Fig. 1. shows a simple form of temporary outdoor photographic studio. It is merely a light structure fitted with a double set of blinds, one blind being of darkish green material fairly opaque, and the other of thin cotton. The thin blinds should be nearly always kept down, but the darker ones are arranged according to the effect desired. The dark blinds should be fixed on spring rollers, which can be purchased, and are inexpensive. The roller consists of a cylinder through which passes a rod, around which is wound some fairly stout wire to form a spiral spring, one end being attached to the rod and the other to the revolving cylinder carrying the blind. The ends of the rod are cut square and tit into square openings in side supports. When working in this studio, a hood or sky shade should be fixed to the lens of the camera as in Fig. 2. The simplest arrangement for a sky shade consists of two rods at A passing through tubes B screwed on each side of the camera; a cloth C may be thrown across the rods. This arrangement serves the purpose of a sky shade and also of a focussing shade.

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Fig. 2. Temporary Outdoor Photographic Studio.