The Modern way in picture making : published as an aid to the amateur photographer . exposure ;in other words, only usethe ray filter when thereare extreme diilerencesin color. Blue flowerswill appear lighter thanthey really are unlessthe color screen is placing the flowersdo not be afraid of tryingdifferent effects of sunlight may beused at times w i t hpleasing results. Whiteflowers should seldomha\e the light from thedirection of the camera,whereas rich red ororange ones need all thelight they can get. Bearin mind that flowers of nearly all kinds tremble at the least mo\-
The Modern way in picture making : published as an aid to the amateur photographer . exposure ;in other words, only usethe ray filter when thereare extreme diilerencesin color. Blue flowerswill appear lighter thanthey really are unlessthe color screen is placing the flowersdo not be afraid of tryingdifferent effects of sunlight may beused at times w i t hpleasing results. Whiteflowers should seldomha\e the light from thedirection of the camera,whereas rich red ororange ones need all thelight they can get. Bearin mind that flowers of nearly all kinds tremble at the least mo\-ement of air or vibration, so standabsolutely still during the exposure and ha\e all the windows precautions will sa\e many failures. In gathering wild flowers forphotographic use place them in a cool cellar o^er night either in water orin a box containing wet cloth or paper, and cover w ith some wet materialwhich should not be in contact with the flowers. Dont use cotton batting,as small particles adhere to the plants and show with starding clearness inthe RADCL^FFE NATCRE WITH A KODAK. GROWING FLOWERS. In order to be successful in photographing growing flowers, it isabsolutely essential to choose onh days when there is no wind. Theslightest breeze makes the work unsatisfactory, if not impossible. Clearsunlight or cloudy days are both good for the work, the latter giving inmost cases the best results. In nearly all cases where growing flowers areto be photographed, it is necessary to use a small diaphragm, owing to thenearness of the subject and to the fact that so great a range has to be infocus. This particularly applies to flowers growing near the ground, such asviolets, hepatica, anemones, etc. Any ordinary good lens will answer for this work almost as \^-ell as thenewest lens of wonderful speed. Depth of focus is what is w anted, and themore rapid the lens the less its depth of focus, so that it has to be stoppeddown until it works at the
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