GISBORNE CAMERA CLUB.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 14047, 18 July 1916, Page 5

GISBORNE CAMERA CLUB.

Tlie. .following open -letter tb the ajmajieui'" photographers of; -.the Poverty : Kay district; has been 7 prepared by the ois.boriie pa-riiefa Club us showing some df the advantages to be derived from johring the club : — In; these days of simplified methods a.nd kodakery genially; . eyery .other person one meets has dabbled m photography at soni-a' time or other. HaVe* you ever stopped to ; consider whx' so many drpp. it?, , Surely one i«aso.i is that there is no incot'tive fa go.oli ;with. i,t. ,*Jlie Oamera ,Glub gives you, this, incentive. To have to,; measure one's strength with others, to strive fa" attain the heights, "reached 'by othe.rs, 1 ; th?«, .tlie spirit of ' emidation, 'is ■ the principal factor m the sustained intevest r engendered by belonging' to a camera club. Another advantage .is the opportunity afforded of profiting' by , the experience of others. The beginner *yho, iby choice or, -perh&p s pre/orce, ' is working ;in isolation has to travel by the . same •-.-. ?oad, avoid the same pitfalls? as "the nipve exp.erienced has already, dpne; Ho*^ much better' is it to take .advantage •..: of the I experience so gained -and be led: through , shol*t 'ctdfS and easy paths towards .the ' goal' to wliich we are" al : striving? "Fur- : ther, • whan -the .membership is: s*lfflcieAt- ■ ly large to warrait jt toOnis Syill Ye provided -for the use of members, ap-; paratus and chemicals placed, at their disposal, the current literature atid' periodicals placed ie&dy for'easy ri>ifer-> enoe. .'.lii addition' to co'oipetij'.ip-ds and exhibitions and the friendly disc*Ußs.*.ghas to the" merits a.nd demerits of the *{>ic-' tuxes, demonstrations .of 'differ eni pro- • cesses and methods' wijl .be -given ' Ly members.: well .up m. the mattery .open-' ing rip'.YJstjas" of iftteirestingAWork hither-, to. untho^glifc of. Outipgs ;*vv*ill . be ! ar- ■ ranged for field work into which, *igain, ■ enters the spirit of .7 rivalry, ' ahd. -m which' the pldea I'hatids1 ' hatids can be of -great assistance .to ; ihe" " beginner. Lantern eyQ-ftings ,will be 'arf_i*iged g'ivipg' 7a,n • opening. to Al'biiahch of the, craft that is moat fftfToiiiating and at the"" same time quite simple. . ; ;> ,To see 'one's "best w'orkthrown on to the screen adds a pleasure to our work tliat few of us have had the opportunity of feeling. The social side of the club life must not be overlooked. The mixing with other people, kindred spirits so speak, the interchange of ideas. and mutual help all >go to make

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