WELLINGTON CAMERA CLUB

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 124, 27 May 1937, Page 20

WELLINGTON CAMERA CLUB

'. At the last meeting of the Wellington Camera Club members watched with keen interest while • Mr..' J. W. Johnston showed how to colour, photographs and explained the process. All that was required, he said, were a bottle of turpentine, a , box ,of transparent oil paints, some cotton wool and rags, and several enlargements on rough paper. To make the colour warmer, especially, in the shadows, the prints should be sepia. toned. 'If, however, the picture lent itself to cold tones—as, for instance, snow scenes, lake, or sea views, where blue dominated —it should be printed on a paper with a white base.; First.a few drops of turpentine on. a cloth were rubbed over the entire surface, then a little colour was spread over each part in turn, most of it being removed: with cotton wool or a soft rubber. If Uie effect was not then liked, turpentine would clean the paint off and another attempt could be' made. The type of picture which coloured best seemed to be a seascape, and. among many others, some very . charming marine, studies in delicate tones :were exhibited by Mr. Johnston. Fruitflowers, autumn scenes, and portraits could also often be improved by colouring. ,: . i ' The demonstration was held in conjunction with a competition for tinted photographs, and Mr. Johnston expressed his pleasure at the large number of entries in B grade and-the high' standard of the work submitted. He commented upon each picture separately, suggesting various minor improvements. The chief criticism made was that one or two of the entries, though beautifully done, were over coloured in that the photographic base was lost, resulting1 in what might be termed an ordinary painting. Championship, runner-up, and first award in A grade were won by Mr. J. W. Chan-man-Taylor. In B grade Mr. K. G. Killoh won Ist and 3rd, and Mr. Krebs 2nd.