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sea ted on the floor, as sometim es see n in l arge pictures, be-
ca u se the persp ec ti ve would be t oo violent.
BA CK GROUNDs. -ln ma king si ngle portr aits or gro up s, ca re
hould
be ta ken to ha ve a suitable background aga in st which
the figures will show in re
li ef; a light background is better
than a
dark on e, and often a si ngle figure or two will show up
well aga inst a l ace c urt ain. Fo r lar ge r groups a m edi um light
wall will be suitable.
The}i 1lder on the camera will aid the op era tor in co mp os-
ing the gro
up s so as to get the best effec t. In o rd er to make
the im
age vi sible in the fi nde r, the room will hav e to be well
li g hted with ordinary l amp light, which may be left on while the
pic
tur e is be ing m ade, pr ovid ed none of the lights are pla ce d
so that they sho w in the finder.
Eastman Fl as h Sheets burn mor e slo wl y than fla sh powder s,
produ cing a much so ft er li g ht a nd are, the rdor e, far pr efer ab le
in
portr ait wor k; the subject, how eve r, should be warned not
to
mov e, as th e picture is not taken ill st all /rlil co lts/y, a bout one
seco nd being r equ ir ed to burn one sh ee t.
EASTMAN FLASH CARTRIDGES.
Eas tman Flash Cartrid ges may be s ub stituted for the s he ets
if desir ed. We reco mm e nd the sh ee ts, however, as more con-
ve
ni en t, sa fer, ch eil per and capab le of produ c ing the bt st
results.
The cartri dges are only superior wh ere abso lutely
ill sta1ltancolts work is essential.