The ferrotype and how to make it - The Grian Press

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DEVELOPER AND DEVELOPMENT. 137
As an instance of what may be done, let us
take, for example, a lady or gentleman whose
face is freckled. These freckles are very un-
sightly in the Ferrotype, and we can not remove
them by any operation outside of the process by
which they are made, as the photographer does
when he " retouches ^^ his negative, a process by
which alabaster complexions can and pretty generally
are given to all indiscriminately. They
may well exclaim, Great is the negative, but the
pencil is its profit
The Ferrotypist must " come the artful '^ over
such cases; and although he may not remove or
hide them altogether, he can do wonders with no
other agency than light. For that purpose we
will shade all of the side light, if the day is clear,
allowing just enough to relieve the shadows un-
der the nose and chin. We will shade half of
the top light, thus securing a larger portion of
diffused light to help to relieve the shadows and
to soften the whole. The direct light comes from
above, producing a high liglit on the top of the
forehead and on the nose, and passing smoothly
over the face, lights up all parts with an even
illumination, the result of which in the picture
will be to greatly improve the complexion and
please the patron.
The next person who requires our service is
an old gentleman whose face is much wrinkled.
That his portrait must ])lease him it must not
exaggerate these lines of age, but rather smooth