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TREE PICTURES It's a real snap PAGE » • PLAINDEALBR - WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER M, 1«M Is your tree up?'Got the lights on? Deborations hung? Tinsel draped? Now that you have gone to all that work, why not take a picture of the tree in all its glory? Sure. Let's stick on the old flash and blast away. This will get you a picture of the tree all right, but it won't be very dramatic or exciting. " Why not take your picture using the light from the Christmas tree bulbs? In short, let the tree take its own picture. Before you say you can't do it, let me show you how easy it can be. About the only require­ ment is a camera with ad­ justable shutter speeds, one that has a shutter speed of at least one-thirtieth of a sec­ ond, preferably slower. Believe it or not, film speed is not that crucial since you will be using a slow shutter speed. Of course, a faster film such as ASA 400 in black- and-white or color negative Will allow you to use a faster shutter speed. If you want to use slide film, let me recommend using one of ASA 160, such as Kodak Ektachrome. You might want to use daylight fiim since this will give you warmer (redder) colors from the lights and make the scene look a little more cheerful than a cold blue that tungsten film will pro­ duce. Now that you have your camera and film, the next thing you will need is some sort of FIRM camera sup­ port Again, because of the slow shutter speeds, it will be essential to keep the cam­ era from moving -- even the slightest -- during exposure. Naturally a tripod is best, but you can use almost any­ thing. Leaning against a door frame or setting the camera on a solid object such as a chair seat, the back of a chair, the edge of a table or anything else stable enough to hold the camera and prevent it from moving. Now it's a matter of com­ posing the photograph in the camera viewfinder, focusing and making your exposure. Since you are working with an unknown, that being the correct exposure, it is going to be something of a shot in the dark, to make a rather bad pun. If you check the informa­ tion sheets packaged with the film, there is usually list­ ed under various low-level lighting conditions a sug­ gested exposure for Christ­ mas lights. Start with this and then "bracket" your exposures. In other words, alter the f- stops or shutter speeds to in­ crease or decrease the expo­ sure depending on which film you are using. For color negative films, you want to lean toward overexposure, adding more exposure on the negative. For slide films, you will want to underexpose, which will give you darker pictures and should increase the col­ ors of thelights. But, in either case, mak­ ing several different expo­ sures will increase your chances of success. What about the family? Include them by all means. In fact, place them between the camera and the tree and they will be silhouetted against the tree, since your light source is the tree itself. If you want to see the faces of your subjects, place them at a 45 or 90-degree angle to the camera so the light from the tree falls on their faces. Remember that using the slower shutter speeds, they will have to hold still during the expo­ sure or they will be blurred in the final photograph. If there is a fire in the fireplace, include that also if it is close to the tree. Or per­ haps you can make a sepa­ rate exposure using the fire, the family and the stockings -- hung with great care. Using the same technique as with the tree, let the fire be your light source and have the family stand in front of it for a silhouette. Or have them stand to the side to light up your subjects' faces. Christmas is a time of happy memories. Good pic­ tures can keep those memo­ ries alive for many years to come. Merry Christmas. Big-time action for tots Dreamy intimate apparel doubles as holiday attire Question. If you have just slipped into a glamorous, flat­ tering, slinky nightgown, are you getting ready for bed? Ans­ wer. Not necessarily. You could actually be getting ready for a dinner party, a holiday dance or a night on the town. Gary Bryan, nightwear buyer for JCPenney, suggests the use of nightgowns, lounging paja­ mas, caftans and robes for this double purpose. "It's one way to beat infla­ tion," he points out, "since al­ most always the things you buy in the intimate apparel depart­ ment cost less than a garment from one of the ready-to-wear departments." Actually the concept of two- purpose gowns and robes is a practical way to fight inflation. However it's a concept that has been around for some years. A brief history At least five years ago, John Kloss came out with a collection of nightwear that could make it glamorously out of the bedroom into the social whirl. Other designers quickly fol­ lowed his lead and today many of the things sold in intimate ap- parel departments look as though they have been created with this dual purpose in mind. Color important Penney's expert suggests several criteria in deciding whether a nightgown can be worn as an evening gown. "First, the fabric. It should be fairly opaque. Look for things like matte-surfaced jersey or other fabrics with a dress look." Next, consider the color. Pas­ tel colors may look too much> like a nightgown. Deep tones, such as wine or black, or brights, such as red or persian blue, will look more dress-like. Finally, he cautions, examine the way the garment is cut. If it is cut high enough to let you wear a strapless bra or has a bodice of lycra spandex that fits as firmly as a swimsuit (so that a bra is unnecessary) the gown is apt to be more successful in its social usefulness. In creating an outfit from the intimate apparel department, Bryan suggests that, besides nightgowns as evening gowns, you weigh the possibilities of lounging pajamas for disco-ing or other holiday activities. Kven when there is lace present, he states, it can still look right since there is so much lace shown on dresses this year. Accessories the key Choosing (he right acces­ sories canbe the key to the whole success of socializing a nightgown. Make sure that your shoes, your jewelry and your evening bag are definitely meant for partying. Then, no one will question your gown un­ less you choose to turn it into a topic of conversation. If you like being the center of, attention--tell all. If yoii don't--let it be your secret. To wrap your outfit up luxuriously and inexpensively, Penney's buyer suggests a full- length pile-fabric robe ii\ white, black or a deep tone. "It really can look like an ex­ pensive fake-fur evening wrap and your whole outfit will cost a third or a fourth of the price of a comparable outfit from ready- lo-wear." SHOPLIFTING COSTS . The FBI estimates that each shoplifting occurrence costs the merchant $39. Tak­ ing into account the low profit margin the average retailer has, a store must sell $1,450 in goods to recov­ er the cost of each incident of shoplifting. - CNS Christmas Magic at Special Prices 3lcw^v<*J )( I*. m * Scandinavian Yule Chimes Reg. 5.65 Mow $4.65 ZStJA, (4 candles included too!) Decoupage Ornaments ^ Special 88' Regular Values to 5.65 Not all ornaments exactly at pictured luoroMMd Quality Sine# 1946' AMERICA'S STOCK CAR LEADER, Richard Petty, and his famous Number 43 are headliners in this new action set from The Ertl Company. The Richard Petty Race Set brings home all the excitement of the national stock car circuit. 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