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I'lGURE 74. 



The naturalist is frecjuently interested 

 in photographing his subjects about 

 three or four times life-size, and wishes 

 to secure results with the niininiuni 

 exposure, so that the movement of the 

 object may not spoil the picture. In 

 this connection he will naturally sceU 

 the iiuickest plate, largest lens aperture. 

 and most effective lighting scheme. With 

 regard to the last-named factor, much 

 depends on being able to place and liokl 

 the object in good bright daylight. This 

 brings us to the imperative need of a 

 portable stand. 



Figure 72 shows us a quite practical 

 stand, made by turning an old pacUitig 

 case — a Covent Garden flower box. to 

 be precise — mouth downwards, and 

 fi.xing inside each corner a broomstick, 

 by means of long screws from the outside, 

 to serve as legs for the table. Next we 

 take three round (penny) blind laths and 

 get a flat side, by a stroke or t-.vo of a 

 jack plane, to each lath. Two of them. 

 B and C, (Figure 73), are fi.xed by one 

 screw each to the back side of the table 

 top, the third. A, to the centre of one end. 



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The screw is just tight enough to enable 

 the lath to turn on it as an axis, with the 

 flat side of the rod against the box sides. 

 The two laths at the back of the box 

 are designed to support the card or paper 

 backgrounds, while that at the end 

 supports a white card reflector, vide 

 1-igure 74, where D, the background 

 paper, is fixed by drawing pins to C and 

 U. and E, the reflecting card (non- 

 shiny), rests against A. 



When the table is not in use it is safer 

 to turn these three laths down, as we see 

 .■\ turned down in Figure 7.1 



For working in a room with a quite 

 level floor one may use a four-legged 

 stand, e.g., Figure 73 ; but with an 

 uneven floor or when working out doors, 

 it will be found better to rely on a three- 

 legged stand such as is shown in Figures 

 72 and 74. In this case the legs should 

 be of two-inch by one-inch quartering or 

 something of that kind that is con- 

 siderably heavier than broomsticks The 

 height of the table may 'conveniently be 

 adjusted so that when the camera is on 

 tile tripod for use when one is 



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