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HOW TO MAKE PORTRAITSBLACK & WHITE AND COLOR,NATURAL LIGHT AND FLASH

View and focus: Be sureyou are between 19 and 42in. from your subject. Lookthroughthe VIEW window (A)and frame your subject asyou want it to appear in theprint. Shift your eye to theFOCUS window (B) and focusas you normally would, bypushing the No. 1 buttonsback and forth until the twoimages in the rangefinderbright spot become a single,clear image of the most im-portant part of your subject.

Then shift your eye backto the VIEW window, beingcareful not to move thecamera closer to or fartherfrom your subject. If youmust move the camera tocenter the subject, move itsideways or up and down.

For vert ical portraits,focus with the camera hori-zontal and turn it to aim andshoot, taking great care notto move it closer to orfarther from your subject.

Hold steady: Whan youmake portraits, you areclose to your subject, and itis important to focus verycarefully. For good portraits,hold the camera steady;otherwise your picture willbe blurred. If your camerahas a tripod socket, youmight find a tripod helpfulin making portraits. An al-ternative support is an inex-pensive clamp that attachesto a chair or some otherprop and makes an ad-equate tripod substitute;such devices are availablefrom most dealers. Otherways to hold the camerasteady are to rest your el-bows on a solid surface or tobrace the camera against awall or some other support.

TIPS FOR GOOD PORTRAITS• Use a tripod or other support to keep the camera steady.

• Try usingthe#191 Cable Release, which fits over the No. 2button and prevents you from jarring the camera as you shoot.

• To avoid distortion, don't shoot an adult subject head-onat the closest distance. This is not a problem with littlechildren because their features are smaller. Try profile or% views as well as full face shots.• Add a little life to your portraits with props such as flowers.When you're taking color portraits, look for subjects andbackgrounds with strong, bright colors.

• Choose a simple background that contrasts with yoursubject.• Come close enough to your subject to nearly fill the whiteframe in the viewfinder.

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How to use thePOLAROIDPORTRAIT KIT#581

This kit consists of three parts: a portrait lens, a portraitattachment for the viewfinder, and a diffuser for the #268flashgun shield. It is designed for use with Polaroid ColorPack Camera Models 240, 230, 135, 103, 102, 101 and 100.

With the portrait lens and attachment on the camera, youcan focus on subjects much nearer than the normal closestfocusing distance. You can come as close as 19 to 42 inchesto take head and shoulder portraits of people.

For close-ups of objects like flowers, coins, book pages —anything you want to photograph from distances of 9 to15 inches — use the Polaroid Close-up Kit #583.

IMPORTANT: The Portrait Kit #581 cannot be used onModels 250, 225, 220, 215, 210, 180, 125 or 104.

At 19 in. your picture will showan area of about 11 x W/z in.

At 42 in. your picture will showan area of about 28 x 37 in.

HOW TO ATTACH PARTS OF THE KIT

Attach portrait lens: Be surethe lens is clean, then gentlypress it over the lens mountof the camera. This pushesin the collapsible lens hoodon cameras that havethem.

The lens is held on thelens mount by the frictionof three fingers (A). Pressthem gently in or out asnecessary to get a firm grip.

Snap on portrait attach-ment: Hold the portraitattachment so that the sidewith one window faces theback of the camera. Gentlyfit the edges (B) over theviewfinder and press theattachment all the way down

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so its single window linesup with the VIEW window onthe camera.

The edges of the attach-ment have rims that clampit tightly to the finder. Toremove it, firmly but gentlydetach the edges and pullit straight up.

The diffuser is used onlyfor flash portraits. You willfind detailed instructionsfor its use in the appropriatesections.

The BRIGHT SUN OR DULL

DAY, ALSO FLASH setting

gives a somewhat fastershutter speed, but portraitsmade with this setting aredifficult to take because youmust focus very carefully.Use a tripod or othersupport.

Indoors with flash: Attachthe flashgun and diffuser asshown on page 2.

Set the film speed dialto 75 and the lighting se-lector to BRIGHT SUN ONLY.

BRIGHT SUN OR DULL IALSO FOR FLASH

This setting is used insteadof the other one ordinarilyused for flash because itpermits you to get more ofyour subject in sharp focus.

HOW TO SET THE CAMERA FOR PORTRAITSModels 240, 230 and 100

HOW TO SET THE CAMERA FOR PORTRAITSModels 135, 103, 102 and 101

WITH 3000 SPEED BLACK AND WHITE FILM

Outdoors and indoors withavailable light: Set the filmspeed dial to 3000 and thecolored square in the light-ing selector (shown whitehere)toouTDOORSOR FLASH.Use this setting for fndoorportraits without flash whenthe room is brightly lit bydaylight or lamps. In dimlight, use the INDOORS WITH-OUT FLASH setting. At thissetting, focus very carefullyoryou will bluryour picture.Hold the camera steady andkeep the No. 2 button downuntil the shutter clicks asecond time.

Indoors with flash: Attachthe flashgun to the camerain the usual way, taking careto push the plug all the wayinto the outlet. Clip thewhite diffuser (be sure it ismarked Portrait#581/581A)over the blue shield, insertan M3 (clear) bulb, andclose the reflector.

Set the film speed dial to3000 and the lighting selec-tor to OUTDOORS OR FLASH.

WITH 3000 SPEED BLACK AND WHITE FILM

All portraits: Slide the filmselector to B & w or BLACKAND WHITE.

Indoors with flash: Youmust use flash to take allindoor portraits. Attach theflashgun to the camera inthe usual way, taking careto push the plug all the wayinto the outlet. Clip thewhite diffuser (be sure it ismarked Portrait#581/581A)over the blue shield, insertan M3 (clear) bulb, andclose the reflector.

WITH 75 SPEED COLOR FILM

It is possible, but difficult,to take color portraits withcameras that have a filmselector only. You must

- foetrs-^wfth extreme-care,-or-your picture will be fuzzy.

Set the film selector toCOLOR for all portraits. Ifyou are taking portraits in-doors, always use flash.Attach the flashgun and dif-fuser as shown above.

WITH 75 SPEED COLOR FILM

Outdoors: Photograph your iil;ii

subject in sunlight or brightopen shade. Try to placeyourself so the light on yoursubject comes over yourshoulder.

Set the film speed dialto 75 and the colored squarein the lighting selector toBRIGHTSUNONLY. Whenthelight is not bright, the elec-tric eye will make a longtime exposure at this set-ting; be sure to hold theNo. 2 button down until youhear a second click.

HOW TO ADJUST THE LIGHTEN/DARKEN CONTROL

Most portraits made with3000 speed black and whitefilm will be well exposedwith the L/D control set tothe normal position.

For color portraits, set thecontrol to the normal po-sition unless you are usinga color film pack with aprinted instruction advisingthat the control be set tosome other position. In thatcase, follow the instructionson the pack.