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“Try this One.” Taken with all light : on and 100-watt lamp. £ sec. at fl^.R.
DURING the Christmas holi¬ days at home every ama¬ teur will want to take some photographs as re¬ cords of the occasion. If he possesses
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one or more floodlights he can, of course, take what are literally snap¬ shots provided he uses the fastest panchromatic films or plates and has a lens of fairly large aperture.
If, however, he has no floodlight or flashlight he can still take many Christmas subjects with the ordinary house lighting if the electric bulbs are not covered or otherwise shielded by decorations or coloured shades.
Lamps of 60 and 100 watts are re¬ gularly used in most homes and with these available and a camera with f/4.5 or even f/6.3 lens, together with a tripod and hyper¬ sensitive pan. film many good pictures can be secured.
A reading-lamp with a movable shade that can be tilted to act as a reflector, and a long flex with a connection to plug in, will also be very useful for many subjects and act as a spotlight, or
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even as the main source of light itself.
There are many good points in favour of taking photographs by ordinary room illumination, quite apart from convenience. When all the lights are on and everyone is comfortable it is a great score to be able to secure a few successful nega¬ tives with comparatively short ex¬ posures and depend on getting " na¬ tural expressions.” These do not al¬ ways occur with flashlight.
"Dressing” the Christmas Tree.
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The main factor to consider apart from the amount of light available is the distance it is from the subject. If a deliberately posed portrait or group is being attempted and the lights are fixed the subject must be arranged in relation to the light to get the best modelling. For this reason the mov¬ able reading-lamp, especially if fitted temporarily with a 100-watt “ pearl ” bulb, becomes a great asset and can