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Edinburgh Photographic Society
from 1861
EPS Members
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Edinburgh Photographic Society had:
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162 members by 1970
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374 members by 1880
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343 members by 1890
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509 members by 1900
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The annual subscription to the society was kept at 5/ pa
(£0.25) from 1861
until 1892. It was in 1892 that EPS hosted the Photographic
Society of the UK's Convention. Alexander Ayton who was later to
become EPS President took the official photograph of the Convention.
EPS Popular Meetings
EPS Members' Meetings
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1860s |
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Lecture titles included:
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Algiers.
- Egypt.
- Russia.
- Tenerife.
- Orkney Islands.
- Jerusalem and the Holy Land.
- Cathedrals and Abbeys of England.
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1870s |
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Lecture titles included:
- Arctic.
- China.
- Java.
- Falls of Niagara.
- Valley of the Nile.
- Yosemite Valley.
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1880s |
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Lecture titles included:
- Pompeii and
Herculaneum.
- Italy and Switzerland.
- Temples and Palaces of Japan.
- Round the World with a Camera.
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To
Norway and Back by the
St Sunniva.
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Also one lecture at which Mr Pringle sang,
in admirable voice and feeling, seven or eight of Burns’ songs, in front
of an audience of 900.
- The Life, Land and
Lyrics of Robert Burns.
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1890s |
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Lecture titles included:
- South Africa
- Ober Ammergau
- Mont Blanc to the Matterhorn
- The Scottish Coastline
- Abbeys and Cathedrals of Scotland
- Rambles through Fife with a Camera
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1900s |
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The last two Popular Lectures were given on
9 February and 15 March 1901. They showed cinematographs of
- The War in South
Africa.
- The Funeral of Queen
Victoria.
- A Rugby Football match.
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EPS Members' Meetings
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These are some of the subjects discussed
by EPS Members at their own meetings in the early years of the society.
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There was a lot of experimenting with
photography in the early days, as new processes were discovered and
tried, as can be seen from the titles of some of the lectures below.
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1860s |
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Art
- Hints on the Nature of Pictorial Beauty the Principles of
Composition
- On the Importance of a few of the Leading Principles of the Art of
Drawing and their bearing on Photography |
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Travel
- The Velocipede as an Adjunct to Landscape Photography.
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Processes
- The Collodian Process
- The Tannin Process
- The Fothergill Process
- The Coffee Process
- The Hot Water
Process.
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1870s |
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Art
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What is Fine Arts and does it include Photography? (debates) |
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Equipment
- Recent Explosions and causes in connection with the
Oxyhydrogen Light
- Production of Micrography |
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Processes
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A few Reasons why the Photographer should study Practical Chemistry
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The Platinotype Process
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The Gelatine Process
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Carbon Printing
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Gelatino-bromide Emulsion
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The Beer and Albumin Process
- The Whisky-and-Water Process
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1880s |
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Art
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Recreation in Art
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Photography and Art
- An Early Taste for art and its training
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Travel
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Mr Shadbrooke’s photographs from a balloon.
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Rome, Spain, Norway, Tangiers
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Maine to
California.
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Equipment
- Pinhole
photography
- Construction
of camera bellows
(with demonstration)
- A
flexible window for the dark tent
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Sturrock’s patent washing apparatus
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Terras’ vignetting frame
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A
machine for coating paper with emulsion
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1890s |
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Art
- Hints on the Nature of Pictorial Beauty the Principles of
Composition
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On the Importance of a few of the Leading Principles of the Art of Drawing
and their bearing on Photography |
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Travel
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The Velocipede as an Adjunct to Landscape Photography.
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Processes
- The Collodian Process
- The Tannin Process
- The Fothergill Process
- The Coffee Process
- The Hot Water
Process.
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Advice to EPS Members
from the professional
photographer
William Crooke
Speaking to Edinburgh Photographic Society in 1882, William
Crooke said:
"My subject tonight, as you
are all aware, is 'A Few Practical Hints to Beginners'.
Now, to begin photography
aright there are certain qualifications necessary, namely:
- an abundance of
patience
- presence of mind
- dexterity in manipulating
- a slight knowledge of chemistry
- a little artistic taste and
- a quick eye for the beautiful."
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