Page CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE Wednesday December Tips on taking great holiday pictures From mittNovember throughout the winter its a time to capture holiday memories But photography isnt just for family gettogethers How often have you said to yourself Gee wish I had a picture of that In addition to the remembrance of fes tive days most of us want lo capture memories of vacations and cruises school plays and recitals sports events and backyard games Some of us may even want to take artistic photos of inter esting buildings or scenery Here are some handy how tos from camera manufacturer Ricoh to help you get the most out of your wimertiim photo sessions For the ultimate in ease use an auto everything camera that loads ad vances and rewinds the film automati cally and focuses automatically For the person who wants a degree of creative opportunity consider an SLR with a zoom lens These features pointandshoot ease in an SLR that will from to 135mm and from 28mm to 200mm with two simple lens attachments are found in the Ricoh Mirai named the Camera of the Year by Fortune Magazine When taking indoor photos espe cially of children get down to their level so that you have eyetoeye pictures not birds eye views This is especially true of very small children such as the baby playing with wrapping paper under the tree Action photos a fast paced ice MAY ALL YOUR MEMORIES BE BRIGHT AND SHARP Closeups vide angle group and anything inbetwen ore easy with the high lech Ricoh a great gift for a special someone HOUSE OF BUDDHA HOUSE OF BUDDHA RESTAURANT MAIN STREET SOUTH GEORGETOWN ONTARIO FAST TAKE OUT SERVICE FREE LOCAL DELIVERY OVER Merry Motoring Hope you have the best Christmas on wheels From The Staff At GEORGETOWN ESSO 400 GUELPH ST GEORGETOWN 4168734073 hockey game or kids having a snowball fight have special requirements A tele- photozoom lens brings the action closer so that you can focus on one or two key players And youll need to shoot at a speed of at least second or even faster for stopaction results A last film is recommended When the kids are outdoors playing and trie sun is behind them theyll be thrown into silhouette So use the flash a fill flash to throw into the sub jects shadows so hat theyre lit and not too dark To compose good outdoor photos remember the rule of three the hori zon line should be either from the bot tom or from the top of the picture for a more visually pleasing composition An autofocus function works like a charm when you want to take pictures quickly Group shots of the whole family are simplified if you use a wide angle set ting and faster with Take group pictures quickly so that family members dont look frozen in place I If you want to join the group for family portrait or two put the camera on a tripod and set its selftimer If you re thinking of a camera as a gift for someone special consider the fully- automatic allinone Ricoh which can handle all the situations mentioned Its been dubbed the camera of the fu ture and works with the ease of a point and shoot perfect for this holiday or any season What to give her this Christmas Here come the holidays again and that all too predicament of what to get those special friends in your life Bui theres one thing you can count on and a gift of fragrance Whether perfume cologne or a wonderful sensu ous bath item there is always some thing to choose for that special person According to Leslie presi dent of the Benetton Cosmetics Corpora tion creator of the Colors Benetton fragrance line The advantage of fra grance as a gift is that there are so many forms to choose from For every woman no matter what her lifestyle there is at least one fragrance product she will cher ish Mr offered the following advice for those who plan to make Chnsimas 1989 the most fragrant holi day ever for those special women in their lives If shes an sportsminded person who doesnt spend too much time fussing but still wants to have a fresh and feminine scent all day Mr Grunberg suggests a dual gift A good shower gel with a body lotion of the same scent is the perfect combination because she can cleanse gently and moisturize in a matter of minutes Yet the scent will linger all day long Does she love to luxuriate for hours in a hot tub reading the latest novel A woman who enjoys pampering herself should have Colors Benettons won derful holiday duo Fragrant and colorful bath pearls which come with a bottle of toilette Shell put down that novel and think about you instead Is she an independemminded high achiever who aspires to the next rung on the corporate ladder Shell appreciate a mans cologne for its crisp fresh scent and Us aura of competence as opposed to the somewhat seductive scent of some womens fragrances More and more women in the corporate world are choos ing mens scents for that very reason This Christmas and for all the Christ- mases to come the gift of fragrance is one that will be appreciated used and re membered Thats because fragrance is one of the most personal 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