Polaroid POLAROID SPECTRA AF User Guide - Page 28

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20 Guide to better pictures Picture-taking tips (pictures 14, 17) Color Vibrant, bold colors are vividly reproduced on Spectra film (picture 14). Look for color when framing the scene in the viewfinder. Colorful props such as toys or flowers can add interest to the scene. Distance You can take the most pleasing pictures of people when they are 3 to 5 feet (0.9m to 1.5m) from the camera (picture 15). Backgrounds become less distracting and attention focuses on your subjects. Background Indoors, try to have a light-colored background. Outdoors, keep the background simple (picture 16). Composition When photographing landscapes, include something in the foreground to establish a feeling of depth or dimension (picture 17).

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Guide to better pictures
Picture-taking tips
Color
Vibrant, bold colors are vividly reproduced on Spectra
film (picture 14). Look for color when framing the scene
in the viewfinder. Colorful props such as toys or flowers
can add interest to the scene.
Distance
You can take the most pleasing pictures of people
when they are 3 to 5 feet (0.9m to 1.5m) from the camera
(picture 15). Backgrounds become less distracting and
attention focuses on your subjects.
Background
Indoors, try to have a light-colored background.
Outdoors, keep the background simple (picture 16).
Composition
When photographing landscapes, include something in
the foreground to establish a feeling of depth or dimension
(picture 17).
(pictures 14, 17)