At the fortnightly meeting of the Society held on Thursday night, 25th February, Mr. R. C. Hewlett delivered a lecture on the most difficult branch of photography, namely portraiture. The following report of the lecture will be read with interest by large numbers of photographers, who from a perusal' of may learn how not to turn their friends into enemies A strong light coming from a single window is often the only one available for indoor portraits and such a light requires very considerable modification if anything like a decent result is to be obtained. Giving expression the first place, lighting and shaping the face by means of skilful handling of the light is the most important detail in the art of successful portraiture. It is not enough to sot the sitter carelessly before, the camera and fire away, thinking that any
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