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Camera Pointed: The most popular type of solar Camera was self-contained in a lighttight box; it could be set up outdoors, usually on the studio roof. Exposures were hours, sometimes even days long, and it was the job of apprentices to keep the apparatus pointed directly toward the sun.
Containing the New Optical Laws of the Camera Obscura or Daguerreotype, demonstrated that converging perpendiculars of the Camera image were indeed mathematically correct and concluded: "Art has always represented objects geometrically, or as they cannot be seen in the perpendicular and visually, or as they can be seen in the horizontal direction."3 But his findings were ignored. Indeed, amateurs were warned in manuals and instruction books never to tip the camera. Many hand cameras were even equipped with levels to assure the viewer that he was holding the Camera horizontally.
The other course is to plan the picture but to make it seem as natural as possible. This, too, can be very successful, though it calls for some precautions. Guard against too frequent use of the "seethe-birdie" technique; otherwise you may end up with a series of snapshots that simply show your youngster startled into attention. Even when you must get the child's conscious cooperation, it is much better to utilize or to invent situations in which youngsters are really interested. It is usually a bit difficult for them to make-believe when under observation, or when the only object they are aware of is the Camera pointed at them. |
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