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PHOTO UPDATE Part 1 “Professional or Amateur” , - . _ . ,. Bob Atllfilt‘lM/‘l. Mtlllll_t{(’l 7 Antlm-l’islitll Pl't'tllft'll'tlll “SW-mat.) it's a popular myth that professional photographers make bL-zicr photographs than amateurs because they have better mitipment, a Wider range of films to select from and usually nil i-f interesting subjects. This is not true. Today many runneurs have excellent equipment but their results still I. .. like “everyday” snap shots. fihy'? Because these people have not learned to “see [-1- .igraphically". Talk to a professional photographer and .l nim or her to describe the subject and surroundings that _. shout to be photographed and compare their description 1. hat you see, You may be surprised. An example may be ten playing in a tree house. tu may see two children climbing, jumping, laughing terhaps crying â€" in a tree house while the wind blows , -. causing the leaves ofthe tree to seem to provide the it .‘cl background music for this delightful scene. ie professional photographer will. of course, see the t scene, but when he looks at it “photographically” he \ not hear the wind or the happy squeals of the children. I her words the photographer must satisfy himself that l 'isual impression he has will stand alone and tell the - before he takes the picture. In our example it may be a i --up of the face of the happy child rather than a long ~ taking in the overall scene. :member. our eyes see the subject and all the surround- The camera lens takes the subject out of the sur- .Jings. Since we have two eyes we see in a “steroscopic That is to say we can tell which objects are closer which are farther away. The camera has only one (the lens) and therefore it sees in a “monoscopic Everything can look flat 7 without depth. The igrapher must create an illusion of depth in his photo- [15. were are a number of ways of Creating this illusion - by we of light and shadow. color, lens selection. and the If the depth of focus. We will look at these techniques later article, CAMERA VARIETIES 'l‘s take a moment and look at the common types of i icras available for amateur use today. The “Instant Pit» ‘ camera produces a finished photograph in less than Time -Zero Supercolor 51-10mm Polaroid HSTANT PICTURE CAMERA. The Polaroid Company f'lUflL’L'l'éd the inslmtr picture market. Th? "‘"VW hum zero” firm m" be med WM “1/ promo, Oric Sly/Ii tutti Time- Zero Cameras. Homily ri/ l‘Ljf'ft ri/mrt' Hill, l'mm' one minute. The photos from “Instant Picture" cameras are perfect for photo albums. but remember. you do not have a negative so you cannot have enlargements or reprints made not are the results suitable for most newspaper publicity purposes. The "lnstamatic" type cameras which use llO size car- tridge film allow more versatility than the “Instant Picture" cameras since you can now choose from many types of film. The limitations with this type of lnstamatic camera. ts that it has a fixed lens (you do not have to adjust it). It usually has limited fowssing (usually 2 settings # under 6 feet and beyond 6 feet) and the “0 film provides a small negative. With good “photographic sense" you can obtain excellent. interesting photographs. but with the small negative don't expect to be able to make quality enlargements bigger than 8 by 10 inches. INSTAMATIC 110 CAMERA. ll/l'dely advertised (LY the pocket (antt‘m. rim is fl'lt’ i'lioit't' of many ur‘t'tnrtmu/ tunurt'm‘ plmmgl'uplm‘s. A steady hand l.\ needed. The last type of camera we will look at. and perhaps the most popular with amateur photographers. is the 35 mm single reflex camera. Single reflex means that the photographer views and focusscs the subject through the same lens that takes the picture. Most 35 mm cameras accept a variety of lenses and films for dlfferent applications. many people prefer trans, parenctcs (slides) which are projected on a screen for View ing. but a 35 mm negative is quite sufficient to produce quality enlargements. 35MM SINGLE REFLEX CAMERA. The clinic-e of many phumgrap/u’rx e the SLR Camera is light weight. can to use. and capable oj'using a variety rgl'films. lenses and artificial lighting sources.