Monthly Archives: May 2018

a fair deal for all

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Robert

Toronto, We held our most recent spring photographica-fair (about the 44th time) last Sunday. Bob Lansdale and I arrived  a bit before 9am and checked out the exhibitors as they set up their tables ready for the 10:00 am opening. … Continue reading →

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famous pix revisited

Posted on May 30, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. Well trust my good friend George Dunbar to find unusual and interesting web sites related to photography! George spotted the Atlas Obscura site the other day and dropped me an email. The article is called “Miniature Models of History’s … Continue reading →

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the smartphone as a camera has arrived

Posted on May 29, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. Well, you know a fad has arrived in the mainstream when it begins to be lampooned. I saw a few smartphone camera comics and cartoons over the past months, then Monday morning a friend of mine out in Calgary … Continue reading →

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Julian Schnabel at Ostlicht (WestLicht) Gallery this summer

Posted on May 28, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. Stefan Musil of the Ostlicht Gallery for Photography sent out an email on the 25th to announce that the gallery will host an exhibition of American  Julian Schnabel’s Polaroids this summer from June 7, 2018 to August 4, 2018. … Continue reading →

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summer in the city

Posted on May 27, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. George Dunbar sent me this photo the other day, The Daily Mail in the UK was the source. NASA photographer Bill Ingalls set up a $3,000 plus camera remotely to shoot the Space X 9 Falcon as it shot … Continue reading →

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castles in the air

Posted on May 26, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. Yesterday, the EU placed in law the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) which is similar to our own CASL (Canadian Anti-Spam Law) which was initiated July 1, 2014 and gave us two years to comply. A security company called … Continue reading →

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a hard lesson, a wet lesson

Posted on May 25, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. In its February 20th issue for 1950, LIFE magazine posted this cheerful article about a photographer so busy capturing a shot of unfortunate skaters in London, England that he too broke through the pond ice. We often think of … Continue reading →

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focussing on specific fields of interest

Posted on May 24, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. These two books by Alfred A Blaker are related to a 1965 book he wrote titled Photography for Scientific Publication. 1977’s Handbook for Scientific Photography is a complete rewrite of the original and covers the use of photography in … Continue reading →

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the golden age of photography

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. What do you think was the golden age of photography? To me it was the 1960s – 1980s. Lots of camera stores, magazines. books, etc. Cameras and lenses were well built and ever higher quality. Prices were reasonable. Colour … Continue reading →

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monkeying around with cameras

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. I followed with interest the saga of the macaque monkey and ownership of a photo (a selfie) he took in 2011. Back on July 15, 2017 PETA stepped in on its behalf, suing the photographer and owner of the camera … Continue reading →

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