Would You be Able to Earn a Boy Scouts' Photography Merit Badge?
Believe it or not, but the photography merit badge—awarded to
Boy Scouts who showed they'd studied and completed the tasks
required—turns 100 this year. The requirements have been updated
along the years, and are surprisingly complex:  This is the
current-day requirements needed before a boy scout earns his
badge:  Light-natural light/ambient, flash Composition-rule of
thirds, leading lines, framing, depth Angle of view Stopping
action Do ONE of the following:  It's pretty amazing to see the
difference digital cameras have made to the requirements over
the years. Take 1948's, for example:   Show that he is
thoroughly familiar with the essential parts of a camera and
explain the purpose of each of the following: finder, lens,
shutter, diaphragm opening, bellows, focusing scale. Understand
the basic principles of composition, selection of background and
handling of light and shade. Name the chemicals found in one
standard developing solution and