To avoid excessive contrast, Jdevelopment of the film must be for about half the time usually given for normal eéntrast. But apart from this, indoors the use jof a reflector is almost essential if the light enters the room by. fairly near windows, It is com: mon to sce amateur prints show ing half the face quite black; the use of a cloth reflector would have prevented this. Place a large white towel or sheet over the back of a high chair as near the subject as possible without it showing the picture. You will note a distinct lightening of the shadow ide of the face as it refects the ight back on to the subject; this Jmakes a great improvement' both ually and photographically.
As the use of reflectors is practi-Jcally compulsory in all indoor por-wre the amateur is recommend-
Jed to note this.
Another common cause of cessive contrast is trying to make posed portraits in full sunlight. The face always comes out too dark land all contr: too violent, Therefore work anywhere except in direct sunlight for serious attempts fat portraits.
False perspective is inevitable Jwith the short-focus lenses fitted to hand-cameras if they are used too close to the sitter; do not try to [get too large an image as results Jare sure to be unsatisfactory. Better to get a smaller image and m down than a lorre image which is badly out of drawing. The use of " supplementary liens for large heads and busts ix sometimes advantageous. In such cases absolutely exact' (by tape focussing is required.
lly these attachments ars Jobjects such as vases and curios, ete which otherwise come out too ismail on the frs
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