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August 28th, 1935
The AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER p 6 CIMEMATOGRAPHER a
ILLUSTRATING
By WM. A. BAGLEY.
THE LOG-BOOK
A novel way of mounting holiday snaps.
SUMMER holidays are now drawing to a close, and remain, for most of us, pleasant memories, thanks to the dozens of photographs we took. During the longer evenings, when we have time to spare, the more careful of us will be busy putting the snaps in albums. It is only when we -have carefully mounted a hundred or so pictures in a book that we begin to fathom the meaning of the saying, “ You can’t see the wood for the trees. ’ ’ The kind friend who is looking at our masterpieces finds his interest waning after thumbing over pages and pages of prints mounted with geo¬ metrical precision, no matter how well the snaps were taken.
The writer, being an inveterate hiker, records all his travels in a log¬ book, as all tourists — walkers, cyclists and motorists — should do. It would be out of place, in this paper, to give details for making, compiling, and keeping a log-book, but it might be explained that the log is a large book in which are recorded distances, weather notes, accommodation, fin¬ ance, general impressions, etc., and preferably with a sketch map. This latter need not be elaborate — being merely sufficient to show the general direction and lie of the land. It is around this map that photographs taken en route might well be mounted in the appropriate positions. In this way, we shall be able to show the photographs in relation to one another in a way calculated to interest the casual viewer.
Of course, only the smaller snaps can thus be utilised, but tourists rarely carry large cameras. It is a good plan to have the best enlarged and use
them in the manner of full-page illustrations. This adds variety to the book. Snaps of people — wayfaring companions and the like, will not, of course, be mounted on the map, but on a separate sheet in the usual way.
aims. Naturally they will not suit everybody, but they can easily be " moulded nearer to the heart’s de¬ sire ” according to requirements. It is the fundamental idea to which attention is drawn.
Motorists and cyclists on tour, whose route covers several hundreds of miles, may find the sketching of a map rather too much trouble. In this case, the route can be marked in ink on a cheap map, and the prints mounted alongside it. The map can be cut out into pages to suit the size of the log-book, if the map is not already in page-form.
These are merely hints as to the writer’s own procedure — the methods that happen to suit his own ideas and
No doubt there will be those who, in addition to their photographs, produce sketches in pencil, pen and ink, water-colour and so on ; and these can be advantageously included, provided they are so arranged as to harmonise and not clash with each other.
There are some who supplement their holiday snaps with purchased postcards and local views, but in the circumstances these are generally best kept separate.
The Week’s Meetings
Wednesday, August 28th.
Rochdale P.S. Hints on Making Dark-room Appliances. H. H. Stansfield. Stockport P.S. Competition.
Thursday, August 29th.
Hammersmith H.H.P.S. Discussion on One-Man Show. J. Staples.
N. Middlesex P.S. Modifying the Negative. Messrs. Searle and Welsh.
Friday, August 30th.
Wimbledon Cin£ Club. Programme of Films.
Societies will have their meetings announced here if the syllabus is sent to us at the beginning of the session or from time to time .
Sunday, September 1st.
Leigh Lit. Society P.S. Southport.
North Middlesex P.S. Hemel Hempstead and Water End.
York P.S. Flamborough and Thornwick Bay.
Monday, September 2nd.
Luton and D.C.C. “ What Paper shall I Use ? ”
Southampton C.C. Informal Meeting.
Walthamstow and D.P.S. Print Competition.
Saturday, August 31st.
Dennistoun A.P.A. Ardgowan Estate.
Hanley P.S. Croxden Abbey.
Hull P.S. Kilnsea and Spurn.
Luton and D.C.C. Ivinghoe Beacon.
Nottingham and Notts P.S. Newtown Linford.
Sheffield P.S. Monsal Head and Ashford.
Southampton C.C. Balmer Lawn.
Walthamstow and D.P.S. Caterham Valley. Meet at London Bridge 2 p.m.
Worthing C.C. Dyke to Poynings.
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Tuesday, September 3rd.
Hackney P.S. “ The Borders of Epping Forest." Harold Rose. Leicester and L.P.S. Talk by T. Ward.
Nelson C.C. Lantern Slide Spotting and Binding.
Wednesday, September 4th.
, Rochdale P.S. Discussion on Developers.
Stockport P.S. “ Figure Studies." Miss Kate Smith.
Worthing C.C. Washington to Sullington.
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