Method and apparatus for locating copy on a camera subject holder

A method of photographing copy comprising the steps

• providing a subject holder for holding the copy at a preselected location;
• providing a main camera;
• providing adjacent to said main camera an auxiliary camera/projector operable in camera and projection modes;
• mounting a template on the subject holder at said preselected location;
• photographing said template with the auxiliary camera/projector in the camera mode to obtain a film image of the template;
• using the auxiliary camera/projector in the projection mode to project said film image onto the subject holder at said preselected location;
• applying the copy to the subject holder using the projected film image of the template as a guide for positioning the copy at said preselected location;
• and
• using the main camera to photograph the copy on the subject holder.

Apparatus for facilitating accurate positioning of copy on a subject holder for photographing of the copy by a main camera, said apparatus comprising:

• an auxiliary camera/projector having camera and projection modes of operation and means for receiving and holding a film holder at a fixed position in the camera/ projector;
• means for mounting said camera/projector at a stationary position adjacent the main camera;
• a template having markings thereon;
• means for mounting said template on the subject holder at a preselected position wherein said markings are indicative of the position to be occupied by the copy during photography thereof;
• means for operating said auxiliary camera/projector in the camera mode to obtain a film image of the template on photosensitive film in the film holder;
• and
• means for operating said auxiliary camera/projector in the projection mode to project the film image from the film in the film holder onto said subject holder at said preselected position, whereby the projected film image provides a visual guide for positioning of the copy on the subject holder.

In a photoreproduction system having a subject holder for receiving and holding copy, means for lighting the copy and a main camera for photographing the copy, the improvement comprising:

• an auxiliary camera/projector having camera and projection modes of operation, said camera/projector being mounted on said main camera;
• a template applicable to the subject holder at a preselected location wherein the template is indicative of the position to be occupied by the cop during photography thereof by the main camera;
• a film holder adapted to hold photosensitive film and fitting releasably in the auxiliary camera/projector at a predetermined position therein;
• means for operating the camera/projector in the camera mode with film in the holder to obtain a film image of the template;
• means for operating the camera/projector in the projector mode with the exposed film in the holder to project the film image of the template onto the subject holder at said preselected location, whereby the projected image provides a guide for positioning the copy on the subject holder.