Diagram B shows one of the very many ways in which the tape method may be em ployed for fastening screen and reflector. Many houses have folding doors between the rooms, with portieres which may be used as a back-ground, attaching one end of the re flector and screen strings to each end of the curtain pole, 1,vhile the other ends are tied to the chandelier which is generally in the middle of the room. Of course every room has a number of window and door casings in the side of which a pin or tack may be driven without harm, and these offer every opportunity for making a variation of the arrangement shown in Diagram B, thereby obtaining the precise lighting that may be desired.
Everything is now ready for the exposure. For a beginning, suppose we have the subjea sit with his body facing " F " (Diagram A) and his face turned toward the camera. The light we will place at " K " about six feet distant and three feet higher than the head. This will make a ing like illustration No. 6. If you are using a flash sheet it is well to use a candle, or, better still, one of those gas lighters having a wax taper in the end of a holder. Now, open the shutter and quietly light the sheet ; as soon a' s the sheet is burned, close the shutter. There need be no hurry whatever, as the gas light is too yellow to make an impression on the plate in this short space of time even a minute or two should elapse between the opening and closing of shut ter, especially if the lens is stopped down to No. S or
No. 16, which are about the openings for general use.
Development of flashlight exposures is exa6tly the same as daylight. lf you think your exposure has been a little below the normal, dilute the developer considerably, giving the shadows time to come up before the high lights get too dense ; or if the light has been on the side of over-exposure, add a few drops of ten per cent. solution of Bromide of Potassium to hold back the shadows and give the negative the desired contrast. When using the Kodak Tank Developer, develop for ten or twenty minutes according to directions in manual, if specially soft effects are desired reduce the time for development to six or twelve minutes. If the Kodak Machine or Brownie Developing Box is used, develop for six minutes in the solution at a temperature of 65 degrees.
The following summary of conditions necessary for making good por traits may be found useful for the serious worker, as each one of these con ditions must be given its proper consideration to make a successful result.