To
Make a Portrait-Have the subject sitting
in a chair
partly
facing the camera
(which
should
be
located a little
higher than
an ordinary table)
and
turn the
face slightly
towards
the
camera,
having the eyes centered
on
an object at the same
level with
the lens. The
proper
distance
from
the
camera
to
the subject can
be
ascertained by look-
ing
at
the
image in
the
finder. For
a three-quarter
figure
this
will be
about
8
feet and for a full-length
figure about
10 feet.
For
use of
the Kodak Portrait
Attachment.
see
page
35.
The flash
should
be on
the side
of
the
camera
away
from the face, that
is,
the subject should
not
face it. The
flash
should
be
at about the same
height or a little
higher than
the
head
of the
subject.
To
Make a Group-Arrange the chairs
in
the
form
of
an arc, facing the camera
so
that each
chair will be exactly
the same distance from the
camera.
Half
the
persons
composing the
group
should be
seated and the rest
should
stand behind
the chairs.
If the
group
is
large any
number
of
chairs
may
be used, but
none
of
the subjects should
be
seated on the floor, as
is sometimes seen in large
pictures,
because
the
perspective
would
be
too
violent.
Backgrounds-In making single
portraits
or
groups,
care
should
be
taken to have
a
suitable
background
against which the
figures
will show
in relief,
a
light
backgrourrd
is
better than a dark
one,
and often a
single figure
or
two
will
show
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