text on press work available. Every formula pre sented herein has been tested again and again and is selected only because it has passed these tests with a higher rating than others.

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• Publié par: Forgotten Books
• Date de parution: 27 novembre 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780243775255
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 16 Mo

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PRE FACE

INCE t me I mmemorial pictures of notables a nd im o r t a nt events have been made for the purpose of saving for futu r e gene r atio s some representation of life i n a given er a Today through the development of the modern newspape r and imp r ovement i n photographic equipment there has come into being a newfield of work known as press or news photography Historians in gener a tions to come will i n all probability use the newspapers of today as guides in inte r the newsife Through preting the events of modern l papers they will also be given a pictori al panoram a of life I n this gen cration i n past generations and generations to come The making of such pictorial recordsI S the work of the news cameramen Headline shooters as they are often called lead an adventurous l ife However my purpose in writing this book not to ake a many cases i n to an occupation which gu idebook thrills which no other vocation give but rather to forth i n com lete detail the knowledg that is necessa r y in order to become a successful news cameraman I do not pretend to b e able to teachnews photog from a book but I do feel that a complete and detailed l ation of the knowledge necess a r e helpful to the avey will b r age news man I n the following pages will be found a good de a l of useful info r m a tion Some of it is used in other f elds and is to be found i n photo graphic literatu r before been collected however i e I t has never n a tre a tise on p r ess photogr a phy I have endeavored to make this book the most complete text on p r ess work av a il a ble E ve r y fo r mul a pre sented hereinhas been tested again and again and i s selected only because i t has passed these tests wi th a higher rating than others I wish to than k the va r ious people who gave me helpful tions during the w r I also wish to thank two friendsiting of this book who assisted me considerab ly in the prepa r ation of the manuscript Walter Bordas of the Central Press Associ ation S ta f a nd L T G a rd

PRE FACE ner my present partner both of Cleveland Without their help in preparing illustrations testing formulae and r eading copy on the preliminary drafts of this book it would probably never have reached the press If any reader wants advice or has any questions concerning any details of press photography I S hall be glad to hear from him J AM EC K I N A I S D Clevel and Ohio J anuary

C H AP T ERI TH E PRE SS CAME RA

HE MOST important thing in press photogr a phy i s to get the picture The ability to do thi s comes from a b r oad ex that includes eve r ything from an ele m enta r y knowl edge of photog r aw of l aphy to a smattering of the l seriesibel This of chapters is being written especially for amateu r and professional cameramen who wish to become press photogr a phers and to learn more about thei r chosen profession Many of my fri ends helped to teach me what I k ow about the technical a nd practical sides of the business If it were not fo r them such a book a s this would neve r h a ve come into existence My obj ect to follow in succession the many p a ths upon which press photographers must tread during thei r experiences Some of the information given S hould be known to everyone who ever has S tepped inside a darkroom and fo r th a t r eason is included fo r those who may not know i t Muchbeen w r itten on the matte r of c a meras Thei r selection is largely a matter of personalCs buthoice in the f nal analysi there a r e ce r tain featu r es that should be included in eve r y press camera Always remembe r s no perfect press cthat there i a me ra But there ar e some tha t a re ve r y ne a rly perfect I n the f rst place the press camera should be equipped with a fi r st cl ass high speed anastigmatic lens This will be discussed i n det a il in the following chapter What else should the press camera include E very photographe r has his own opinions on this question but my idea of an ideal b ination would be something like the following It should be constructed yet S hould be compact I t should accommodate a ood S ized plate and should have a double or triple bellows extension high speed S hutter a ndersgood sized lens board and dependable fi I t should permit the use of plates fi lms and film packs should allow of rapid focusin g and be S I timple in operation S hould have a sp r ing