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interior work, and if the beginner would learn 

 and follow it, he would avoid many failures that 

 are bound to occur when he depends entirely 

 upon his own judgment in the matter of exposures. 

 One thing we must remember in wood photog- 

 raphy: always expose for the deeper shadows 

 and let the high lights 

 take care of them- 

 selves. By this I mean 

 give enough exposure 

 to bring out the detail 

 in the places that are 

 the most deeply 

 shaded, and if those 

 parts that are in the 

 strongest light prove 

 to be overexposed, the 

 negative must be doc- 

 tored either during or 

 after development. 



Light in the woods 

 is often deceptive, appearing to be much stronger 

 than it really is, so if you are not certain of the 

 length of exposure that should be given, it is a 

 good rule to always give a little more than you 

 think to be right, for an overexposed plate, if 

 properly treated in development, gives a much 

 better negative than one that is underexposed. 



But, after all is said and done, the best advice 



In Quiet Waters. 

 Photograph by F. M. Hale. 



