Milford chronicle., 1954-10-15
Camera Records
May BE Simple
By DION HENDERSON
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Maybe you have some hearth
bound friends who listen politely
@ your tales 0f how the outdoors
can be fun, but still want You %
prove it.
q pictures the thing. whether
you need Il for documentary eVi-
oenee Or want it for yourself alone.
IT'S about the only way you can
bring those outdoor days home
with you.
NOW y you're not Tom Benton,
nor yet Grandma Moses, the only
way you can bring the pictures Of
your trips adeid back alive Is Ia
camera.
This 9 relatively simple yearn-
ing, yet many a casual anapshOot-
er who just wanted to keep the al
bum complete by recording family
outings ia camps, hiking and hunt
ing trips has wound up begged
down hopelessly ia too much in
formation. That's because most
such dope Is aimed at the pFefess-
ional who has the equipment he
needs and knows how to use it,
OF else at the amateur-a very
special term for photographers
who spend so much time and mon
ey on taking they cant
possibly show a profit
Let's say, then, that you want
TO catch some Of the spirit 81 your
cuttings with the common family
camera, g modern model Of the old
box cameraA that IS one with one
lens opening and one instantane-
Gus shutter speed.
Not that you need worry, but
that means your lens IS set at f:16 /
and your shutter az roughly /
times very roughly-at 1925 sec /
ond. If it Is arranged 10 use q
flash attachment, use it a good I
deal even outdoors without addi- /
tional calculation.
The film makers had you In
mind when they engineered some
Of their most popular film. Com
mon orthro film-the cheapest kind
&C the drugstore made with an
speed Of around 80 Wes-
ton, which means you can take
well Illuminated pictures outdoors
% light range between mild over
Fast and open sun
But on the outings, It means
7ou'il get precious little on shots
% forest shade or ia those pleas
ant twilight scenes around the
campfire, unless you use fash.
Woods pictures late in fall. when
caves are down and the sun gives
1ou q very open shade, viii be fine
lgain.
Since Wiidlife subjects aren't so
cooperative as relatives at the fam
u reunion, remember your shutter
.peed limits you TO subject mat
er that stays put. No jumping
lsh, no flying birds, no running ]
logs or kids. Compose your pic !
ure beforehand the way you want
1.-THE dog asleep on the hunting
oat, the fish arranged beside your
reel.
And be sure the camera is stilI.
20, and the exposure made With
ut larring It. Remember that pros :
sidom shoot as slowly as If25 !
lthOut tripod, and nearly all the s
urfed snapshots You make are :.
e - camera movement.
with Color plctQfss gtflnp 50
lch attention you're likely to be !.
mpted and here again the aim =
anuiaetures kept you in mind !,
be kind Of color film that makes y
negative for color prints-not :
g positive transparencies for pro- {.
an emulsion speed of "
That's close enough to your
mera limitations SO that expos
es made in bright sunlight. IL
minated by reflection or fli-in
sh at the side to eliminate harsh u
adoWs, wiz give you good color Q
nditiOn. Provided, that IS. your a.
utter isn't too casual about "a
cking to that 1I25 second expos-
e, One roll viii tell the story. g
So will the pictures, if you win as
e time to see" them before you tn
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