Show specter raph mr arthur S green an american photographer gives the following method of malting tha camera a bonace of amusement by tho production of ghost or shadow pictures for example a seated man starting bade in terror from his own specter make a background of the proper size by stretching out some black material place the subject draped in white or in light clothing in the right attitude to the right or left of the center cf the background then focus the camera and expose tha plate for half a second the impression will be that of a shadowy and ghostlike figure take a chair and table placing the chair in the center of the background and the table on tho side away from the ghost seat the subject in the chair with his head turned to the ghost focus again and give the plate a full exposure which if the light is good should be about two seconds develop and print in the usual way any objects to be seen through tha ghost should be photographed with fifteen seconds exposure before taking the picture of the ghost other devices of the kind might be mentioned but it will be more interesting to leav them to tho ingenuity of the yoa advertiser |