The Washington herald., 1921-07-17
USEFUL TIPS TO
ASSIST AMATEUR
PHOTOFANCER
Help to Buy Supplies,
Regulate Machine
And Snap.

are at the height Of their glory In
the good old summer time. II you
are an amateur photographer your
self you do not need TO be toId this,
and probably you don't even though
you are not an amateur photog-, I,
rspher. But anyhow. it's so.
This being the big camera season.
no doubt many OF you are buying
cameras. Here are a few sugges-
tions for the new camera bugs.
Have Dealer Explain Camera
when you buy your camera be
sure to get the dealer 20 explain
il to you He will show you how
to load" IL. and describe various
other technical operations that are
really hard to understand
one Of the hrsv things to remem-
Der when swapping pictures is 20
take your time. Too many photos
are spoiled because the photoG-
raphers became excited or hurried
too much.
Be sure, before you snap the pic
ture, that your camera is resting
level. If IL does not the finished
picture will be on a slant, and this
may spoil an otherwise good photo
graph
some folks use a camera level
glass, but this is UNNECESSARY II
good care Is taken. II you must
have something to guide you, how
ever, a small straight pencil line
drawn across the finding glass VIII
be just the thing.
Never snap a picture against the
sun II will produce cloudy ef-
feet, which spoils the print II IL is
absolutely necessary TO photograph
facing the sun, shade the lens from
above with your hand.
watch for your own shadow and
do not get IL on the picture IL you
possibly can help IL. Either take
your picture near the middle Of the
day when shadows are short or
hold your camera at your side, or
increase the distance between the
camera and the subject
watch Perspective.
Remember that things closer 10
the camera will appear larger DO
? not cake a picture of your friend
with one Of his hands closer to the
lens than the other, unless yOu
want q good laugh over the finished
product. His one hand Will be out
1
Be careful in placing your pic
lure. Do not spoil IL with too much
foreground or too much sky.
And above all. be sure to turn
your film up after each exposure.
There is nothing SO discouragIn<,
perhaps, as to spoil two perfectly
good pictures by taking them on the
same film, making a double OK
posure."
Tomorrow there will be an article
on developing and printing your
own pictures.
There are two methods Of devel-
opinE your own phOtosraphs-the
darkroom method and the tank
method. The latter is TO be pre-
ferred- All one need do is follow
the directions which come with the
tank when purchased at the pho
Biography supply store
Printing is not such a simple mat
ter. But IL is not so difficult if
one is careful and remembers a rev
=, simple rules. There is no reason
why any boy or girl could not soon
learn to print his or her own photos
supple. TO Buy.
> First, go to the photography sup
ply shop and buy three small trays.
a graduated glass iOr meds VI IN =
chemicals. and a printing frame
o This is all the equipment you will
need beside the developer. fiXer anc
|. printing paper. These last may
also. be purchased at the supply
v store
Mix the chemicals carefully, FOL
s lowing the directions that come
with them. Fill one tray with tbs
e developer. enc with fNer and be
tween the two set a tray fuE a
e clear. cold water.
You must subdue the light in th'
a room where you work. for the pape
is very sensitive. II is best TO wori
i, in a very dark room with only a re-
light one may easily be made b.
passing red tissue paper over hol
in a shoe box, placing ligh
within.
Beginners in Photography ofte'
have trouble in placing their pic
lures in the printing frame.
Place the negative in the fran
e. dull side up. the shiny side bein
next to the glass OF the franz
Then place a piece OF developin
paper over the negative, with tn
sensitive CshinyD side down next {
the dull side Of the negativ,
Clamp the frame shut