WELLINGTON CAMERA CLUB

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 128, 24 February 1938, Page 3

WELLINGTON CAMERA CLUB

A very interesting evening was held recently at the Wellington Camera Club, when Mr. and Mrs. D. Crombie gave a talk and demonstration of home portraiture. Many useful hints on fast working were obtained by members. Not a minute is wasted by these two photographers, who know how easily a family may tire and become self-conscious if kept waiting for long in front of a camera. As they enter a room, they look at the walls and hangings. If these are light in colour, all is well, and the two five hundred candlepower lamps in reflectors, in conjunction with ordinary room lights, are the only ones used. If the setting consists of darkpaper, or panelling, a third powerful light is inserted in one of the ceiling plugs. Large rooms are preferred for the extempore studio. Exposures are necessarily very short in view of the fact that fond owners insist on their pets being photographed, too. he fastest negative material available is employed. During the evening a portfolio of pictures by Leonard Misonne, one of the greatest living exponents of landscape and pictorial photography, was displayed. It was announced hy the chairman that the results of the membership drive were most satisfactory, the club’s roll now standing at 100. Many new members, mostly beginners, have lately been enrolled.