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To: Don Pueblo who wrote (36)	2/27/1998 12:45:00 PM
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UFO photo tips focus on 'sightings' From: RSchatte@aol.com Date: Fri, 27 Jun 1997 09:38:06 -0400 (EDT) Fwd Date: Fri, 27 Jun 1997 09:52:24 -0400 Subject: FEATURE/UFO photo tips focus on 'sightings' --------------------- Forwarded message: Subj: FEATURE/UFO photo tips focus on "sightings" Date: 97-06-27 07:23:20 EDT From: AOL News ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE FEATURES)--June 27, 1997--Since there are many more "sightings" of UFO spaceships and aliens than there are clear, sharp photographs documenting their existence, CPI Photo and Fox Photo, a nationwide chain of photofinish retail stores which regularly features photo advice and tips on its Internet website at www.cpiphoto.com and www.foxphoto.com, offers tips designed to help amateur photographers, as well as government officials, take better photographs of UFOs and aliens. o Since UFO sightings are unpredictable, always have a camera ready and loaded with film. o Move in close, but not too close. Follow your camera's instructions. If it says don't get closer than 3 feet, don't, or you'll get fuzzy pictures. If your camera is equipped with a close-up lens, you'll be able to take big, sharp close-ups. o Shoot! Shoot! Shoot! Most great UFO pictures are lucky accidents. If you don't get that great shot the first time, it may happen a second or two later, so shoot a lot of pictures. o Try for eye contact. Aliens are curious - otherwise, why would they be here. If you make soft, subtle noises, tap or scratch the camera, they'll probably look for the source of the sound. o Use flash cautiously to reduce reflection around spaceships made of shiny substances. o For group shots of aliens, pose the tallest in the center for a more pleasing effect. o To avoid red eye in aliens, shoot at an angle or have alien look slightly away from the flash. o Keep backgrounds simple. Avoid clutter behind the UFO. A plain field, a dense hedge, and the sky are all good and will not detract from the subject. However, a single prop like an intergalactic lightsaber or droid are logical and can be included. They might even add interest. o Look for the focal point. UFO spaceships have many eye-catching elements, but don't try to include them all in one shot. The hardest part of making good pictures is eliminating non-essentials. o Store all film in lead-lined containers marked "Classified Information." o Have all photofinishing done at CPI Photo or Fox Photo stores, which are UFO certified. "We believe that following these simple and practical suggestions, people will be better prepared to document UFO sightings and avoid creating the kind of mystery and intrigue generated by the Roswell incident," said William Cronin, executive vice president of CPI Corp. The free Photo Tips for UFO spaceships and aliens are on the Internet at www.cpiphoto.com and www.foxphoto.com (as of 5 p.m., 6/27). Visitors to the site are invited to e-mail additional tips based on their own experiences or extraterrestrial research. CPI Photo and Fox Photo are owned and operated by Fox Photo, Inc., a joint venture of Eastman Kodak Company and CPI Corp. Headquartered in St. Louis, CPI Corp. (NYSE:CPY) also owns and operates approximately 1,000 Sears Portrait Studios in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. CONTACT: Frankel Public Relations Robyn Frankel, 314/863-3373 e-mail: frankel@websitepr.com