Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-10
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY. {

The members of the Omaha Camera club
have made wonderful progress in the art of
photography in the past two years, judging
from the pictures displayed on the walls of
their club room, which is a competitive ex-
| hibition Of three classes of pictures-land-
scape, portrait and interior work. The Sc
lecting of the subjects, especially in the land
scape work, has been done with wonderfully
good taste. The quality OF the negatives is
exceptionally good The printing and toning
has been well executed. In the selection of
mounts and mounting, which is one of the
important points, there is room for i'm
provement An amateur will sometimes
select most beautiful and artistic piece of
scenery make fine negative and print, but
when ii comes to mount he thinks this part
of 1t less important and thereby spoils the
picture. The proper style of mounting adds
wonderfully to the picture.
There is nothing. perhaps, that is more
striking, when visiting Photographic exh-
bition, than the diversity of artistic sent-
ment shown in mounting photograph. The
first point i would emphasize is that all
mounting accessories should be selected that
they may serve and not master the picture
that is the occasion for their use. The pur-
pose of mounting and framing, at its sim
plest, is to put the picture in convenient
condition for looking at It, and to protect it..
They also serve the purpose of separating 1t
from the surroundings on the walls OF
room. These | take to be the chief and
very legitimate ends sought after But
mounting may have two other effects; 1t may
help to concentrate attention on the picture
that Is good; or 1t may attract attention to
itself at the expense of the picture-that is
bad. l will not go into detail and explain
my ideas as to what "tints" should be used
hItt mt NUi1I hn nhgDr
On Monday evening, January II, the first
meeting OF this year will be held by the
Omaha Camera club in the club rooms, 1872
Farnam street. Three judges will be ap-
pointed to award the honors to the lucky
ones. There will be first, second and third
prizes on landscape work; first second and
third on interior work, and first, second and
third on Dortraiture.
Tho amateur photographers Of Council
Bluffs are about to organize a camera club.
This Is a good move. Great advantage is
gained by having meetings and exchanging
ideas. and for this purpose club room Is
necessary. Especial attention should be paid
to the dark room, so as TO have IL large, airy
and convenient There should be running
water and many other accessories, for there
Is where the most interCBiing work is done.
skylight for an amateur club room IS not
necessary in fact, l think II is a detriment
10 amateur photography More attention
should be paid to outdoor work, scientific
experiments and literature.
This last season has added a great many
new amateurs To the list. A kodak or hand
camera was very conspicuous among the
Christmas presents this season and the re-
cpients Of the same have been busy and
very much interested in producing their
first pictures. Some have been successful,
while others have failed. All IL REQUIRES
is patience and studiousness to gain the de-
sired points. When you once learn 10 make
a negative the rest will come easy.