And making sure that the film wasn’t exposed to light, or heat… And choose the right ISO. Those were the days…The very best thing was that it didn’t take nearly a second for the camera to take the picture.
Actually there were many point and shoot cameras back when. Only the more expensive 35mm SLRs required you to focus and make other adjustments.
Mr. Belmont’s problem isn’t that some of his pictures didn’t come out well, it’s that he kept them. First rule is to throw away the junk. And I learned from my Dad that cropping your pictures (a small paper cutter does the job nicely) and arranging them on the album pages with a little creativity (you don’t have to be a brilliant artist) goes a long way toward people enjoying your photos more and thinking that you’re a very good photographer. I still make photo albums this way with my digital photos, except that I do it on the computer and use software that lets me crop, resize and arrange them to my liking (with a wide variety of frames and captioning options, to boot) before I print the pages out and put them in a binder.
The only way we posted pictures in those days was in envelopes through the postal system – and they often took a further week or more to arrive at their destination.
Templo S.U.D. over 8 years ago
oh, those were the days (three-week film development)
cabalonrye over 8 years ago
And making sure that the film wasn’t exposed to light, or heat… And choose the right ISO. Those were the days…The very best thing was that it didn’t take nearly a second for the camera to take the picture.
paullp Premium Member over 8 years ago
Actually there were many point and shoot cameras back when. Only the more expensive 35mm SLRs required you to focus and make other adjustments.
Mr. Belmont’s problem isn’t that some of his pictures didn’t come out well, it’s that he kept them. First rule is to throw away the junk. And I learned from my Dad that cropping your pictures (a small paper cutter does the job nicely) and arranging them on the album pages with a little creativity (you don’t have to be a brilliant artist) goes a long way toward people enjoying your photos more and thinking that you’re a very good photographer. I still make photo albums this way with my digital photos, except that I do it on the computer and use software that lets me crop, resize and arrange them to my liking (with a wide variety of frames and captioning options, to boot) before I print the pages out and put them in a binder.
Lyons Group, Inc. over 8 years ago
Mr. Belmont: “Uh, Zack? Note the photo albums were looking at? That’s what how it was before ‘Facebook’!”
e.groves over 8 years ago
I had a five dollar Kodak that I carried in Vietnam. It took some great photos.
YokohamaMama over 8 years ago
The only way we posted pictures in those days was in envelopes through the postal system – and they often took a further week or more to arrive at their destination.
Comic Minister Premium Member over 8 years ago
For that he has no idea.