The Modern way in picture making : published as an aid to the amateur photographer . sider the color of the subjeft, the color of the room and the distance of thelight from the subjecl. For example, it our subject is quite fair, with lighthair and white dress, and the room is of the color and size before mentioned,a No. I sheet would be sufficient, placed at about six feet distance. Formedium complexion use No. 2 sheet, and for very dark, a No. 3, or putthe No. 2 sheet a little closer. A greater distance of the flash from thesubjeft tends to make a softer lighting and a lesser distance a bolde
The Modern way in picture making : published as an aid to the amateur photographer . sider the color of the subjeft, the color of the room and the distance of thelight from the subjecl. For example, it our subject is quite fair, with lighthair and white dress, and the room is of the color and size before mentioned,a No. I sheet would be sufficient, placed at about six feet distance. Formedium complexion use No. 2 sheet, and for very dark, a No. 3, or putthe No. 2 sheet a little closer. A greater distance of the flash from thesubjeft tends to make a softer lighting and a lesser distance a bolder andstronger ; but about six feet I would consider an average distance. If it isdesired to place the light eight feet away, a larger sheet must be used—say a No. 3 instead of a No. 2, and if it is placed closer than six feet, asmaller sheet will be better. AMATECR PORTRAITCRE BY spread,-)- Flash Cartrid-^e, 6 feet dista-ttf. Slop .Vo. turned toieard H. Light at K, .-I/)/. I TIJ R rOR TRAITl RE B Y FLASRILIUJIT. 59 The light can be placed anywhere except within immediate range ofthe lens. Diagram A, page 63, illustrates where it can be placed, butwhere it is to be placed for each subjecl will depend upon the wish of theoperator, taking into consideration the features of the subjecl; and the styleof lighting desired. Thereseems to be a general ideaamong amateurs that thelight should never beplaced anywhere exceptbehind the camera, as itmight cause a reflectionin the lens ; but I placemy light anywhere, ex-cept in the pitlure, andhave never had anytrouble from reflectionsof this kind. Anothermistake I have noticedamong amateurs is thatthey do not place thelight high enough. Ifthe light is six feet dis-tant from the subjedl, itshould be about three feethigher than the head ofthe sitter so as to giveroundness and modelingto the face. Of course,this is subj
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