Identifier: americanannualof1917newy (find matches)
Title: The American annual of photography
Year: 1917 (1910s)
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Subjects: Photography
Publisher: New York : Tennant and Ward
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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should effectivelydepict movement, or it has missed its purpose. Yet manypeople seem to forget this, and select subjects in which thereis but little motion, or at least none that is interesting. Thatis as bad a mistake as it would be to take stereographs ofsubjects showing no relief, or to copy black and white draw-ings on color plates. Others, again, while getting plenty of animation in theirfilms, manage to choose incidents of a purely local and ephem-eral interest. These, of course, lose attraction in a few daysat most, and are not worth the serious attention of film buyers.The sort of film really worth reproducing and capable ofenduring a long run will always find ready purchasers. The remaining secrets of successful motion picture photog-raphy are a rock-steady tripod, a first-class lens, a good inter-mittent movement, meter-timed exposures, and a well-chosenlighting, full of roundness and relief. Also, whatever theexpert may do, the amateur is advised to select bright, spark- 78
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TOXOPHILUS. A DECORATIVE STUDY. EDWARD HENRY WESTON. 79 ling subjects, rather than those including many heavy or sub-dued parts. There are numerous occasions, as when filming state pro-cessions or other events that draw large crowds, where it isimpossible to find a suitable place at which the usual tripodcan be set up. At such times, the simple accessory illustratedby Figure i will be found invaluable. It consists of a bracketformed by two stout boards A and B, screwed firmly togetherand strengthened by angle pieces. A third narrower pieceof board C is held behind the bracket by two long wingednuts D and E, as shown, while at F is a hole for the camerascrew. This appliance can readily be clamped by means of the

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