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Show PRO TIPS FOR BEST CHRISTMAS PICTURES Cameras and film are as much a part of the holiday season as Christmas trees and presents, says Doris Pinney, a world renowned professional photographer. Ms. Pinney is convinced that it's easy to take great pictures without extravagant extrava-gant equipment. To prove her point, she recently put aside her professional equipment equip-ment and spent some time using the Kodak Colorburst 350 instant camera. "I was delighted with my results, especially because I could see my pictures right away," she says. Ms. Pinney, whose photographs photo-graphs have appeared on the covers of more than 1,000 magazines, in ads and on packaged goods, has a few picture-taking pointers that will help turn out better holiday pictures. "It's important to move in close to your subject," Ms. Pinney recommends. Getting in close is easy when you use a Colorburst 350 instant camera. It has a built-in close-up lens that allows you to shoot as close as two feet from your subject. The normal lens on the camera can be used for shots from four feet to infinity. You need not ever worry about flash because the camera has a built-in electronic elec-tronic flash that automatically automati-cally measures the amount of light needed to take a good picture. "The camera's built-in flash isn't only for indoor use. Outdoors, flash ' can improve the quality of your prints when you shoot in shade. It can fill-in shadows and smooth out unevenly lit areas," Ms. Pinney comments. Ms. Pinney suggests getting get-ting down to the subject's level when you take Christmas Christ-mas morning pictures. "A close-up picture, taken from the child's level will have impact. |