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The Practical Photographer

1895

Below are some of the articles from the 1895 journal,
several having particular relevance to Edinburgh.
Edition Topic

January 1895

p.18

Obituary of EPS member and Edinburgh professional photographer, Alex Ayton

March 1895

pp. 65-72

Leading article on HP Robinson, who was an exhibitor and Medal winner in early Photographic Society of Scotland exhibitions, including photographs of HP Robinson

March 1895

after p.80

Photographs by HP Robinson including:

-  Fading Away

-  Somebody's Coming

Here They Come - Henry Peach Robinson ©

March 1895

p.88

HP Robinson is photographed by flashlight.

March 1895

p.93

New cameras from Eastman Co - the Regular Kodet camera and  Folding Kodet camera  (both illustrated).

Equipment from the 1890s - RegularKodet Camera ©    Equipment from the 1890s - Folding Kodet Camera ©
April 1895
p. 97

Animal Photography

Illustrated article by EPS Lecturer and Medal winner, Charles Reid of Wishaw.
April 1895
after p.112

Animal Photography

More photographs by EPS Lecturer and Medal winner, Charles Reid of Wishaw.

 Charles Reid - Lecturer to Edinburgh Photographic Society in the 1880s and 1890s ©

Animal Photography

A mosaic by Burntisland photographer, Andrew Young
May 1895
p.135

On Printing Photographic Pictures from Several Negatives

Lecture by HP Robinson in which he described how he had created his photograph, Fading Away from several negatives.  PSS had previously awarded HP Robinson with a Silver Medal for this photograph.

Fading Away - Henry Peach Robinson ©

The Practical Photographer described this as:

"A communication read before the Phototrophic Society of Scotland, March 13th 1860, containing valuable information on an old subject in which new interest has been lately aroused."

HP Robinson gave further advice later in the year, in an article in The Practical Photographer entitled: "Aim High"

[The Practical Photographer, Nov 1895, p.328]

May 1895

p.154

 New cameras and equipment - Beresford's Paragon Focusser and Flat Folding Kodak Camera (both illustrated).

Photographic Equipment from the 1890s - Beresford's Paragon Focusser ©        Photographic Equipment from the 1890s - Flat Folding Kodak Camera ©

Sept 1895

p.281

 New camera from Sanderson  -  Universal Swing Front Camera

 Photographic Equipment from the 1890s - Sanderson's Universal Swing Front Camera ©       Photographic Equipment from the 1890s - Sanderson Universal Swing Front Camera ©

Sept 1895

p.282

 Equipment from  AH Baird, Edinburgh

Photographic Apparatus - AH Baird - 1895 - The 'Lothian' Book Slide ©        Photographic Apparatus - AH Baird - 1895 - The 'Lothian' Stereoscope ©

Oct 1895

p.315

 Photographic Equipment  -  a novelty camera

Photographic Equipment in the 1890s - Novelty camera ©    Photographic equipment from the 1890s - Novelty camera in use ©

Dec 1895

p.353-360

Andrew Young - Photographer and painter in Kirkcaldy, then Burntisland, Fife.  He worked for John Patrick in Kirkcaldy before John Patrick opened his studio in Edinburgh.

A photograph of Aberdour, Fife by Andrew Young appeared on the page preceding this article

Dec 1895

p.371

Obituary for J Traill Taylor, a Founding Member of Edinburgh Photographic Society

Dec 1895

p.377

Announcement that Lizars would open a branch warehouse at Maitland Street, Edinburgh. (The company is still at this location, over 100 years later.)

 

 

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