Tag Archives: video

a festival of their own

Posted on January 23, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. From time to time,  my posts have mentioned the trend for smartphones to become the camera of choice for amateurs. These pocket sized marvels of technology have replaced the digital point and shoot cameras and are making inroads as … Continue reading →

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get wit da program

Posted on March 23, 2019 by Robert

Toronto. The PHSC has hosted photography related speakers for over 4 decades. Our location or time seldom changes… third Wednesday every month but July and August at Memorial Hall in North York (Toronto). If the venue or times change, we … Continue reading →

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Japanese Photography; Video editing

Posted on March 17, 2019 by Robert

Toronto. PHSC, Wed, Mar 20 2019 at 7:30 pm In the BURGUNDY ROOM of Memorial Hall Japanese Photography in the Edo and Meiji Eras – Celio Barreto Video Editing – Mark Holtze We are pleased to present two speakers this … Continue reading →

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you do remember movies, don’t you?

Posted on December 23, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. In 1922 Europe, a French company developed a home projector to show copies of commercial 35mm movies at home in a new format called 9.5mm. Shortly after their projectors retailed, Pathé introduced a companion movie camera using the same standard. … Continue reading →

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10th annual BMO World Film Festival Oct 11-21 at AGH

Posted on October 6, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. It’s hard to imagine, but our neighbours in Hamilton are hosting their 10th Annual BMO World Film Festival.  The festival is hosted by the Art Gallery of Hamilton and will run from October 11th to October 21st of this year. … Continue reading →

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Deep Sea Photography – review

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. Our second speaker of the April meeting was Meaghan Ogilvie, an underwater photographer.  Like Ms Joyce, Meaghan wanted to promote family, in  her case to make better known and raise research funds for a rare, currently incurable condition, Multiple System … Continue reading →

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Movies with a Fran 8K

Posted on July 24, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. Ever hear of a Fran 8K camcorder? I didn’t either until an email hit my desk last Saturday morning. The resolution is huge (47.7 MP at 24 fps)  and the concept timely. The camera, available for order late this … Continue reading →

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Snoping out fauxtography

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. Was this heat wave REALLY so hot that cars melted in Arizona? Does the claim pass the smell test? Yeah,right! For many years the Snopes site has helped us mere mortals perform a decent smell test. Our customers occasionally … Continue reading →

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Holtze on modern video editing

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. Video Editing – Mark Holtze CANCELLED Mark sends his regrets. He will be out of town when we hold the June 2018 meeting and has asked to be rescheduled. We were first introduced to Mark when he recorded one of … Continue reading →

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A more than fair review by video

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Robert

Toronto. Mark Holtz dropped by our fair on October 15th with his little daughter. Mark took the next couple of weeks and edited the video he shot at our show and posted to YouTube. Thanks for the review, Mark! Louise … Continue reading →

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