Kodak No. 2 Folding Pocket Brownie - p-21

there are windows in a direct line of view which
cannot be darkened sufficiently to prevent the
blurring of the picture.
Evening parties, groups around a dinner or
card table or single portraits may be readily
made by the use of our flash sheets, thus enabling
the amateur to obtain souvenirs of many occa-
sions which, but for the flashlight, would be
quite beyond the range of the art.
PREPARATION FOR THE FLASH.-The camera
should be prepared for time exposures, as directed
on page 17 of this manual (except that the largest
(No. 1) stop must be used), and placed on some
level support where it will take in the view
desired.
Pin a flash sheet by one corner to a piece of
card-board which has previously been fixed in a
perpendicular position. If the cardboard is white
it will act as a reflector and increase the strength
of the flash.
The flash sheet should always be placed two
feet behind and two or three feet to one side of
the camera. If placed in front, or on a line with
front of Kodak, the flash would strike the lens
and blur the picture. It should be placed at one
side as well as behind, so as to throw a shadow
and give a little relief in the lighting. The flash
should be at the same height or a little higher
than the camera. The support upon which the
flash is to be made should not project far enough
in front of it to cast a shadow in front of the
Kodak. An extra piece of cardboard a foot
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