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August 16th, 1933
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prints must be built up by degrees, and will take some time to swell to anything like adequate proportions. But there is no doubt about the interest aroused by such prints, which are sufficiently novel and varied to make a welcome change from “ the usual thing.” It is all certainly well worth doing.
Cutting the vick.
face the camera attitude which, of course, should be avoided at all costs, for although the figure will be the motive of the picture yet a large part of the charm lies in the natural setting.
Following the photography a chat and a smoke are often greatly appreciated by a solitary worker, particularly in lonely districts, but in other cases one may have to use
Sheep-dipping.
more speed ; for instance, last summer a farmer readily gave me permission to pose a group forking hay, but his injunction was, “ be quick about it, young man, we must have this stacked by sundown !~”
I always make a point of offering prints from the negative taken, and in most cases this is accepted ; one or two I have found not in¬ terested, and my “Thatcher,” said that as he had been snapped many times I need not bother. However, he changed his mind, saying, “ Per¬ haps you could, sir, the children always like to have 'em.”
When a good subject is seen it is an excellent rule to weigh up the lighting, required pose, stop and shutter speed before approaching, then one can get to work with as little fuss as possible. The back¬ ground will probably need careful watching so that nothing shall interfere with the figure, and in this, differential focussing will often be helpful.
It must not be expected that the amateur who sets out for the first time on this interesting hunt for country subjects will return with a large collection. Such a set of
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