The ferrotype and how to make it - The Grian Press

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THE FERROTYPE.
means to secure good expressions, all of which
having been done, the camera is placed in proper
condition, and the ground glass in the rear ad-
justed. The correct focus is next to be secured.
To this end a cloth, which is kept for the pur-
pose, is thrown over the camera and the head,
shutting out all the light from the object-glass,
enabling us to see the image of the sitter, in
an inverted position, on the glass. The focus is
adjusted by moving the lens with the right hand
from or toward the object-glass, until the correct
focus is found, which is the place of most perfect
definition.
Plenty of time should be devoted to the ad-
justment of the focus. The operator should
always make a perfect certainty of securing a good
focus. If it is found that parts of the figure
project too far forward, or otherwise, to include
them in the range of the instrument, the position
should be changed so as to bring all parts of the
figure into such a position (consistent with ease
and grace) as to secure a distinct image, every
part of which shall be equally sharp in definition
on the ground glass. The plate-holder may now
be pushed into position, or, as in some boxes, the
ground glass may be removed and the plate-
holder placed in the position it had occupied,
the lens being first covered with a cap provided
with each lens for that purpose, or by the cloth
used in focusing. After the plate-holder is in
position, the sitter is directed to look toward