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August 9th, 1933
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A few tips for the amateur.
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as the subject is not looking directly into the sun, we shall not get screwedup eyes straining into the bright light.
When the sunshine is too bril¬ liant to allow a picture to be taken directly against the light without
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causing heavy shadows that would result in a black face, it is best to take the photo¬ graph with the sun either to one side or partly be¬ hind the subject, taking care that the nose and eye¬ brows do not cause deep shadows. These points can be seen at a glance, and once having selected a suit¬ able standpoint, it is only a question of waiting for a suitable moment to make the exposure.
Apart from photographs of the semi-portrait type, action pictures have an ap “ Come on ! ”
peal of their own, races in
the surf, ball games, and the proverbial spade and bucket.
Although rapid shutter speeds may be utilised for arresting quick actions, they are very undesirable in most pictures showing waves and spray, as any exposure of less than about one-hundredth of a second will produce
unnatural-looking drops of water in unfamiliar positions, and waves looking like still-life groups that fail to convey the perpetual movement and genera! softness of outline that we are accustomed to see.
The use of a colour-sensitive plate or film is of great advantage, not only in offering colour correction, but in reducing hard blues and whites, and if there is any error in exposure, it is .usually possible to save an over-exposed negative, where bad under¬ exposure is hopeless.
To obtain the greatest amount of correct tone rendering in dealing with these subjects, panchromatic material and a light colour filter should be used. If the fast varieties are employed the brilliancy of the light on sunny days will still permit rapid shutter
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