During these days outdoor lighting on sun becomes more and more contrasty. The sunshine is brighter, the blue sky does not reflect as much light as winter sky— and in consequence appear stronger pictures Of course, in some pictures you want strong black shadows, to create a desired pictorial effect. But in most picturés—and specially snapshots o! people—you want detail in all the features. Certainly you do ni Watch Those Summer Shadows deep shadows around the eyes. nose and lower lip—for these make a person almost unrecognizable.
To avoid such shadows, or get detail in them, there are several methods The simplest is to place your subject in open shade—not under trees—fac ing the clear Then give about double the average "sunshine" exposure—say 1/25 sec. at 1/8 lens open ing, on average speed film on a bright sunny day A second method is to use ofos tors, or place your subject who: there natural reflecting objects. the picture above. a light-coloured concrete sidewalk re-fleets quite a bit of light up unde: the subject's hat brim.
Excellent reflectors can be readily. A white card, or one cover with crumpled tinfoil. serves nicely for small areas, A white sheet al: will do.
Backlighting is another devic really a variation of the "open shade' method. The subject is placed with his back to the sun. so that his face is in shadow, and exposure is about the same as for an "open shade" shot In the picture above, if the subject faced to the left, you would have back lighting. The dark background would then ko even more important contrast isn't too great—and you'll -for in the print the subject's face get a better effect in your prints
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