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Check the background to
make sure that there is no
distracting material such as
a branch or a telephone pole
which appears to grow out
of the head or shoulders of
your subject. Horizontal lines
such as the clapboards or
shingles on a house can be
di stracting. When photo-
graphing pets or children the
camera should be held at or
below their level.
Get your subject to relax.
Try to ha ve him doing some-
thing, besides looking at you.
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OUT OF DOOR PORTRAITS Side lighting and back lighting of the
subject will be found helpful in the making of more interesting pic-
tures. Open shade will be most helpful in the making of finer por-
traits, but be sure that your subject's face will receive light re-
flected
from surrounding areas so that there will
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" be no dark areas. Since exposure will have to be
increased considerably even in the open shade
~~, and particularly when subjects are side lighted
or back lighted. Be sure to check film manu-
facturer's instruction sheet very carefully. Use
a good lens shade when shooting towards the
sun or other bright areas.
FILTERS - Filters are always helpful in making of better pictures.
Check the film manufacturers instruction sheet for the type of filter
recommended for a given film under various conditions. Your
Graflex dealer can supply you with two combination lens shade and
filter kits consisting of an adapter ring and series V lens shade, and
set of three filters in a top-grain leather kit made to match the
carrying case of your Graphic 35.
SHARP PICTURES ARE OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE- Be sure that the
subject is properly focused. Hold the camera motionless when mak-
ing the exposure. Even though the design of Graphic 35 is almost
positive assurance against camera movement when making the
exposure, be sure that the body release lever is
pulled or squeezed slowly to the right when
making the exposure. Jabbing at it will cause
camera movement. Hold your breath for the
instant the exposure is made and you will be
rewarded with clearer sharper pictures.