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Requirements January 1960 until June 1972

1. Tell some of the ways that photography serves in the home, in science, in education, in business, and in industry. Discuss with your counselor photographic careers in various fields.

2. Explain how your camera works, how an image gets on film, and why you get a negative when you expose and develop regular black-and-white film.

3. Explain the relationship of F stop, shutter speed, film speed, and light conditions. Demonstrate how to determine F stop and shutter speed with film exposure guide or light meter.

4. Do either a or b:

a. Still Pictures

1) Tell what makes a good picture, such as choice of subject and background including composition, lighting, and focus; and demonstrate your understanding of these in pictures submitted in the next requirement.

2) Shoot according to a plan a series of at least twelve pictures, either black-and-white prints or color slides, that tell a story. Plan should include the story, directions that a photographer might follow for shooting each picture, storytelling, titles, and a list of equipment needed. Tell your counselor the type of film you used and why you picked it. Have film developed and prints or transparencies (slides) made. Where prints are used: Mount the prints in an album on successive pages with story and picture titles nearby. Display them at a troop meeting. Also display either one film you have developed yourself, or prints you have made from at least six different negatives. Tell how you did it. Or where slides are used: Show the slides properly to an accepted audience, other than family, while telling the story. Explain to your counselor the proper way to present a slide show, including such items as type and size of screen, how to arrange and prepare the audience, safety, and proper care and use of equipment.

b. Motion Pictures

1) Tell what makes a good motion picture including such items as the story, the kinds of shots and use of different lenses, and demonstrate your understanding of these in the film submitted for the next requirement.

2) Shoot, according to a plan, a short motion picture (at least 100 feet of 16 mm.; or 50 feet of 8 mm.) that tells a story. Plan should include the story, directions that a photographer might follow for shooting each scene, titles, narration, and a list of equipment needed. Tell your counselor the type of film you used and why you picked it.

3) Edit the movie and present it properly to an accepted audience, other than family, while telling the story.

4) Explain to your counselor the proper way to present a motion picture, including such items as type and size of screen, how to arrange and prepare the audience, safety, and proper care and use of projector.