Amateur Photographer & Cinematographer (1934)

November 28th, 1934 iHi AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER 6 CINEMATOGRAPHER o MEWS X 1 ITEMS OF AND REVIEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST FROM ALL QUARTERS. The second highest award in the ninth annual Kodak International Salon of Photography, which was opened in Rochester, U.S.A., to-day, was won by Mr. F. A. Gant, a member of the Kodak staff at Kingsway, London. The Salon, which was founded in England, and is held in a different country each year, is open only to members of the Kodak organisation, and hundreds of entries are received from all parts of the world. The premier award, the Eastman Gold Medal, was won by a Chicago worker. Mr. T. L. J. Bentley, of the Kodak Works at Wealdstone, was awarded a bronze medal, and JVIessrs. C. L. Clarke and J. Drake, of Kingsway, and Mr. W. Robin¬ son, of Harrow, received certificates. Camera Club Jubilee. — Following closely upon the heels of the Jubilee of Tfie Amateur Photographer, the Camera Club, which was founded in 1885 by the then Editor of “ The A.P.,” will be celebrated in a “ Jubilee Revel ” on Saturday, 15th December, at 8 p.m. The Christmas Revels of the Camera Club are already well-established popular annual functions, but to celebrate its fiftieth year the Entertainments Com¬ mittee is going to make this a very special affair indeed. The twenty-seventh Salon promoted by the Scottish Photographic Federation will be held in Ayr from 20th April to 4th May, 1935. The Art Galleries of the Carnegie Library and Museum have been secured for the exhibition. No prizes are offered, but a highly success¬ ful Art Union (with the sanction of His Majesty’s Board of Trade) is pro¬ moted, and under its agency many of the pictures exhibited are sold. Customs regulations, however, prohibit the sale of pictures from overseas. The various sections are as follows : (a) Prints, confined to Scottish workers at home and abroad ; (b) Prints, open to all other workers ; (c) Lantern Slides, open to all workers ; (d) Prints or Slides, of scientific or record interest, open to all workers ; (e) Stereoscopic Trans¬ parencies, open to all workers. The Judges will be Mr. D. Dunlop, Mr. J. McKissack and Mr. W. W. Weir. The entry forms have now been issued. A postcard to the Salon Secretary, Mr. Arthur J. Nelson, 6, Hilary Crescent, Ayr, will bring an entry form by return. “ Life and Art in Photograph.” Messrs. Chatto & Windus {97 and 99, St. Martin’s Lane, W.C.2) have just issued three numbers of a new series of books with this general title. Each contains 100 reproductions from photo¬ graphs, so ably selected that the subject dealt with is presented with extra¬ ordinary beauty and completeness. No. I is “ The Italian Renaissance,” with beautiful picture^ of typical examples of the architecture, sculpture and painting of this amazing period. No. 2 is “ The Polar Regions,” an anthology of Arctic and Antarctic photographs of absorbing interest. No. 3 is ‘‘A Book of Dogs,” in which are portrayed fine specimens of all well-known breeds, interspersed with pictures of hunting, beagling, greyhound-racing, and so on. Each volume is published at five shillings. If other volumes of equal excellence are to follow they will form a series of picture books of rare beauty and interest, and should find an honoured place in every well-ordered home. Incidentally, they provide a forcible object-lesson on the unrivalled merits of photography as a medium of beautiful and accurate pictorial representation. We regret to have to record the death of Mr. J. A. Heir, who for many years has been chief photographer of Kodak, Ltd. He joined the Company in 1898 and was at first Sales Manager, and then head of the department for all photo¬ graphic materials for specimen and advertising needs. He was also a painter-artist of considerable merit and his work has been shown in many exhi¬ bitions. He was a very popular per¬ sonality to thousands in the photographic world and will be sincerely missed. Electric exposure meters have come to stay, and many photographers, both amateur and professional, rely on these ingenious instruments for every exposure made. While certain variations are observable when comparisons are made, there is no doubt that in practical use they afford a very reliable guide. One of the best of the recent examples of these meters is the '' Photoshop,” supplied by Sands Hunter & Co., of 37, Bedford Street, Strand, W.C.2. The appearance of this little instru¬ ment is indicated in the illustration herewith, and it will be noted that it is an extremely simple piece of apparatus free from projections or com¬ plications. It is entirely automatic in action, and by pointing it directly at the subject to be photographed the exposure required is indicated by a moving pointer directly on an engraved scale. The only adjustment is to set the scale before use to the speed of plate or film and the stop. The ” Photo¬ shop ” can be used indoors in dull light or out of doors in brilliant sunshine, and for cine and artificial light exposures. The price is 5s. complete in leather case with full instructions. The Hackney Photographic Society will hold its 46th Annual Exhibition at the Central Hall, Hackney, from March 27th to 30th, 1935. Entry forms and all particulars are obtainable from the Hon. Secretary, Walter Selfe, 24, Pembury Road, Clapton, E.5. Exhibitions and Competitions Notices of forthcoming exhibitions and competitions will be included here every week if particulars are sent by the responsible organisers. The Amateur for Be^nners, — Entries, November 30. Photographic Society of Ireland, Members’ Annual Exhibition. — Open, November 26-December i. Secre¬ tary, A. V. Henry, 34, Lower Beechwood Avenue, Ranelagh, Dublin. Chicago International Salon. — Open, December 13January 20. Entry forms from ^alon Committee, Chicago Camera Club, 137, N. Wabash Avenue, Chicago, III., U.S.A. “ Northern ” Exhibition, City Art Gallery, Man¬ chester. — Open, December 8-January 19. Secretary, J. Chapman, 25, Radstock Road, Stretford, Manchester. Western International Salon. — Open, December 10-15. Organising Secretary, W. H. Hill-Muchamore, 24, Church Road, Redfield, Bristol, 5. 8th International Christmas Salon of Photography, Antwerp, 1934-35. — Open, December 23, 1934 January 7, 1935. Particulars from Mr. J. Van Dyck, Secretary of the Fotografische Kring “Iris,” Ballaerstr., 69, Antwerp, Belgium. Madrid International Salon. — ^Entries, December 10. Particulars from the Secretary, Sociedad Fotographica de Madrid, Calle del Principe, 16, Madrid, Spain. Preston Scientific Society (Photographic Section). Open Exhibition. — Entry forms due January ir ; exhibits, January 17 ; open, January 28-February 16. Secretary, F. Wells, 65, Powis Road, Ashton, Preston, Lancs. International Miniature Camera Exhibition, for prints and enlargements made from miniature camera negatives. — February x-21, 1935. Latest date for entries, January 21. Entry forms and particulars from Exhibition Secretary, British Photographic Fellowship, 7, Aberdeen Mansions, Kenton "Street, W.C.i. South London P.S. Annual Exhibition. — Entries, January 22 ; open, February 1 6-March 16. Details and entry forms from Hon. Exhibition Secretary, H. S. Adams, 40, Stockwell Park Road, S.W.9. Leicester and Leicestershire Photographic Society International Exhibition. — Open, February 25March 2, inclusive. Particulars and entry forms from the Hon. Organising Secretary, W. N. Plant, 30, Harrow Road, Leicester. Ilford P.S. Annual Exhibition. — Entries, February 2 ; open, March 4-9. Hon. Exhibition Secretary, H. G. Haylock, 58, Windermere Gardens, Redbridge Lane, Ilford, Essex. Birmingham P.S. Annual Exhibition. — Entry forms 498 due, February 9 ; exhibits, February 12 ; open, March 2-16. Secretary, E. H. Bellamy, Waterloo House, 20, Waterloo Street, Birmingham. City of London and Cripplegate P.S. Annual Exhibi¬ tion. — Closing date, February ii ; open, March 11-16. Exhibition Secretary, J. R. P. Hilliard, 86, Downton Avenue, Streatham Hill, S.W.2. L.M.S. Annual Exhibition. — Entries, February 13 ; open, March ir-i6. Secretary, A. J. Scrivener, Station Master's Office, Euston Station, N.W.r. ^^Barry C.C. International Salon. — Entries, March 8 ; open, March 18-23. Secretary, J. H. White, Caerleon, 61, Pontypridd Road, Barry, Glam. Scottish National Salon (Art Galleries, Ayr). — Entries, Overseas, March 9 ; Great Britain, March 23 ; open, April 20-May 4. Secretary, Arthur J. Nelson, 6, Hilary Crescent, Ayr, Scotland. Brussels International Salon. — Entries, March 15 ; open, May 7-June 9. Secretary, M. Maurice Broquet, Rue du Sceptre, 77, Brussels, Belgium. Antwerp International Salon. — Entries, March 15 ; open, April 27-May 12. Secretary, D. J. de Groote, Van Heystrelt-Straat, 19, Deume-Antwerp, Belgium. Hackney P.S. Annual Exhibition. — Entries, March 25 ; open, March 27-30. Secretary, Waiter Selfe, 24, Pembury Road, Clapton, E.5. Photographer Monthly Competitions Intermediate and Advanced Workers. Rules in this issue. 22