PHOTOGRAPHY.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LV, Issue 14015, 21 September 1909, Page 3

PHOTOGRAPHY.

A COMPLETE STUDIO. "A complete studio" is a term that can be truly applied to the studio of Mr. AY. A. Coflw, Devon Street, New Plymouth. Jldfore advertising anything Mr. Collis alWays endeavours to ascer- ' tain by practical tests If tbe article produces- the results claimed for it, and with this end in view and with the object of enabling New' Plymouth and Taranaki residents to obtain photographs in the best and most up-to-date styles, he has for the past twelve months been experimenting with numbers of the latest papers placed on the market and now as per advertisement appearing in our advertising columns considers himself in a position to recommend the various style* of photos now being produced at his studio. Time, was when the enamelled photo held full sway, then with >he swing of the pendulum of fashion pame the style of the dull surface produced from the various brands of bromide papers, and now the fashion has again enangeq in favour of the cream crayon and ensyna photos. Samples of this work are now on ri«w and patrons who hsve had these styles express themselves as highly' pleased with the results obtained. Of course, there are, those *be still prefer the soft grey tone in s photo to the warmer browns and tepia* «n4 these **c still catered for, all the Jatest papers <rf this kind of work being in we «t the studio. Another up-to-date Improvement effected by Mr. Collis is in the direction of utilising electricity in the production of his work, the bulk of which is now being produced by the aid of electric current. The latest addition t» his plant is an enlarger for producing fai« ful^rged photos, and from the specimeH»' w» have seen the results leave nothing t» b» dpgjred and are equal to any work of the ttert wa have ! seen produced anywhere.