The international photographer (Jan-Dec 1934)

December, 7W T h K T E RNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPH Nineteen dovvs from which he is to choose. It is surprising how many accessories can be made at home. Necessit) is the mother of invention, and as a result the enthusiastic photographer who, unfortunately, is unable to buy much of which he would like, is forced to make bis own gadjets. Not only do they serve the purpose, but he gets a big kick from the fact that be has created something. There is a certain satisfaction when a problem is overcome without the aid of bought articles. So again we come to "what is photography?" Is it the making of pleasing pictures, or the pride of owning shining, gorgeous cameras which are the envy of the other fellow? The chap who makes successful pictures with an inexpensive camera deserves more credit than the one who uses superior equipment. And doesn't the photographer who has to manage somehow with limited equipment get more pleasure than the other who has everything to do with ? And not only that, but when difficult problems have to be met and overcome, he who overcomes them becomes the better man in photography, for he is forced to learn many things in order to combat obstacles with limited weapons. So make pictures for the pleasure of the pictures, not the camera. Don't envy those who have more elaborate cameras — they may not be getting half the fun out of photography that you are with your modest outfit. And while they may be able to do stunts that you couldn't hope to do, just remember that some day you, too, will be in a position to duplicate their efforts with one of those long dreamed of cameras. If you permit your mind to dwell on equipment, you have not the proper spirit for photography, for the real photographer ignores the equipment you use — he finds interest only in what you produce. How you produce it, or with what camera you made the pictures, no one actually cares except possibly out of curiosity. Remember the pin-hole camera. It is quite frequently used, even today, by specialists who are after some particular effect and cannot get it with any other camera. FELSTEAD APPOINTED INSTRUCTOR Charles Felstead, author of the series on motion picture sound recording and Associate Editor, has been honored by an appointment to the position of Instructor in Commercial Radio at the Frank Wiggins Trade Evening School. He assumed his new duties with the opening of the Fall semester September 18th, and enrolled eighty students from the large waiting list. The course is for trade extension in advanced radio communication, the students being restricted to men who are engaged in that field or in some closely allied work. A portion of the academic year will be devoted to the study of sound recording in its relation to radio broadcasting, and the chapters he has written for the International Photographer will form the structure on which these lectures on recording will be based. The main course is designed primarily to qualify the students to pass the Government examinations for broadcast station and ship radio operators' licenses; but Mr. Felstead will include material on motion picture sound projection as well as sound recording, on public-address systems and on the general subject of electronics. utters^ 11 ) W*7rl2-(/0id* Us« £Tf«cls in Daytime -F^ Scenvs thf fused. Fvcus.anu' many vrb«r vfftcta Wiin any Camera In any Climate Gcorcje H. Scheibe ORIGINATOR OF EFFECT FILTERS 1927 WEST 78th ST. LOS ANGELES. CAL. THE CINEMATOCRAPHERS BOOK OF TABLES Time to Buy Fred Westerberg's Little Red Book. It Costs only One Dollar and Is Worth more than One Hundred Times That Much. See Any Dealer. A Creat Little Christmas Present. Cut This Out and Put It In Your Book. uj -, to O CL. < X & LU ^ l_ <! u < S z to o < U LU U o H £ < c* Q 3 LU Of O O LU I a. 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