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December 13th, 1933
The AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER o G CINEMATOGRAPHER a
" Just introduced."
FLASHLIGHT
in the Nursery
By MARY CRANFIELD.
" What ! another baby ? ”
right place, and stand ready with the flash-lamp held high in one hand and a finger on the switch or trigger, and the shutter release in the other. Keep the shutter closed till you think conditions are right, or are just going to be ; then hold the release open just before firing the flash, and close it directly after.
Things may go like that, and the snap be secured at the first attempt. W hat is much more likely is that His Highness the Baby will change his mind at the last fraction of a second and the pose will be spoilt. Never mind ! Just close the shutter and wait for the next chance.
Flashpowder does its work well and is very economical ; but flash-bulbs are now cheaper than they used to be, and their certainty, uniformity, extreme rapidity, and complete freedom from dust or smoke make them ideal for nursery use. What is more — it is better for one’s photography to know that each exposure costs about a shilling. There is more chance of a good picture in a few care¬ fully-planned exposures than in a whole roll of snaps let off on chance.
But whichever way the flash is made, there is an ideal subject for it in the nursery.
BECAUSE daylight and sunshine are now at the minimum is no reason whatever why the most important person in the house should live unphotographed for several months. There is not the slightest danger of frightening a small child or hurting its eyes by the use of flashlight if a few simple precautions are taken. The accompanying snaps were taken either with flashpowder or a flash-bulb, and never once did the “ sitter ” flinch or show the slightest sign of noticing the momentary light.
All daylight, however, should be shut out ; but the ordinary artificial lighting of the room can be kept on all the time. A twenty or even thirty watt electric lamp about ten feet from the child is perfectly safe with an f/8 stop, if the shutter is not left open longer than is necessary. Fast pan¬ chromatic plates or films are best for the work, but the modern fast “ chrome ” films give excellent results. A faint, blurred image will appear if the light is too close or the shutter open too long.
A tripod is necessary, and the camera should have a wire shutter-release so that the shutter, set to " B,” can be opened and shut several times, if necessary, without risk of camera-shake.
Arrange everything, especially the background, and focus carefully before the sitter comes on the scene at all. If a mirror is included, do not forget to test the effect of the flash with an electric torch held exactly in the same position, to make sure that the lens and the baby’s eyes are both safe from direct light.
Then, and not until then, get baby into the
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