Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-05-23
Good Vacation
Photos Begin
With Packing
By Alexander J. Wedderburn
cvrotor OF Photography
The Smithsonian institution

Now that vacation days are here,
camera equipment and decide just
what we shall take along. Since the
family auto is going to be loaded
with golf clubs, tennis rackets. fish,
ing tackle and other holiday items.
it will be just as well to leave most
of the darkroom right where it is.
The enlarger is too much to handle
easily in the car.
Let's look over the situation right
now. so we won't be caught without
camera and film to record parts of
that vacation. Naturally. the camera
comes first. Shall we take the old
standby? Or do we take off with
that new Leica The best answer
is an honest evaluation of our capa-
bilities, or lack of them, in regard
to the particular camera.
The incest things about vacation
are the "reminiscences that come
later, when we can lean back in the
easy chair and remember the good
times during a summer at the beach
or in the mountains-or perhaps
that trip to Mexico or Bermuda.
The best memory refresher is a lot
of snapshots that were made along
the way SO, we should be very
careful to make sure we will have
that camera record.
Know Your Camera.
II we take the box camera. we
are almost sure to come back with
some good shots. On the other hand.
if we are not too familiar with that
new Job anything can happen
usually bad. However, if we know
the ms and outs Of the more ex-
pensive instrument, let's take 1t by
all means.
All of our admonitions regarding
equipment, accessories, etc, apply
equally to the amateur movie max
er about to embark for his vaca-
ton. 1t will also pay to have your
movie camera thoroughly over
hauled and cleaned before taking
off for the hinterlands Most i'm
portant-have your camera speed
checked and be sure that you have
a few rolls of color film as well as
the black and white.
AS We have said before in our
column on the camera page, try to
make every scene an integral part
of connected series aimed toward
the production of an ineligible |
story. Later when you come home
YOU will be able to put these shots !
together to make film that will in
years to come, bring back fully and
accurately all of the outstanding
details and memories of the sum-
mers fun.
Now for the list of accessories
First. we should be certain of an
adequate supply of film. If we are
going to be near city, the chances |
are that we will be able to get all |
the film we need. But if we are
heading for the hinterlands or iso-
lated spots or foreign countries, it !
will be safer to take along an ample |
supply. And let's stick to one kind
of panchromatic fllm-particularly
the brand we have been using all
along. This will be no time to ex-
pertinent with film at a different
speed rating and remember TOO late
that we shald have closed down or
opened up the stop.
Filters to Take.
As for filters. we should take at
least one G filter to take care of
haze penetration supply contrast in
the beach shots, and bring out the
beautiful cloud formations. # we
have large, roomy pockets we can
slip in K-2 for obtaining good skin
texture on the outdoor portraits and
possibly a red A filter, if We go in
for exaggerated cloud effects. But
the G. filter will do nicely for every
day work
Since lighting conditions vary in
different parts Of the country, 1t
will be a good idea to take along
the exposure meter This holds true
even for veteran photogs. At the
beach, with light rejecting from
water and sand, the light meter will
save many a film that will other
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