Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-08-31
In NEW FIELD.
And Flattering Prospects Ahead
For w. G. Emery.

w. G. Emery, the widely
known and popular photographer
who for a number of years has
"made faces" handsome and
otherwise, for the Corvallis public
leaves this morning for Salem,
from where he goes to Portland
and Vancouver and thence to
Spokane to attend the convention
OF the Pacific Northwest Photog-
raphers' Association which will
be held in that city September
5th to 9Th inclusive, and of
which association he holds the
Office of secretary-treasurer.
Last year Mr.. Emery made a
speech before the convention that
has been widely copied and re-
printed in Photographic maga-
zines in this country, as we'll as
in several abroad. Commenting
on the speech, one magazine
writer says:
"If there is any doubt in your
mind as to the ability of the
country photographer to impart
instruction in a humorous and
pleasing manner get the Monthly
Review published by the Photo
grapaers' Association of Califor-
MIA and read the paper by Mr..
w. G. Emery of Corvallis, Ore.
There is nothing small about him
and his keen remarks about what
conventions have done tor him
and will do for others could not
be improved npon."
Mr.. Emery will address the
convention agaiu this year, CIV
ing practical illustrations of the
points in his work that are touch
ed upon in his remarks.
Mr.. Emery has been attending
the annual convention of the
Photographers for the past three
years. Atthe first convention at
Salem, Ore, child study of
little Lois Could exhibited by him
was awarded the honor of being
selected as one of IS Photos to
form the official exhibit of the
Association. Two wears ago at
Tacoma a Sepia Carbon study of
Mr.. Abbot was selected as one of
10 studies to be sent to the Art
exhibit at the St. Louis Worlds
Fair. Again last year at joint
of the California
Association and the Association
of the Pacific Northwest, Mr..
work attracted much at
tention. A school girl study of
Helen Lewis was one of I2 pho
tos to receive the priced honor of
being selected for the Souvenir
report of the convention. Com
rnenting on Mr.. Emery's display,
Fayette ] Clute, the well known
of San Franciscc, and
editor of Camera Craft" had
this to say in the Monthly Review
for Nov, 1905:
''Mr. Emery claims to be only
a country photographer but
his work shows a wonderful ver-
and a thorough mastery
of the details of the profession.
Every specimen in his exhibit
was gen."
His work this year, for the
Spokane Convention consists OF
the following selections:
Madonna study of Miss Pansyl
Peters, Gray Carbon; Character
study OF "Happy" McMaines,
Brown Carbon; The Summer
Girl, Claire Holgate, Sea Green
Carbon; An Oregon Pioneer of
Joseph Yates, Brown Carbon; al
Violin study of Miss Marion
Chappell, Sepia Carbon; Child
Study of little child of TIL. Reed
of Wren, Sepia Carbon. The
others are all of Corvallis.
While a resident of this city |
Mr.. Emery was elected to a three
year term in the city council
was prominent as captain of the
local Gun Club; filled the various
chairs in the K of P lodge, and
all in all, is considered a hale.
''good fellow.'
He will locate in Vancouver,
where an elegant studio is being |
fitted up in new brick. 80 by |
100, now nearing completion.