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    KODAK Self-T eaching Guide to Using an Adjustable 35 mm Camera[...]

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    Contents INTRODUC TION .......................................................................................................................... 3 EXERCISES ................................................................................................................................. 3 MORE INF ORMA TION .........................................[...]

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    I NT RO D UC T I O N Y ou ha ve a 35 m m cam era a nd want to ta ke cle ar , co lo rful, snap p y pictu res. That’ s easy . In ad dition to the ca mera , all yo u will ne e d is the cam er a’ s instru ction book, thi s gu ide, some film an d . . . pr actice . EX ER C I S ES The exercise s wer e desi gned to le t you se e h ow the var io us came[...]

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    KOD AK Self- T eac hing Guide to Using an Adjustable 35 mm Camera 4 All came ra s have th ree ba sic se tting s. They are: Shutter Spee d Le ns Openi ng Focu s T o get a go od pictu re, you n eed to a dj ust t he shu tter sp ee d and the le n s opening settin gs to con trol the a mo unt of lig ht en tering your cam era. The shutter sp eed con tro l[...]

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    KOD AK Self -T eaching Guide to Using a n Adjustable 35 mm Camera 5 T o get g ood p ictur es, t he film in you r ca mera n eeds to be expose d to the sam e q uantity of lig ht for e very pictu re . On a n ormal sun ny day , you will u se a fairl y fast sh u tter spe ed and a me dium len s open ing so that the cor re ct amoun t of lig ht will reach [...]

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    KOD AK Self- T eac hing Guide to Using an Adjustable 35 mm Camera 6 Find the shu tter spe e d settings o n yo ur came ra and le arn h ow to cha nge th em. Y o ur camera instru ctio n boo k will explai n how to d o thi s. Shutter spee d setting s ar e usua lly n umbere d 30, 60 ,125, 25 0, 500 —or on older cameras 25 , 50, 1 00, 200 . The nu mbers[...]

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    KOD AK Self -T eaching Guide to Using a n Adjustable 35 mm Camera 7 TH E L E N S O P E NI NG Set th e sh utter at its lowe st spe ed. Use the B se tting if your cam era ha s one. Set t he lens op ening a t its larg est op ening. Ope n th e ca mera b ack and hold the came ra up a s you did be fore. Press t he shutter re le ase an d notice how bi g t[...]

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    KOD AK Self- T eac hing Guide to Using an Adjustable 35 mm Camera 8 Her e’ s ho w to lo ad film in a ca mer a step-b y-ste p. Open the car dboard film ca rton. Insid e yo u will find a plastic can tha t pro tects the film f ro m humidity . Rem ove the metal con taine r of film. A pie ce of film st icks ou t of the m eta l contain er as tho ugh th[...]

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    KOD AK Self -T eaching Guide to Using a n Adjustable 35 mm Camera 9 EX ER C I S E # 1 The one mo st imp ortan t thing to re me mber ab out taking a p ictur e is to hol d the cam era stead y . Pick a s ub ject in br ig ht sunlig ht. Set you r shu tter a t 125, you r le ns o pening at f/16 a nd the focus a t 10 fe et. Set th e ca mera o n a soli d, f[...]

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    KOD AK Self- T eac hing Guide to Using an Adjustable 35 mm Camera 10 Now take a pictu re of the sa me scen e holdin g the cam era in your ha nds. Sta nd with your fee t firml y on th e flo or or g roun d and you r we ight distri buted evenly so tha t you’r e not ba lanci ng on on e foot. N ow p ress th e sh utter relea se as smoothl y as possib l[...]

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    KOD AK Self -T eaching Guide to Using a n Adjustable 35 mm Camera 11 EX ER C I S E # 2 We ad just the size o f th e le ns openi ng to con tro l how mu ch li ght goes in to the came ra. The size of the len s op enin g also co ntrols h ow m uch of the pictur e is sh ar p. A sma ll le n s open ing ma kes mor e of th e sp ace i n the picture appe ar sh[...]

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    KOD AK Self- T eac hing Guide to Using an Adjustable 35 mm Camera 12 EX ER C I S E # 3 Sele ct a scen e to p hotog raph tha t has so me thing n ear the camera as we ll a s far a way . Fo r insta nce, a tree br anch o r a p erson 5 o r 6 fee t awa y from the came ra an d a hou se or o ther scen e in the dista nce . Be sure that yo u can see bo th in[...]

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    KOD AK Self -T eaching Guide to Using a n Adjustable 35 mm Camera 13 Usin g the same sce ne take th e sam e p icture b ut this tim e u se a sm all len s op ening. Fo r this exe rcise set the len s op ening a t f/16 or f/22, th e shutter at 60 , an d the focu s at infin ity . Resu lt: Everythi ng in th e p icture nea r the camera an d in the dista n[...]

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    KOD AK Self- T eac hing Guide to Using an Adjustable 35 mm Camera 14 EX ER C I S E # 4 Some time s it is nice to ha ve th e backg roun d out of focu s. For in stan ce, take a p ictur e of a flowe r b lossom th at stan ds h igh enoug h off the gro und so tha t you ca n se e b oth the b lossom an d a back grou nd scen e when you lo ok throu gh the ca[...]

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    KOD AK Self -T eaching Guide to Using a n Adjustable 35 mm Camera 15 Now take the sam e pictur e but set you r le ns o peni ng at f/16 a nd you r sh utter speed at 12 5. (Put you r e xample here.) Resu lt: Both the blo sso m and th e b ackgroun d will be sharp . The backgr ound pr obably take s you r eye aw ay fro m the flower .[...]

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    KOD AK Self- T eac hing Guide to Using an Adjustable 35 mm Camera 16 EX ER C I S E # 5 T a ke a pictu re in ful l sun ligh t. Avoid all sha dows, sha de, or d ar k backgrou nds. Have some one do ing som ethin g about 10 -12 fee t away from you with th e sun shi ning on h im o r her . Th e basic exp osure setting s sho ul d be se t at abo ut 250 wit[...]

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    KOD AK Self -T eaching Guide to Using a n Adjustable 35 mm Camera 17 Now take a pictu re of some one in the sha de. There is no t as mu ch ligh t in the sha de so you ’ll ha ve to let mor e li ght in to t he film . The setting will p robabl y be set at ab out 25 0 with a le ns op ening o f f/5.6, o r wid er if it i s rea lly d ark, focuse d o n t[...]

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    KOD AK Self- T eac hing Guide to Using an Adjustable 35 mm Camera 18 Now take a pictu re with a comb inatio n of sunl ig ht and sh ade. Here is whe re a lig ht meter is reall y han dy . If yo u r cam era h as a ligh t mete r , use it. If yo u d o not ha ve a meter , you wan t to le t en ough lig ht into the film to se e thi ng s in th e sha ded pa [...]

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    KOD AK Self -T eaching Guide to Using a n Adjustable 35 mm Camera 19 EX ER C I S E # 6 One o f the a dvanta ges of be in g able to ad ju st you r own cam era se tting s is that you can use very fa st shutter spe ed s to ge t sha rp pictur es of movin g subjects. T ry this by t aki ng a pi cture of some one run ning in a spo rts ga me, or a pe t run[...]

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    KOD AK Self- T eac hing Guide to Using an Adjustable 35 mm Camera 20 EX ER C I S E # 7 Just to pr ove to you rse lf how ni ce it is t o b e able to use a fast shu tter speed , try taki ng the same type of pictu re (as in Exerci se # 6) but u sing a sh utter spe ed of 30 . Y our sub ject shou ld be in the sha de, so yo u can use this sh utter spe ed[...]

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    KOD AK Self -T eaching Guide to Using a n Adjustable 35 mm Camera 21 EX ER C I S E # 8 Wh en the li ght is shin in g fro m in ba ck of you r subje ct, it’ s calle d backlig hting. Wi th a n orma l sun light settin g, yo ur su bject wil l turn ou t very d ark—just a silho u ette aga inst the br ig ht back- grou nd. This ca n make a beau tiful, d[...]

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    KOD AK Self- T eac hing Guide to Using an Adjustable 35 mm Camera 22 Now take the sam e pictur e with the camera set to pr op erly exp o se the sha ded fro nt of your sub ject. If yo u h ave a lig ht meter , mo ve up ver y close to you r su bject an d use the settin g tha t the m ete r gives you . Once th e ca mera is se t, yo u ca n move back and [...]

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    KOD AK Self -T eaching Guide to Using a n Adjustable 35 mm Camera 23 EX ER C I S E # 9 With an adjusta ble cam era yo u can eve n take p ictur es at nigh t. T r y a pi cture of you r hou se after da rk with all the li gh ts on. Y o ur mete r won’t he lp you here . It will see to o much d ar kness. Set you r shutter a t 30 a nd op en the lens to i[...]

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    KOD AK Self- T eac hing Guide to Using an Adjustable 35 mm Camera 24 EX ER C I S E # 1 0 Most a djustab le cameras ha ve a shutter se tting fo r time exp osure s. This mea ns that the sh utter will stay op en as lo ng as yo u pr ess th e shutter r ele ase do wn. If you r ca mera h as a shu tter setting of “B,” t ry a tim e e xpo sure a t night.[...]

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    KOD AK Self -T eaching Guide to Using a n Adjustable 35 mm Camera 25 T yp ical Existin g-Ligh t Expo sures fo r KOD AK ROY AL GOLD 2 00 Film Picture Sub ject & Lighting Shutter Speed Lens Opening Brigh t or h azy sun o n li ght sand or snow 1/25 0 f/16 Brigh t or h azy sun (d istin ct sha dows) 1/25 0 f/1 1 Weak h azy sun (so ft shad ow s) 1/25[...]

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    KOD AK Self- T eac hing Guide to Using an Adjustable 35 mm Camera 26 M o re I n for ma t i o n For more in for mation, conta ct Ko dak in yo ur Country . Koda k and Ro ya l G old ar e tra demark.[...]