Amateur Photographer & Cinematographer (1933)

August 9th, 1933 The AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER p 6 CINEMATOGRAPHER a The Week’s Meetings Thursday, August 10th. Hammersmith H.H.P.S. “ The Choice of a Lens.” J. Ainger Hall. Kinning Park Co-op. C.C. Evening Outing : Old Kilpatrick. N. Middlesex P.S. The Negative : Exposure and Development. H. B. T. Stanton. Saturday, August 12th. Accrington C.C. Roughlee. Bath P.S. Frome and Vallis Way. Greenock C.C. Glentayn Estate. Hackney P.S. Dorking. Hull P.S. Scarborough. Ilford P.S. Chingford to High Beech. Meet Ilford Station, 2.30 p.m. Kinning Park Co-op. C.C. Uplawmoor. St. Bride P.S. Ramble about Water Meads. Southampton C.C. Motor Boat Outing down Southampton Water. Meet a* Royal Pier, 2.30. Stockport P.S. Disley. Walthamstow and D.P.S. Southwark and Bankside. Meet at Bridge House, 2.30 p.m. Sunday, August 13th. Ashton-under-Lyne P.S. President’s Outing : York. Blackburn and D.C.C. Bolton-bv-Bowland. Train to Gisbum, 2.7 p.m. City of London and C.P.S. Wimbledon Common. Harrogate P.S. Lofthouse and Howstein. Scarborough A.P.C. Troutsdale. Todmorden P.S. Foulridge. Twickenham P.S. C-aterham. Monday, August 14th. Southampton C.C. Informal Meeting. Staines P.S. “ Rambles with a Camera.” K. W. Richardson. Tuesday, August 15th. Hackney P.S. Question Box. Wednesday, August 16th. Camberwell C.C. Talk on Enlarging. R. M. Barr. Greenock C.C. Glentayn Estate. Exhibitions and Competitions cu?5ttoeand The Amateur Photographer Monthly Competitions for Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced Workers. Entries, August 31. Rules in the issue of July 26. Royal Photographic Society’s Exhibition. — Entries, August 11 ; open, September 9-October 7. Entry forms and further particulars from R.P.S., 35, Russell Square, W.C.i. London Salon of Photography Exhibition. — Entries, August 30 ; open, September 9-October 7. Entry forms and further particulars from Secretary, London Salon of Photography, 5a, Pall Mall East, S.W.i. Chicago World’s Fair International Exhibition, 1933. — Open, June i-October 31. Enquiries to “ 1933 Salon,” Chicago Camera Club, 137, North Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Ill., U.S.A. Northern Photographic Exhibition (Bradford). — Open, June 17-August 20. Hon. Sec., A. Greenwood, Myrtle Dene, Harrogate Road, Bradford. Polish International Salon (Cracow). — Open, August 27-September 17. Particulars from Fotoclub, Y.M.C.A., Cracow, Poland. Zaragoza Salon. — Entries, September 15 ; open during October. Entry forms from Secretary, Sociedad Fotografica de Zaragoza, Plaza de Sas, 7, Zaragoza, Spain. Irish Salon (Dublin). — Entries due September 30 ; open, October 28-November 4. Particulars from Salon Secretaries, Irish Salon of Photography, 18, Morehampton Road, Dublin. Rotherham. P.S. Annual Exhibition. — Entry forms due October 2 ; prints, October 9 ; open, October 18-21. Particulars from E. G. Alderman, Hon. Exhi¬ bition Secretary, Ruardean, Newton Street, Rotherham. Belgian Salon (Brussels). — Open, September 23October 1. Particulars from Association Beige de Photographic et de Cinematographic, 28, Rue de Locht, Brussels, Belgium. South African Salon (Johannesburg). — Open, August 28-September 2. South African Salon of Photo¬ graphy, P.O. Box 7024, Johannesburg, South Africa. Barcelona International Salon. — Entries, September 1; open during October. Entry forms and further particulars from the Secretary, International Salon of Photographic Art, Duque de Ja Victoria, 14, pral. Barcelona, Spain. Johnson’s 44 Holiday ” Competition. Cash prizes. Closing date, October 31. Full particulars from Johnson & Sons, Ltd., Hendon, London, N.W.4. Canadian Pacific Photographic Competition, open to C.P. passengers only. Cash prizes. Closing date November 1. Particulars from Canadian Pacific, Publicity Department, 62-65, Charing Cross, S.W.i. 44 Iris ” Christmas Salon (Antwerp). — Entries due, November 15 ; open, December 24-January 7, 1934. Full particulars from J. Van Dyck, Secretary of Fotografische Kring 44 Iris ” Ballaer Str., 69, Antwerp. Isle of Man Publicity Board, Douglas. — Prizes amounting to £200 offered for photographs depicting scenes taken in the Isle of Man. Five classes : Land¬ scape, Seascape, Sport, Children and General. Further particulars from above address. Hungarian Amateur Photographers’ International Exposition. — Last day for entries, September 15. Entry forms from Secretary, Association of Hungarian Amateur Photographers, Budapest VII, Erzsebet, Korut 9, Hungary. Hong Kong University Amateur Photographic Club Fifth Annual Exhibition — Entries due September 16 ; open, October 16-23. Particulars from the Hon. Secretary, Hong Kong University Amateur Photo¬ graphic Club, Hong Kong. Madrid Photographic Society, Tenth International Salon. — Last day for entries, December 5. Particulars and entry forms from the Secretary, La Sociedad Fotografica de Madrid, Calle del Principe 16, Madrid. Leicester and Leicestershire P.S. International Exhibition of Pictorial Photography. — Open, February 26-March 3, 1934. Particulars and entry forms from H. Fosscutt, 19, Doncaster Road, Leicester. 41 Sashalite ” Competition. — Cash prizes of £25, £15, £10 and 34 smaller prizes are offered by The General Electric Co., of Magnet House, Kings way, W.C.2, for novel night photographs taken with 44 Sashalite ” Flash Bulbs. Conditions are simple and full particulars are obtainable on application to above address. Competition for pictorial Cycling and Motor Cycling photographs. Cash prizes of £25, £15, £10 and five of £2 2s. offered by The British Cycle and Motor Cycle Manufacturers and Traders Union. Closing date November 1. Prize pictures to be shown at Olympia in November. Full particulars in “A.P.” for August 2. Address : Editor, “A.P.,” Dorset House, Stamford Street, S.E.i. NEWSPAPER PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITIONS THE Evening Despatch , Newspaper House, Bir¬ mingham, announces a competition which is to run from now until the end of the summer. The prizes are £20, £10, £5, and 10s. (half these rates if readers are not registered). Snapshots may be of any subject. A coupon must accompany each entry. W estern Mail and South Wales News, St. Mary Street, Cardiff, offers a prize of 10s. 6d. for each published photograph submitted by amateur photographers. The Editor of Cycling , 5/15, Rosebery Avenue, E.C.i, offers prizes of £1 is., 15s. and 10s. 6d. for the best photographs received on set subjects. A first prize of £10 and a number of consolation prizes are offered by Thomas Black & Sons, Ltd., Greenock, Scotland, for pictures which illustrate the “ unusual, the jolly and the attractive aspects of the life out-of-doors, and the beautiful spots chosen by campers and hikers.” Closing date, September 30th. The Bulletin, 65, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, C.i, offers weekly prizes of £2, £1 10s., £1 and 15s. for the best photographs of holiday scenes or incidents. A coupon must accompany each entry. Prizes of £2 2s., £1 is., 10s. 6d., 7s. 6cL and 5s. are offered weekly by the Yorkshire Evening News for photographs submitted by residents, or visitors who reside in the county for not less than a week. Address : Art Editor, Y.E.N., Trinity Street, Leeds. Popular Gardening, 5, Carmelite Street, E.C.4, is offering cash prizes to the value of £100 for interesting gardening snapshots submitted during the summer months. There is no limit to the number of entries, but each photograph must be accompanied by a coupon. A prize of £3 3s. is offered by the Exchange and Mart for the best holiday snapshot received before September 1 6th. 1 os. 6d. will be paid for every other print published. Address : 44 Snapshots,” Exchange and Mart, 4/8, Greville Street, London, E.C.i. Shields Gazette, South Shields, wants snapshots of happy incidents associated with this season of outdoor life. Prizes of 10s. 6d. and 5s. are to be awarded weekly for the best received. A coupon must accom¬ pany each entry. Lady's Companion offer £100 in cash prizes for photographs of 44 Beautiful Babies.” Full particulars from Lady's Companion, 39, King Street, Covent Garden, W.C.2. The Hiker and Camper welcomes photographs of Britain suitable for use as covers. 10s. 6d. is paid for pictures used ; 5s. for other acceptable prints. Address : 2, Carmelite Street, London, E.C.4. The Manchester City News, 3, Cross Street, Man¬ chester, offers cash prizes in a weekly photographic competition. Each entry must be accompanied by an announcement of the competition cut from the current issue. Birmingham Evening Dispatch offers cash prizes of £20, £10 and £5 for pictorial snapshots, and 10s. 6d. for all other photographs published. The Sheffield Weekly Telegraph offers one guinea for photographs used for front cover illustrations. Address : 1 7, High Street, Sheffield. The Kent Messenger, Week Street, Maidstone, wants photographs of new Kentish beauty-spots, and offers £1, 1 os. and 5s. for the best received. Accompanying each picture should be a description of the spot, with clear details of its location. Mark the envelope 44 Quest ” in the right-hand comer. Health and Strength announces a Physical Excellence Competition in which cash prizes to the value of £100 will be awarded for the best photographs submitted. Coupons are necessary. The Sunday ■ Dispatch is out to find the 44 bonniest baby,” and invites readers to send snapshots of children under the age of five. Five photographs will 141 be published each week and the sender of each published photograph will receive a prize — £5 for the 44 bonniest ” picture, £3 for the next best, and £1 each for the other three. The contest is to run for ten weeks, and at the end of that period the three best photographs will be selected by popular vote. Further prizes of £250, £35 and £15 will then be awarded. The News of the World invites readers to send photo¬ graphs of beauty-spots. A guinea will be paid for each one published. Address photographs (with name and address of sender on the back) to “ Pathfinder,” c/o News of the World, 30, Bouverie Street, E.C.4. The Daily Herald has announced a 44 Summer Snaps ” competition in connection with which cash prizes to the value of £500 are offered. There will be prizes of £250, £100, £50 and £1 each for 100 prints selected for publication. Entries must not have already been published. Closing date is September 1 6th and a coupon must accompany each entry. The proprietors of 44 Cow & Gate ” are offering 365 cash prizes for the 44 Happiest Snapshot of Happy Babies.” Full details from any chemist. The Listener. — A weekly prize of five guineas is offered for the best pictorial photograph and one guinea for any other retained for reproduction. Competition closes Sept. 2nd. Address : Listener Photographic Competition, Broadcasting House, London, W.i. The Sunday Graphic announces a 44 Snappy Snaps ” competition, limited to amateurs, and offers weekly prizes of £10, £5, £1 and cases of teaspoons for the best received. Snapshots cannot be returned. There is no limit to the number of entries, but each must be accompanied by a coupon. The Sunday Pictorial is offering weekly prizes of five guineas, three guineas and one guinea for holiday snapshots. No photographs will be returned and none will be accepted which has won a prize in any com¬ petition. A coupon must accompany each entry. 27