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Excerpt from The Secret of Exposure: Practical Photography, No; I Introductory. The first roll of films teaches the beginner with the camera that there is an exposure problem to be met and mastered. If he be sufficiently interested to go over the negatives at the supply shop with the clerk, the latter points out to him that this one is not good because it did not receive enough exposure; that one, because it had too much; while the other is properly timed and gives a satisfactory print. Often, however, the results seem so good to the novice that he is delighted and goes ahead with the work without stopping to learn how to regulate exposure, and it is later, when bad results come thick and fast, that the awakening comes. At this stage, unfortunately, for want of proper help, many amateurs shelve the camera in disgust. Others those whom we are addressing - refuse to be vanquished and ask to be shown how to master the all-important secret of exposure. Vacation Snapshots. So long as the camera is used only for the ordinary kinds of snapshots turned out by millions during the summer months, failures are not likely to occur. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.