The ferrotype and how to make it - The Grian Press

VIUJSETTES, MEDALLIONS, ETC. 143
be rapidly made to show more or less of the
figure by an adjustable stand, so that all varieties
can be produced with the greatest facility.
The usual method of adjustment is to stand
with the vignette in the hand, having placed it
at what you consider the proper place, and look
over the edge of the opening into the camera ^o as
not to obstruct the reflection of the sitter. One
will' easily see from that position if the Vignette
is too high or too low, or if too much to
the right or left; by moving it nearer to the
camera the opening is enlarged, showing more
of the figure, while by placing it nearer to the
sitter the blending becomes more abrupt and the
opening smaller, embracing the shoulders closely.
Vio-nettes can also be made two or three in a
group, by having the opening sufficiently large
or by placing it nearer the camera. There are a
variety of useful openings, among which are the
round, egg-shape, and half circle. All of these
are to be used with white grounds. They can,
however, be used with gray grounds, sometimes
with very good effect.
To make Vignettes by this apparatus, it should
be the endeavor of the operator to have the same
amount of intensity of light on the Vignette as
on the back-ground, in order that they may be
of the same shade or tone in the finished picture.
This is easily done by turning the Vignette to-
ward the light, either top or side, although it is
generally better to turn it toward the top light