Robinson H.P. Picture Making in the Studio by Photography

The Scovill & Adams Co., 1892. — 94 p.Judging from the results that come before me, particularly in the illustrations published in the photographic journals, studio picture-making is as much practised in America as landscapes or outdoor figure composition. And, if I may be allowed to state my opinion freely, the success, in what may be called the higher walks, does not seem commensurate with the evident ambition, careful study, knowledge, and industry of those who attempt them. It is easy to see that this partial want of success is not so much from deficiency of ability as, if I am not mistaken, from working in the wrong direction. More is expected and attempted than the nature of the art will permit, and the limits of our art have not been recognized. I will endeavor to explain more fully what I mean.