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Title: The American annual of photography
Year: 1914 (1910s)
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Subjects: Photography
Publisher: New York : Tennant and Ward
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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r, or by a pneumatic bulb and tube. Those which I shallcall Class B are the shutters usually found on the box typeof kodaks, such as the Bulls Eye models, in which the shutteris operated by a little projecting lever of metal which is movedfrom one side to the other in a slot in the top of the camerabox. Let us say at the outset that self pictures of all kinds aremore easily made when a Class A shutter is available thanwhen a Class B must be used, although it is perfectly possibleto do it with a Class B shutter. In many shutters of the Class A type, the little metal shutterrelease, pressure upon which results in taking a picture justas if the bulb of the rubber tube were pressed, has a smallhole through it. If it has, well and good. If it hasnt, thefirst thing to do is to drill a small hole in the end of this littlelever, big enough for a fine fish line to go through. The next thing to do is to obtain a few small screw eyesand put two in the wooden legs of the tripod, being careful 128
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Figure 3.WHY DONT YOU USE THIS KIND OF AN OUTFIT? Illustrating Article Taking Your Own Picture, by C. H. Claudy. that their position does not interfere with the folding of thataccessory. Take a length of fine fish line—that fine braidedline which comes at fifteen cents a spool is plenty good enough—slip one end through the two screw eyes, and finally throughthe little hole in the shutter release. Tie a couple of knotsand your preparations are finished. The cord from the shut-ter you do not hold in your hand, as you have doubtlessimagined. You take it and tie it to something so it is tautwithout being tight. A tree, bush, rock, chair—anything willdo to hold it. Focus upon your group as usual, by scale, and - ^^^ ^ ^ , . __ - ^-^ Figure 2. be sure the film is turned and shutter set, and then take yourseat or stand in the group. When you are ready to take thepicture, you kick:this string with your foot. The result is apicture in which you appear with your friends, your handsand arm

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