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Show Bad Eyes Might Be Ruining Your Photographs So you're going to take a picture. pic-ture. You have the finest camera, the correct film, your light meter !s accurate, the subject is photogenic photo-genic and you're set to shoot. But just a minute. What about the most essential tools for good photography your eyes? Are they ready for the job ahead? Photographers who are far-lighted, far-lighted, near-sighted, or suffer from astigmatism, and fail to use corrective lenses for these ye defects, should not expect their pictures to be technically erfect. If you require convincing, convinc-ing, try picture taking with your eyes closed. Near sightedness and astigmatism astigma-tism tend to blur distance vision and possibly affect depth perception. percep-tion. While farsightedness poses a less serious threat, victims of extreme cases may have trouble seeing smaller camera dial markings mark-ings and readings. Corrective eye glasses should be worn by shutter bugs who require them. Adjusting the range finder places strict demands 'on the eyes, particularly because the focusing image is so compact. Blurry eyesight will mean blurry pictures. Since the photography process demands alternating distant dis-tant and close vision the solution may be the use of bifocals to rermit sighting the distant subject sub-ject and focusing the range finder image without changing or removing re-moving the glasses. Some photgraphers who complain com-plain that eyeglasses prevent them from peering closely into the camera range finder may find that properly fitted contact lenses will avoid such a sighting hindrance. While your eyes have their own means of adaptation to various vari-ous levels of light, the mechanism mechan-ism does not operate instantaneously. instanta-neously. Under changing light conditions, particularly at dawn or sunset, they may throw the photographer off. Use your eyes to establish the artistic composition compo-sition under changing light, but call on the light meter for exposure ex-posure readings. Incidentally, don't be misled by your sunglasses. The light rays they prevent from reaching your eyes will nevertheless record re-cord on the film in your camera. Learn to estimate brightness with or without sunglasses, and don't attempt a picture immediately immedi-ately after putting them on or taking them off. If your photographs are not what they should be, and you know the fault is not in your camera or shooting procedure, have your eyes examined by a specialist. Chances are you don't neglect your photograph equipment. equip-ment. Don't neglect your eyes, either. |