Pictures of the rooms of your home are easy to make, and add variety to the snapshot collection. They also have memory value, in the event furnishings are changed or the home is remodelled.
Any camera is suitable for these pictures, if it can be set for a time exposure, The pictures can be taken either in the daytime, or at night.
Before taking a picture by daylight, have the room illuminated as evenly as possible Wurinaton may be balanced, in some cases, by adjusting shades of windows that will be out of range of the camera. Photo lights of the amateur "flood" type are quite helpful in "evening up" the illumination. These bulbs are also valuable for taking night pictures of interiors.
With the illumination adjusted, place the camera on a firm support, shutter set for "time." Point it toward the part of the room to be pictured, set the lens for a small opening such as 116, and make the exposure, The exposure time varies with the brightness of the room. With a box camera, or using lens opening £16 on cameras so marked, exposure can be as short as 4 seconds on a bright, sunny day when the room has white walls and more than one window. With dark walls and only one window, exposure on a sunny day would be about 40 seconds. ۾ On a day of hazy sun, leave the shutter open twice as long, and on a very dull day, ten times as long.
These figures will serve as a guide, but for your first picture you should make several "test" shots, with increased exposure each time. Three shots, one with 10-second timing, one with 30 seconds, and one with about 2 minutes, will do. Have a print made from each negative, and you can get a good idea of the timing that will be best for other "interior" pictures.
Photo bulbs, when needed to obtain an even balance of lighting in a room, can be used in bridge lamps with! shades tipped up and moved about to direct light wherever necessary. Of course, such lights used for general illumination should not be placed where they will show in the daytime pictures.
If windows are included in the picture, try this: keep the shades down for seven-eights of the exposure. Then close the camera shutter, being careful not to move the camera; raise the shades, and open the camera shutter for the remaining exposure time. This trick keeps the windows from recording too brightly on the film.
In arranging a room for a picture, it is wise to move any furniture that is quite near the camera, leaving an "open" foreground. This makes the room seem more spacious, The picture should show more floor than ceiling, to avoid a top-heavy appearance. striped Woollies we are certain are going to prove absolutely irresistible. (See them in our window.)
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