DUNEDIN PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22545, 12 April 1935, Page 13

DUNEDIN PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

RECENT MEETINGS. “ Composition and Light and Shade ” was the title of Mr Tovey’s lecture before the Dunedin Photographic Society on March 11. Mr Tovey showed that such subjects need not be dull and gave members a very bright and entertaining introduction into the mysteries of static and dynamic elements and such-like things beloved of the art master. On March 23 an outing to Purakanui was held, but was not well attended, doubtless owing to the fact that many members had gone out of town for the week-end. Mr Pirrett took the floor on March 25 on the subject of “ Printing for Quality,” and went through the various stages of producing a bromide print, pointing out as he did so the pitfalls that awaited the unwary. On Monday last the' half-yearly exhibition prints were on the walls, and the criticisms of the Exhibition Selection Committee were given by Mr W. B. Seymour. The exhibition was one of the largest ever held by the society, 125 prints being on display. The award* made by the honorary judge (Mr J. J. Webster) were as follows; Senior. —-Landscape: Mr J. G. Johnston 1, Miss L. Bagley 2, Mr J. G. Johnston honourable mention. Seascapes Mr E. F. Lord 1, Miss E. Turnbull 2. Architecture: Miss E. Turnbull 1. Portrait: Mr J. G, Johnston 1, Mr A. C. Armstrong 2. General: Mr D. J. Sherrill 2, Mr F. T. Allan honourable mention.

Intermediate. Landscape: Mr G. Brent 2, Miss N. Taylor honourable mention. Seascape: Miss M. B. Gibbs 1, Miss N. Taylor 2, Mr G. Brent honourable mention. Animal study: Miss M. E. Gibbs 1, Mr G. R. Chance, jun., honourable mention. General Miss M. H Gibbs 1,. Miss R. Robinson 2. Junior. —Landscape: Mr E. H. Williams 1, Mr L. Malcolm 2, Mr F. H. Williams honourable mention. Seascape; Mr F. H. Williams 1, Mr F. Cameron 2. Portrait; Miss J. Kendall 1, Miss R. Phillips 2, Miss J. Nevill honourable mention. General; Miss Valentine 1, Mr L. Malcolm 2, Mr F. Cameron honourable mention. Still life : Miss J, Nevill 1, Miss J. Kendall honourable Migg j, Nevill honourable mention. General: Mr F. H- Williams honourable mention.

Mr D. J. Sherriff’s prize for the best print in the junior section was awarded to Mr F. H. Williams. Mr J, G. Johnston took charge of the meeting of the Pictorial Group on March 18 and dealt with the retouching of negatives and the use of neu-cocine dye to retain shadow detail.