 Attractive shots may also be made from a position where the shadows fall toward your Camera rather than away from it. In backlighted work of this kind, be sure that no sun rays strike into the Camera lens. The Kodak Lens Hood, previously mentioned, provides a reliable safeguard when the sun's rays are from the side, but you'll need extra precautions when you aim more closely into the light. Shield the lens with a hand Camera work or hat, held just beyond the camera's angle of view. In such work, give a bit more exposure than would be needed if the sun were directly on the front of the subject.
The concept of pre-visualization precludes the possibility of altering the Camera image after exposure. Concern with subject matter is paramount in much recent work that stresses the banal, the commonplace, and even the abnormal. The creation of situations and environments specifically for the Camera to record has become popular. Painters as well as photographers are exploring the mix of the media. Many photographers feel that both the negative and the print are but a means to an end; not considering them sacrosant, they do not hesitate to alter them with hand Camera work work.
Now, don't start counting your possible profits on the basis of getting the above prices for your work. These are top prices which are rated only because the company has an enviable reputation for fine work. Until you have built up your own reputation, you might have to start with your prices near the lower levels, which run about half those which are quoted. But even so, the work is profitable, pays you more than the average man gets as a salary, once you've built up a good clientele.
To get started, work through the Camera clubs and the photographic stores, and by soliciting business personally every time you see anyone with a camera. Camera club members themselves are not likely to be good prospects because most of them have their own darkrooms. However, their hobby brings them into contact with other Camera owners and they can send the others, those without darkrooms, to you for your services.
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