Various photographers later followed in the footsteps of Henry Van der Weyde to equip their studios to extend their opening hours or alleviate dull weather. One such person was London photographer James Arthur Langton (1856 – 1945), who later traded as A. J. Langton, or Arthur J. Langton.
He had several studios, however c.1890 the printing on the back of one of his carte de visite stated that “At the Edgware Road Studios Portraits are taken at NIGHT or in any Weather by His Patent “PHOTOLUX” Apparatus, results equal to the best Sunlight Portraits.”
I’d be interested to hear from anyone who can provide me with information about this patent electric lighting system, was it really "His"? Thank you.
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Hi Rob. Not come across Photolux but I did cover electric studio lighting in a paper in 2023. References 12 and 14 may help.
Thanks Alan, I'll follow them up. Regards, Rob