BALAKLAVA PHOTOGRAPHIC CLUB
FORMED 1912
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On 15th May 1912 a meeting was held at Mr. B. Dunstone’s establishment at Balaklava to consider the formation of a photographic society. In the Australasian Photo-Review for June 1912 a report from the Balaklava Photographic Club said: "A very promising amateur photographic club has been formed in Balaklava. There are about a dozen members, with probabilities of increase as soon as seeding operations are completed on the farms, for this is an agricultural district".
The Rev. A.H. Reynolds M.A. has been elected president. The club has been formed by Mr. B.R. Banyer who, until his departure for Balaklava two years ago, was a leading member of the Kapunda Photographic Club. As the camerists here are mere novices Mr. Banyer has been appointed demonstrator and Hon.Secretary. Mr Banyer is editor of the local newspaper, "The Wooroora Producer".
The club was listed in the directory of photographic societies published by the Australasian Photo-Review, until 1916, but may have been active after that date.
Thursday 23rd May 1912 Page 2 - The Wooroora Producer (Balaklava, South Australia)
BALAKLAVA PHOTOGRAPHIC CLUB
On Wednesday 15th May, a meeting was held at Mr. B. Dunstone's establishment, Balaklava, to consider the formation of an Amateur Photographic Society. Mr. B.R. Banyer (a member of the Kapunda Photographic Club, which has a high reputation in the State), who called the meeting, explained the object and the advantages amateur camerists would derive from a course of instruction in the proper use of the camera and subsequent operations of developing, painting, and mounting.
As judge at the last two exhibitions in Balaklava where photographs were shown, he had noticed the conspicuous absence of the knowledge of getting the best pictorial effect out of subjects, particularly balance and breadth. Many points were also rendered worthless through the want of a severe use of the trimming knife. The hobby would be more satisfactory and pleasurable with a knowledge of how to pictorially render what was photographed. The society would partake of a mutual improvement club and a class for instruction, for which a small fee would be charged. Mr. Banyer offered to act as demonstrator, and to assist members in any way in emergencies during the interval of the meetings. It was resolved to form a club on the lines suggested and to meet weekly, the definite night to be arranged at a later meeting. Mr. Banyer will act as Hon.Secretary, from whom only information may be obtained.
Monday 3rd June 1912 Page 18 - The Advertiser (Adelaide, South Australia)
BALAKLAVA PHOTOGRAPHIC CLUB
BALAKLAVA. May 29. — An amateur photographic club has been formed in the town. The president is the Rev. A.H. Reynolds and the Secretary and demonstrator is Mr. B.R. Banyer, a life member of the Kapunda Photographic Club, and formerly instructor in chemistry at the Kapunda School of Mines.
Thursday 6th June 1912 Page 2 - The Wooroora Producer (Balaklava, South Australia)
BALAKLAVA PHOTOGRAPHIC CLUB
The weekly meeting of the Balaklava Photographic Club was held on Tuesday evening. The work for the evening was print trimming for pictorial effect, the use of two pieces of card cut L shape for testing the correct area and form of the print before applying the knife. Several prints were trimmed by Mr. Banyer (the demonstrator), and the cards applied to others to show the advantage of judiciously cutting away the superfluous area.
Thursday 13th June 1912 Page 2 - The Wooroora Producer (Balaklava, South Australia)
BALAKLAVA PHOTOGRAPHIC CLUB
The weekly meeting of the Balaklava Photographic Club was held at Mr. B. Dunstone's establishment on Tuesday evening. The subject was lenses, their description and method of using for various purposes. The value of the use of one combination of a lens for pictorial work was dwelt upon. The meeting next week will be on Wednesday evening so as not to clash with the Balaklava Literary Society's opening night.
Thursday 20th June 1912 Page 2 - The Wooroora Producer (Balaklava, South Australia)
BALAKLAVA PHOTOGRAPHIC CLUB
The weekly meeting of the Balaklava Photographic Club was held at Mr. Dunstone's establishment on Wednesday evening. The subject for demonstration by Mr. B.R. Banyer was the "local reduction of negatives". The common cause of excessive denseness in negatives, and blotches of halation were explained, and several methods of reducing the opacity by means of mechanical friction were demonstrated. The meeting next week will be held on the ordinary night (Tuesday).
22nd June 1912 Page 343 - Volume 19 No. 6 - Australasian photo-review
BALAKLAVA PHOTOGRAPHIC CLUB
A very promising amateur photographic club has been formed in Balaklava. There are about a dozen members, with probabilities of increase as soon as seeding operations are completed on the farms, for this is an agricultural district.
The Rev. A.H. Reynolds, M.A., has been elected president. The club been formed by Mr. B.R. Banyer, who, until his departure for Balaklava two years ago, was a leading member of the Kapunda Photographic Club. As the camerists here are mere novices, Mr. Banyer has been appointed demonstrator and Hon.Secretary.
Mr. Banyer is editor of the local newspaper (“The Wooroora Producer”), and he will be pleased with a call in from members of other clubs who may be on a visit to Balaklava.
Thursday 27th June 1912 Page 2 - The Wooroora Producer (Balaklava, South Australia)
BALAKLAVA PHOTOGRAPHIC CLUB
The usual meeting of the Balaklava Photographic Club was held at Mr. B. Dunstone's room on Tuesday evening. There was a full attendance. The evening's work was the chemical reduction of an over exposed plate, prefaced by some methods of estimating the exposure required under certain conditions. Next week, intensifications of thin negative will be dealt with. The meeting will begin at 7pm sharp, in order to allow members to attend the Literary Society meeting.
Friday 26th July 1912 Page 3 - The Areas Express (Booyoolee, South Australia)
BALAKLAVA PHOTOGRAPHIC CLUB
The weekly meeting of the Balaklava Photographic Club was held on Tuesday evening. The subject of the demonstration by Mr. B.R. Banyer was the treatment of negatives for the improvement of painting qualities by the use of matt varnish. The conversion of a weak, and exposed, plate into a reversed positive, from which a negative may be made, was also demonstrated.
Thursday 1st August 1912 Page 2 - The Wooroora Producer (Balaklava, South Australia)
BALAKLAVA PHOTOGRAPHIC CLUB
The Balaklava Photographic Club held its weekly meeting on Tuesday evening at Mr. Dunstone's establishment. At the previous meeting Mr. B.R. Banyer demonstrated the reversal of a plate by development, a useful process in the case of badly underexposed plates of important subjects. On Tuesday evening Mr. Banyer showed how a negative could be made from the positive. The making of transparencies was also demonstrated.
Thursday 8th August 1912 Page 2 - The Wooroora Producer (Balaklava, South Australia)
BALAKLAVA PHOTOGRAPHIC CLUB
The weekly meeting of the Balaklava Photographic Club was held at Mr. B. Dunstone's establishment on Tuesday evening. The demonstration, by Mr. Banyer, was of obtaining various tones from one description of Silver-print paper, and an explanation of the class of subjects for which the respective tones may be most appropriately used for pictorial effect.
Thursday 9th August 1912 Page 3 - The Areas Express (Booyoolee, South Australia)
BALAKLAVA PHOTOGRAPHIC CLUB
The weekly meeting of the Balaklava Photographic Club was held at Mr. B. Dunstone's establishment on Tuesday evening. The demonstration, by Mr. Banyer, was of obtaining various tones from one description of Silver-print paper, and an explanation of the class of subjects for which the respective tones may be most appropriately used for pictorial effect.
22nd August 1912 Page 475 - Volume 19 No. 8 - Australasian photo-review
23rd September 1912 Page 531 - Volume 19 No. 9 - Australasian photo-review
21st December 1912 Page 696 - Volume 19 No. 12 - Australasian photo-review
BALAKLAVA PHOTOGRAPHIC CLUB
HON.SECRETARY
B.R. BANYER
Thursday 12th September 1912 Page 2 - The Wooroora Producer (Balaklava, South Australia)
BALAKLAVA PHOTOGRAPHIC CLUB
The meeting of the Balaklava Photographic Club was held this week, on Tuesday evening, at Mr. B. Dunstone's establishment. The demonstration by Mr. B.R. Banyer was the process of sepia toning of bromide and gas light papers. There will be no meeting next week on account of the Literary competitions, and in the following week the meeting will be held on Wednesday evening, when the sepia process will be continued, with the hypo-alum bath.
Friday 13th September 1912 Page 3 - The Areas Express (Booyoolee, South Australia)
BALAKLAVA PHOTOGRAPHIC CLUB
The meeting of the Balaklava Photographic Club was held this week, on Tuesday evening, at Mr. B. Dunstone's establishment. The demonstration by Mr. B.R. Banyer was the process of sepia toning of bromide and gas light papers. There will be no meeting next week on account of the Literary competitions, and in the following week the meeting will be held on Wednesday evening, when the sepia process will be continued, with the hypo-alum bath.
Thursday 14th November 1912 Page 2 - The Wooroora Producer (Balaklava, South Australia)
BALAKLAVA PHOTOGRAPHIC CLUB
The demonstration by Mr. B.R Banyer at the meeting of the Balaklava Photographic Club on Tuesday evening was the vignetting of bromide prints by means of chemicals. The method was shown to be simple and effective. The demonstration at the previous meeting was the carbon process.