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Change
of
Topics
During the 1920, very few of the EPS lectures dealt with
Photography and Art, or with the showing of travel photographs.
Instead, the emphasis was on processing the picture - many of
the lectures including demonstrations.
Mr Berry must have noticed this
change in subject matter of the Lectures In
the 1923 EPS debate, he spoke in favour of the motion:
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That this Society Devotes Too Much Time to the Making of
Pictures.
Some
lectures
dealt with the theory of photography:
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Elementary
Chemistry as applied to Photography.
Others
dealt with the practice of photography:
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Some Practical Processes
[demonstration]
The
Different Stages of Photography
All stages of
creating the
photograph were covered:
-
taking
the photograph
- Pictorial
Composition
-
processing
the negative -
The
Art of Developing
-
preparing
the negative -
Retouching
the Landscape Negative
-
making
the print
- The
Principles of Oil and Bromoil Printing
-
presenting
the print
- Mounting
[with demonstration]
Photographic
Processes
A
surprising number of lectures dealt with the subject of colour photography.
It was to be another 50 years before EPS established a Colour Group for
workers in colour photography.
Photographic
processes included photogravure, bromoil, carbo transfer and lantern slides.
A couple of lectures were given by manufacturers.
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Cinematography [demonstration
by Pathé Bros’ representative]
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Panchromatism [provided by the Imperial Dry Plate Co ]
...and
Other Topics
Several
lectures were gave advice on portraiture. Other
described the use of photography for architecture, horticulture, and aerial
photography.
Scientific
subjects covered included:
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X-Ray Photography
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Photomicography
Non-scientific
lectures included:
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The Question of Spirit Photography
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Psychic Photography.
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