Questions and Answers.
A member of the Camera Club sends the Table $1, and asks if there are other members who have old negatives, in perfect condition, of scenes of places of interest anywhere, size four by five inches. If any member has such will he write to the Table, describing the subjects of the pictures and the number willing to be given for $1? Do not forward negatives until requested.—W. Randall Spurlock, 3108 Highland Ave., Mt. Auburn, Cincinnati, O., asks if any one can give him the address of Capt. J. D. Randall, who is, or used to be, a Mississippi River boatman, whose boat ran, at one end of its route, to Memphis.—Chas. Henshaw, 432 North State Street, Chicago, wants to join a Chapter or some club somewhere that is interested in photography.—Chas. K. Russell, a Brooklyn member, asks us why coins are put into corner-stones when laid. We always supposed it was merely to preserve them for a future generation, the same object in view when records, newspapers, and memorials are enclosed. We can find no other reason. Is there any other reason?
Any questions in regard to photograph matters will be willingly answered by the Editor of this column, and we should be glad to hear from any of our club who can make helpful suggestions.
HOW TO MAKE ENLARGED NEGATIVES FROM SMALL PRINTS.
Though the rules for the photographic contest stated that no picture less than 4 by 5 in size would be admitted, yet the editor constantly received letters asking if pictures taken by the small pocket-cameras would be admitted. These tiny pictures, though often good in detail and well chosen as to subject, are on too small a scale to be admitted to any contest; but if one has a small picture which, aside from size, seems worthy of being entered in a competition, a large negative may be made from it, from which prints may be made and sent to the contest.
The first thing to do is to make as good a print from the negative as possible. Squeegee this print to a glass plate—a spoiled sensitive plate is the best for this purpose, as the glass is usually free from defects. If the picture is larger than the glass, squeegee the picture in the centre of the glass, and either block out the clear glass with Gihon's opaque, or cover it with black needle paper. From this paper positive is to be made the negative in the same manner in which one enlarges from a negative to make an enlarged print.