Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-22

not been told him. In the good old times
one gnzcd at the likeness OF his ancestors
only by dint Of stralnlng the muscles OF his
neck and the light must needs be strong in-
decd to detect anything OF human Scmblance
in the shimmcring, faded old dagucrreotype
The world moves, however, and at the
/ present time large army of amateur sun
artists fll the country bywRys and with an
apparatus Weighing but a few pounds, pick
up many a picture Of pastoral beauty. \
good. snap shot Rend OF the present day
will IL he attends strictly to business, have
acquired pictorial history Of mis- life by the
time he attains old age. \ photograph, II
well taken. Ia a thing OF beauty, and its
value as a souvenir of past events and faces
grows in value as the years speed by.
The finished platinotypo of today, with
its beautiful effects of light and shadow, Is
work of art which falls but little short
| of the canvases OF the grand masters.
When one travels he takes a camera with
him. and when again at home, the sights
and scenes encountered are again pictured
to him through the magic of the morocco
covered genii box. He enjoys with added
2est the results Of his journeyings abroad
and his friends are regaled with many
recontre Of adventures aheld and by flood.
while the proof is easily supplied by the
indelible irnprint of the dry plate.
FASCINATING PASTlME.
Photography is one of the most fascinat
ing studies and offers more attractions than
| any of the arts heretofore introduced in pop
ular fern. While it answers fully the re-
quiroments of mechanical taste 1t offers
constant opportunity for the exercise OF
higher intellectual qualities. The simplifed
Photographic processes made within the past
few years make the successful pursuit Of this
most pleasing occupation possible to all.
Any one. young or old can learn to make
pictures of his father. mother, sister, brother
or even his sweetheart, and bits OF scenery,
which he would prize very highly as the
years pass away.
The love of the beautiful is innate in the
human mind. This fact will make photog
raphy grow still more, for what can be more
beautiful than a photograph? Amateur pno-
Biography is growing more and more in favor
throughout the world every day. Formerly
lovers of the beautiful tried to garner up
the choice viows Of nature by sketches with
the pencil, now they save not only the out
lines. but the detail as well with the camera
Photography in its greatest part is the
product of the amateurs efforts and eN-
periments 1t tends more than any other
art to stimulate observation on both common
and uncommon things.
4 local firm which no doubt sells 90 per
cent of the Photographic outfits and supplies
to the amateurs in this section of country,
says that uiuety-nine out of every 100 who
have bought outfits OF them made a success
OF the art.
SOME OMAHA AMATEURS.
The Omaha Camera club has made sue
cess OF photography, both in the field and
under the skylight. Among its members
will be found lawyers, artists, doctors. mer-
chants and teachers. They all love the art
OF photography and its many branches. ].
Lawrie Wallace likes his camera and tripod
when he gets tired Of painting with his
brush: Harry Sharp has many beautiful
studies. which he has made in the past
year; Dr. c. w. Hayes, George Patterson
or any OF those old timers will walk twenty
miles at any time TO get a view OF a little
body OF water with an old boat or sink box
in It, together with a few clouds in the
background. with the sun rising or setting
behind them. Among the women amateurs
Miss Fannie Arnold and Mrs. r. 5. Popple-
tou are among the most successful. George
Payne had the camera fever one day and
went into the photo stock house. He hated
TO invest in a camera, so he said that II
he could be shown how to make finishes
picture in fifteen minutes he would buy the
camera So, as johnson often says that
there is nothing on earth that cannot be
taken with a camera, he had Mr.. Payne
seat himself on packing box and placed
the camera on another. Hash cartridge
was placed on a piece Of board and lighted
with a match. As it was already dark, the
powder flashed, and then they took 1t into
the dark room. All this took only one min
ute and a half. The developer was then
poured over the plate, and. after developing,
it was placed in the hypo. after which a
piece of bromide paper was produced and
placed in clean water and put in contact
with the negative, then held up to the gas
light for five seconds, then developed, fixed,
washed and dried between two pieces OF
blotting paper. The whole process took but
fourteen minutes and half. and George
h9nny hppnuSp nlOfOoraDhy
fast He purchased a camera and has been
one OF the most enthusiastic followers OF
the art OF Daguerre ever since.
OMAHA CAMERA CLUB.
The Omaha Camera club has an active
membership OF forty-siX and has one OF the
finest equipped studios in the city al 1872
Farnam street. Here the members congre- |
gate at all times OF the night and day and !
make use OF the excellent dark room, the |
apparatus for retouching, Furnishing and |
mounting.
In the summer time many excursions are |
taken into the country by the club en- masse |
and the results OF each days work are COM /
pared in the club room as soon as developed. |
During the winter a series Of lantern slides !
are arranged and fortunate. indeed, are
those OF the outside world who are per-
mitted to Elze upon the beauties OF field and
forest thrown in flood Of light upon the
white screen.
The Omaha club is a member OF the
American INTERNATIONAL Lantern Sllle inter
change. In this way il is in a position TO
trade views with amateur photographers.
both in this country. England Germany,
France and japan. \ person frequently may
clke the tour around the world by merely
being present at lantern exhibition, and in
addition TO this may see many choice bits OF
scenery not within the scope Of the ordinary
traveller.
Strangely enough the most beautiful slides
come from japan. They are coloret in dell
cS:e tin:s and are all the work o. amateur
tripod men OF the Flowsry Kingdom.
\ general invitation TO members OF the
Omaha Camera club for the purpose OF Civ
ing an exhibition OF work at the club rooms
during the mouth OF December has been eN-
tended by Secretary W. F. DuTnell Each
member will be required 10 have AZ leas; /
three pictures on exhibition and the merits
og those placed upon the wall viii be passed
upon BY 4 committee composed OF Or. c
W. Hayes j. W. NewleAn and J. Lawrie
Wallace The pictures will be divided into
hree classes. portrait, landscapes and IN
sriOrs. Those winning in each class VIII
- given honorable mention and recognition
n the club roster
The Omaha Camera club Is offcered by J.
-awrie Wallace. president; G. ?. Epensier,
ice president: ]. ". Newlsau. treasurer;
" +. Durrell. secretary, and Fred Morris,
etouCheT.
Among the most prominent members Of {
he club whose work has attracted wide