Show DOUBLE photographs methods of milking a appear in ais on oue the making of double pictures ou one negative plate has been practiced b photographers for some time it has been supposed that they were made by using reflections from mirrors to double the object to be photographed doubles may be made that way but the reflection rf the glass always shows the asure are invariably distorted the most common way of making successful doubles is to extend the reach of the lens with a email box rf the same depth of tho focal depth of the lens tho inside of the box should be smooth and blackened u dead black to prevent its appearance in the picture the front of the box is then divided equally by two small doors or flaps in making the exposure open one flap draw the slide from your plate holders and expose the plate then replace the slide close the door that was open let the per eon being photographed change position open the door that was closed on the first exposure leaving the other one closed focus the object draw the slide again and expose the plate again and yon have tha same person in two different attitudes in the same negative without any line of showing in the background captain john N hiker goes further than making doubles he makes triples quadruples or any number wanted in the most grotesque and ghastly forms on one plate his system of making doubles on alie same plate is more complicated than the one described it is dona by placing a kit or shutter over the plate in the holder and exposing a part at a time the kitis kit is hinged in sections the upper corners opening like little doors to the side decapitated beads are taken by opening the doors and just exposing the part of the plate directly behind on which the head has been focused after these exposures havo been made the doors are closed and the subject is focused with outstretched hands after proper focusing the kit except the upper corners is drawn away and a full exposure made A few days ago captain riker walked into the house and tossed an envelope into mrs riker s hands on opening it she found a picture of the headless body standing upright with arms outstretched and in each hand a platter on which lay a ghastly head his own captain biker said that while ha had known for many years the secret of making the pictures he now desired to show simply what really is behind the making of alleged spook and spirit pictures the secret of making the pictures has been known for many years also b professor georgo R cromwell new york sun |