Expert Tells “Tricks Of Trade”
Taking Livestock Pictures
In
by Everett Ncwiwanger, ilonal * photographs arc back
staff Reporter ground, elevation, angle and
Wrlghtavllle ,lght BA CKGROUND
A profcs- „j p rc f cr trees 30 to 40 feet
sional photog- QWay ln t he background," he
raphcr tola a ga j d .. Aru j ma k e sure it is
group of in- b j gber t han the cow’s head.
tercsted per- Don > t b ave any straight lines
sons here last behind t h e cow, such as a win
r riday mat dow f ra me,"because no cow’s
to take good back is M s tr a j'ght as a line."
pictures of • fixation
dairy animals, m elevation
you need to , To f how a - COw !° h f er bes *
know a lot a^ va " tage ? i :°" t ® nd
should be slightly higher than
about the type characteristics her rear. 'Relhsberg showed
0 f cows.” this by placing a one-to-three
lack Remsberg, Middletown, inch high block (depending on
TH conducting the Photogra- the individual) under the sub
cbv Clinic sponsored by the jeet’s front feet. The stand is
Pennsylvania Holstein Associa- covered with grass to conceal
tion at Lauxmont Farms, York *t- _ ' , -
County, said, “Know more A little camera trick the
about cows and less- about amateur can~ps,e to accomplish
cameras to get good cow pic- this is to "briilg* the side of the
,{ l)l es.” , • - ,camera wjuch has the head of
* While actually demonstrat- the cow in the view finder,
in* the methods of photogra- down (this is opposite from
phy for the 40 farmers, agri- what you would think) to get
cultural teachers and fieldmen the front end of the animal up
interested in improving their on the picture.
merchandising skills, Rems- ' ANGLE
berg said, “Four mechanical The elevation of the camera
points to consider for profes- should be about half the
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A GOOD PICTURE is a valuable asset m a purebred promotion program.
Jack Remsburg, professional photographer, (behind camera) instructed 40 interest
ed farmers, Vo-Ag teachers and fieldmen at the Holstein Photography Clinic last
Friday, held at Lauxmont Farms in York County. Eight persons from Lancas
ter County attended. The event was sponsored by the Pennsylvania Holstein
Association, but all other dairy cow breeders were invited. L. F. Photo
height of the subject. On a of the animal,” Remsberg
milking animal, the angle said. “This is the side judged
should be to the rear enough in the show ring and most
to let jou see the far front professional photographs aie
teat just behind the near front taken from this side ”
teat. LIGHT
“Always take the right side The sun light should come
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$l,OOO from the milk plant for incorrect weights
when farm bulk tanks were found out of calibration
in favor of the handler.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 20, 1966
over your left shoulder Bet
ter pictuies can be taken m
mid-morning or mid-atternoon
because when the sun is over
head theie aie shadows under
neath the cow
When preparing to have a
professional photographer
come to your farm have your
animals trained to lead Turn
their feet soon enough ahead
of time so that any soreness
which may develop is gone
Remember, you will be taking
the picture fiom only one side
So you can clip han off of the
high spots and leave it on the
low spots “If you aie in doubt
leave the hair on until the
photographer sees youi ani
mal,” the expert said “You
can always fake it off, but you
can’t put it back again ”
Milking animals are posed
with the near rear leg placed
forward enough to cover the
rear teat and show the rear
udder On young animals and
bulls, the legs are reversed.
The fiont fai leg is placed
just enough behind the near
leg to leave a veiy small open
ing between the fiont legs
On an animal with a winged
shoulder, raise the fai leg a
little to correct the fault on
the picture
When you are ready to snap
the shutter see that the tail
is straight, turn the head a
little toward the camera and
hold it high, and have some
one attract the animal’s at
tention out front.
At the moment your subject
is standing perfectly and look
ing alert, snap your picture.
If you followed all these' in
structions you will have a good
picture to use in your next
advertisement
Remsberg was asked, “When
is the best time to take a pip
ture9” His reply, “If you think
she looks good in the show
ung, that’s the time to take a
picture ”
Those from Lancaster Coun
ty attending were Robert
Kauffman, Elizabethtown Rl.
Glenn Eshleman, Manheim Rl,
Clarence and Earl Stauffer,
Ephrata Rl, Lewis Ayers, Ak
ron; Clarence Lyons, Lancas
ter; and Nathan Stoltzfus,
Gap R 2.
24-Million-Egg Drop
As Layers Tumble
Laying flocks in the state
produced 252 million eggs in
July, 24 million less than in
July 1965, according to the
Pennsylvania Crop Reporting
Service
The number of layers, esti
mated at 13 3 million, was
down 9 percent fioin a year
earlier The average pi ice le
ceived for eggs in July was 33
cents a dozen, up five cents
from July a year ago.
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