The Archive · 1940

Snapshot Guild

County and State fairs supply a wealth of picture material for the busy camera. So do street fairs and carnivals. Take your camera along when you visit similar affairs in venous countries, and you'll have no difficulty keeping it active all day On such occasions, there is always plenty going on, and wherever things are happening one can find subjects for pictures. Especially do these events offer opportunities for the "off-guard" type of story-telling snapshots. The vendor of toy balloons making a sale, the fat man munching a hamburger at a midway booth, the "barker" in front of a side show, the Child gazing longingly at the merry-go-round—these are but samples of the dozens of picture chances one may find in an afternoon's visit.

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