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The Edinburgh Society of Professional Photographers
1930 |
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Swan Watson
The
death of the ex-President of ESPP,
Swan Watson, was reported to the ESPP Meeting on 6 October.
[BJP 1930, p649]
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Gold Medal
At a
Meeting on 6 October, Drummond Young
was congratulated on having been awarded the Gold Medal at the
Milwaukee Exhibition, USA
[BJP 1930, p649]
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Syllabus
At a
Meetings on 6 October and 3 , suggestions were made for subjects to be
discussed in the 1930-31 session. These included:
- Assistants to be
invited to Campbell Harper
studio.
- Visit to Mr
Balmain's studio on 1 December
to see a demonstration of his new lighting installation
[BJP 1930, p649]
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Free Sittings
The subject of 'free sittings'
was discussed. The report of the meeting states that:
"It was agreed to do nothing
further in the meantime to prevent photographers from carrying on
their business in the way they chose."
[BJP 1930, p649]
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Oleobrom Lecture
A W Hill gave a lecture on 3
November. His subject was Oleobrom, a simple and practical
method of making oil prints, devised by Messrs Wellington & Ward.
He described it as a process that can be done without the special
training that is required for making bromoil prints. |