Item Name: Photography 1976 - 1978

Item ID: Photog-H3

Collector Rating: 1

Pamphlets Used to Earn this Badge

Requirements June 1972 until August 1982

1. Tell what makes a good picture. Show your understanding of these as you take pictures for No. 2.

2. Do EITHER a or b.

(a) Take 10 good black-and-white or color pictures. Do the following:

(1) Take from three to five of these pictures indoors with flash.
(2) Take at least 5 of the 10 pictures so they tell a story.
(3) Show your pictures to your counselor in an organized way.

(b) Make planning cards and take 50 feet of movie film. Do the following:

(1) Edit your film so you have at least 25 feet of quality movies that tell a story.
(2) Show your edited film to your counselor.

3. Make a pinhole camera. Explain how it works. Obtain one finished print taken with your pinhole camera. Compare it with a print of the same scene which you took with a regular camera. Explain the differences.

4. Explain how photographic film is processed. Tell how black-and-white prints are made.

5. Explain common photographic terms such as lens, shutter, viewfinder, camera angle, exposure, negative, transparency, f-number, and planning card.

6. Describe jobs in photography.