Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Honolulu Advertiser – Sunday, October 9, 1949


Photo Show At Library

Old Butt Delicious By Francis Wu

Library of Hawaii presents a one-man photographic exhibition of the distinguished Chinese photographer, Francis Wu of Hong Kong, China.

Fifty prints, through the great artist’s viewfinder, reflect his personality and taste. Using imagination he has chosen simple subjects and interesting compositions.

In explaining his work, Mr. Wu writes: “The lighting is set accordingly to each individual picture. Usually I throw a few highlights on the main part of the picture to emphasize my point of interest. Each of these pictures was composed with one idea and that idea is carried throughout the picture according to the mood, scene or character study, which must correspond with the title. The subject in which I choose for indoor portraits studies in simple in outline with flashes of strong highlights to add brilliancy and sparkle in the prints and with a motive of creating a story behind it.”

Francis Wu’s work has appeared in Photogram of the Year in England and in American Annual of Photography in the United States.

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