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At first the "open flash" method was used: with the Camera on a tripod, the shutter was opened, the flash bulb set off, and the shutter was closed. Later the release of the shutter was mechanically synchronized with the discharge of electric current and the Camera could be held in hand. For convenience the flash gun (battery case, flash bulb, and reflector) was fastened to the side of the camera.

One of the most popular ways of growing bulbs—snowdrops, daffodils and crocuses, in particular—is to naturalize them in drifts so they spread at will. This is usually done in grass, but those bulbs preferring shady woodland conditions can be naturalized in soil under trees and shrubs. It is also possible to establish bulbs beneath a planting of ground cover like scrambling ivies.

I am deeply impressed with the possibilities of flash bulbs distributed through the room instead of using one attached to the Camera in the usual way. I work mine with extension cords from a synchronizer attached directly to the shutter but always use two sources of light and sometimes three or four or even six distributed around the room. The flashlight gives a soft, very fine quality of light.