International photographer (Jan-Dec 1935)

Twenty-eight T h INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER August, 1935 in order to kill any strong shadows. Light coming through the windows in the dining room, of course, helped out. In the afternoon, a bridge party of my mother's and the play of two of my little cousins occupied us. The ladies were flattered by our attentions. We gave them half a second at f:3.5 and recorded one of the decisive moments of the game. With Patty and Tim, it was different. They romped, and they ran, and they would not remain still for a picture. I was thankful to have my little Leica so as to be able to run after them. Finally Tim and I engaged in a bit of warfare. Just as he shot me, I "shot" him (one two-hundredth of a second at f :6.3). Patty and Poncho, the big pointer dog, had been chasing each other in a strenuous game of tag. I found them pausing to rest under the shade of a big oak tree. One-sixtieth of a second at f :4.5 was the exposure. Patty, Tim and the ladies went home, and it was dinner time. As usual my father got our diminutive parrot, Big Boy, out of his cage so that he might eat his dinner with the family. Hurriedly, I placed a couple of Photofloods in the fixture on the side of the room behind the camera. With a fifth of a second exposure at f:3.5, we snapped Mr. Big Boy on my father's shoulder. Washing the dinner dishes fell to my lot that evening ; therefore, I determined to make it a pleasant process and proof of my dishwashing ability. In the middle of the ceremony, I climbed up into the window and shot down at the dishes, using f:4.5 at one thirtieth of a second. There were two Photofloods in reflectors, one above and one at the side. After the dishes were finished, I discovered father in the living room, deeply engrossed in the evening paper. I placed the camera on a table, because I did not wish to disturb his pose by setting up a tripod and lights. The exposure was f :3.5 at two seconds, and he did not become conscious of it ! That evening, my sister and her boy friend were going out to a dance. I asked them if they had a minute or two in which they could pretend they were movie stars attending a preview. "Of course," they chimed, because they really felt well-dressed. "All right," I said. "When I tell you that I am ready, go out this side door and walk around and come in the front-door, but don't look in the hall while I'm getting ready for you." They assented and I set to work. My two bright Photofloods, I put in reflectors close to the door and set the Leica for a sixtieth of a second exposure at f :4.5, guessing at the approximate distance. Then I called, "ready." In a moment, Margot and Douglas opened the door. Notice how surprised yet pleased they look! It was drawing near bedtime, but my father was becoming interested in what I had been doing. So I coaxed him to pose at his bar, whiskers and all for the last picture of the day. With one Photoflood, the exposure was half a second at f:3.5. Then off I went to bed with my Leica under the pillow. In case of a nightmare trip, I (Turn to Page 31) TIME CONVERTED TO FEET OF FILM 35 mm. FILM FOR CAMERA SPEEDS BELOW NORMAL Is 2 s CAMERA SPEED IN PICTURES PER SECOND 24 20 16 12 8 6 4 3 FEET OF FILM EXPOSED i 1.5 1.25 1 .75 .5 .38 .25 .19 3 4.5 3.75 3 2.25 1.5 1.12 .75 .56 6 9.0 7.50 6 4.50 3.0 2.25 1.50 1.12 9 13.5 11.25 9 6.75 4.5 3.37 2.25 1.68 12 18.0 15.00 12 9.00 6.0 4.50 3.00 2.25 15 22.5 18.75 15 11.25 7.5 5.62 3.75 2.81 18 27.0 22.50 18 13.50 9.0 6.75 4.50 3.35 21 31.5 26.25 21 15.75 10.5 7.88 5 25 3.91 24 36.0 30.00 24 18.00 12.0 9.00 6.00 4.50 27 40.5 33.75 27 20.25 13.5 10.12 6.75 5.06 30 45.0 37.50 30 22.50 15.0 11.25 7.50 5.62 33 49.5 41.25 33 24.75 16.5 12.38 8.25 6.18 36 54.0 45.00 36 27.00 18.0 13.50 9.00 6.70 39 58.5 48.75 39 29.25 19.5 14.62 9.75 7.26 42 63.0 52.50 42 31.50 21.0 15.75 10.50 7.82 45 67.5 56.25 45 33.75 22.5 16.88 11.25 1 8.38 48 72.0 60.00 48 37.00 24.0 18.00 12.00 9.00 51 76.5 63.75 51 39.25 25.5 19.12 12.75 9.56 54 81.0 67.50 54 41.50 27.0 20.24 13.50 10.12 57 85.5 71.25 57 43.75 28.5 21.37 14.25 10.68 1—00 90 75 60 45 30 22.5 15 11.25 2—00 180 150 120 90 60 45.0 30 22.50 3—00 270 225 180 135 90 67.5 45 33.75 4—00 360 300 240 180 120 90.0 60 45.00 5—00 450 375 300 225 150 112.5 75 56.25 6—00 540 450 360 270 180 135.0 90 67.50 7—00 630 525 <»20 315 210 157.5 105 78.75 8—00 720 600 480 360 240 180.0 120 90.00 9—00 810 675 540 405 270 202.5 135 101.2 10—00 900 750 600 450 300 225.0 150 112.5 CHECKING THE CAMERA SPEED 35 mm. FILM FOR CAMERA SPEEDS ABOVE NORMAL No. 3 Please mention The International Photographer No. 4 when corresponding with advertisers.