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Show Which pictare beat expresses the idea? You'll decide which of these pictures best illustrates the meaning of the word “speed.” Do you have talent for photography? Take our free test and see. Do you have a natural ability for photography — a talent worth developing? Find out by sending for a special Aptitude Test created by a group of America’s most distinguished photographers. They are looking for people with talent who mightbe trained for money-making careers in photography,either part-time orfull-time. How to takethe test You don’t need a camera or even any technical knowledgeto take the test. All you'll need is a pencil and per- Which is the better photo? You'll be asked to check which of these pictures you feel is better. haps a half-hour of your time. Simply put dewn your immediate, instinctive answers. Don’t fuss, worry or contemplate. Just “breeze through.” In this way, you'll be revealing your sensitivity and your natural reactions to everyday photographic situations. Whatthe test covers Yourability to judge photographs from severaldifferent standpoints is measured in this 12-page test. For example, you are shown ten sets of similar photographs, asked to compare them and decide which youfeel is more effective. This is a test of your visual taste and judgment. In another category, you judgefive pairs of photographs — each pair designated with a word or phrase — and you are asked to check the photograph that best illustrates the meaning of each word. Still anotherpart tests your ability to identify the direction of light used on eight photographs — and examples are provided as a guide. There are also pictures of an identical scene cropped differently. You are asked to pick which is the better composition. Yourtest is graded free When you return your completed test, it will be graded by a memberofourstaff and returned to you.If you do well on the test, you will be eligible to enroll for the professional training offered by the Famous Photogtaphers School. However, you are under noobligation to do so. The men behindthe test and the School they created The ten Famous Photographers who devised this test are among the best-known, highest-paid professionals in the field. They include: Alfred Eisenstaedt, Irving Penn, Philippe Halsman, Bert Stern, Joseph Costa, Richard Avedon, Arthur d’Arazien, Ezra Stoller, Harry Garfield and Richard Beattie. They spent three years pouring into a series of remarkablelessons all the knowhowit had taken each of them manyyears to acquire. They contributed or made over 2,000 “teaching photographs” so that each lesson would be like an actual studio or field demonstration. Then they developed a series of practical assignments — which you carry out with your own camera, in your own home orneighborhood, on your own time schedule. It’s like private studio tutoring When yousend an assignment to the Famous Photographers School, a professional photographer spends up to two hours onit—givingit his complete and undivided attention. He makes special overlays, drawings and diagrams based on yourpictures — to show you exactly how to improve your photographs. Then he writes you a detailed personal letter giving you further and advice. It’s like having a master photographer at your side passing along his most valuable secrets and techniques. Yet you learn at home — on your own time — and at your own individual pace. Students earn while they learn Thistest as well as the method oftrainingis so effective that manyof ourstudents are starting to make money with their cameras. “Mylast prize-winning picture got me a job as fulltime staff photographer on our local paper,” reports Robert Coyle, Dubuque, Iowa. Mrs. Gerhard’ R. Schade, Jr. of Glastonbury, Conn. says, “Since starting the Course, I’ve had photos published in seven magazines and newspapers. The Chicago American ran one of my photos for the front cover of its magazine section.All in my spare time!” And George Godfrey of Forrest, Ill. reports, “I sold photos to a Michigan ad agency, which resulted in four-color ads and direct mail pieces. This one assignment more than paid for my Course and allowed me to buy additional equipment.” ‘Which “cropping” ie more effective? You will select the oze you think is the better composition. Take the first step to success If you are interested in an exciting, highly-rewarding career in photography, send for thetest. You will also receive an interesting brochure about the Schoolandits revolutionary methods ofinstruction. To get the test and brochure — both free of any obligation — whynotfill in the coupon below and mail it in right now? Famous Photographers School Studio 302, Westport, Connecticut 06880 1 want to recive, withont cost ot cbligation,your Photographic Aptitude Test and theillustrated brochure describing your homestudycourse in photography. Shite! oe encessrs Approved under the New CI Check here if you are a veteranor are now in the service. |