Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1905-12-03 | Page 22 | Photo by Electric Light is Made by Salt Lake Artist for Herald

PHOTO BY ELECTRIC LIGHT IS MADE BY SALT LAKE ARTIST FOR HERALD I V I j I II IW i i iI I l k kL k L jt V V V I 1 H W NICOL Taken With Electric Light Exposure by Harry Her aid Photographer I I I in the dark without th thaid the aid ot of the flashlight I Ii li poSsible ly by the tho mercury vapor lamp It ii new Dew cle electrical device th ha 81 just ben been used successfully it in Snit Salt Lake by lIar Har 1 ry The rile herald The rhe accompanying ping portrait or of H t h V Nicol of Salt Lake JAke was taken n b Mr I at 9 In the evening The negative print and cut all were made between 0 cloel and mid midnight night nightA A direct current ot of th ha al alternatIng current used 1 Ii U tit hC Incandescent J lamps mpg is necessary to use the tho ne new l lamp mp This curten curien should haw have a voltage of 40 for the best 1 ie sult The rIte device consists o 0 r i glass vacuum tube about four fee feo Ion long awl partially filled with mercury Th lb e cur curlent current rent lent is 18 turned on oit and tin tilt tube swung vertically until the mercury from fron end to tc end ot o th the tuu establish establishing in ing the circuit and emitting greenish light Thu possesses properties that ar lackin In Inthe Inthe the ordinary CJ or art I tight light malt makes the new greatly su to the ordinary electric lights for or photographic purpose The flashlight never gives satisfactory tOl tory results e In The brilliant light flashing out in the invariably causes the sub subject Sect to bUn blink or to move moo po pOSItIon producing a poor negative Another er drawback to the flashlight JI ii its ed duration The new light will burn for an indefinite period It is especial especially J ly adapted to commercial pho phio photOgraph and an excellent light for copying anti amI enlarging A modification ot of the mercury vapor whIch emits a violet ray instead Or the tho greenish ra ray ot of the tho mercury mercur vapor lamp h hai L been to be more satisfactory for portrait work worl not lie e MUSH cause th the violet Iolet ray my In ot of itsell I etu lent but because it custom customers ers arc The vapor mercury lamps causes cause the human face faco to tako on n IL nI ILI I ghastly greenish hue hJ This Thi has han no noI effect f ct on th the negative ot of course Jut but butthi I thi appearance ot of D a subject under the I mercury vapor lamp light is In so 80 io r ri i some that photographers who use the new method prefer the violet ra ray in man ninny instances out ot of deference to I Hu feeling of the relatives relative who ac accompany V 1 company 1 tl th bab baby bride or whoever r It may be to the photographic studio