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26- Pictur e taking with th e
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To get a good light on the
face, foll ow the arrangement
shown in the diagram. A re-
fl ector helps to get detail in
the shaded pa
rt of the face. A
whi
te towel or table-cloth held
by an assi
sta nt or thrown over
a screen or
other high piece
of furnit ur e will make a suit-
able re
fl ector , it should be at
an angle and in the position
indic
ate d in the diagram.
Making Portraits Outdoors
When making portrai ts outdoors, with the sun
shining brightly,
the subject should be in the
shadow of a building or a large tree, but with clear
and unobstructed sky o ve rh ea d, use stop f.5.6 and
1/ 25 second or stop f.4.5 a nd 1/50 second. By fol-
lowing
this rule unpl easant a nd dis torting shadows
on
the fa ce will be avoided. Th e best results are
obtained with th e subj ect fairly close to the camera
and the camera focused accordingly When the
distance between the subject a nd Kodak is ten feet
or less, measure the dis ta nce carefully, see table on
page 12.
Kodak Portrait Attachment
The Kodak Portrait At ta chment is used for
making head and shoulder po rtraits. It can also be
used for
photographing flowers and similar subjects.
Place the Attachment over the lens and compose
the picture in the finder Turn the Kodak just a
little to the left, as the short distances at which the
subject mus t be from the lens make it necessary to