Monthly Archives: August 2023

baby steps

Toronto. Photographers often choose to specialize. One such specialty is child photography – especially photos of new borns for the parents. Many photographers and studios cater to the baby set, offering special deals to mothers and fathers, of the newly … Continue reading

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in the dark of the night

Toronto. One of the thrills (and skills) of film is to watch  a print miraculously appear in the developer tray in a darkroom lit by a dim rubyish light. Every darkroom has its enlarger and/or contact printer ready to crank … Continue reading

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getting closer

Toronto. Got you pocket book ready? Our fall ESTATE auction is thundering down the calendar and will emerge on September 17, 2023. Mark the date and be sure to drop by. The above notice link includes a slide show in … Continue reading

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horsin’ around

Toronto. No foolin’ – a great way to discover the history of your town or city is through old photographs. And a great way to find old photographs is to visit your local archive – or the Library and Archives … Continue reading

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worth the price?

Toronto. One of our exchange groups, PHSNE, in their June 2023 issue of Snap-Shots reports that this CdV went for a hammer price of $125,000 US recently at Swann Galleries in NYC. The announcement was posted on the ‘Fine Books … Continue reading

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enlightening

Toronto. Film slide projectors were once called ‘magic lanterns’ and given elaborate technical names. The projected media was painted etc. on a transparent base, usually glass. In pre-movie days the glass plate ‘slides’ were sometimes made with added adjustable pieces … Continue reading

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what’s in your collection?

Toronto. Photos? View cameras? Digital cameras? Film cameras? No matter what you collect, don’t miss our auction next month on the 17th? Clint (our president and auctioneer) has pulled together an amazing number of lots for this ESTATE auction. This … Continue reading

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play ball -1913 style

Toronto. Sports photographers are a segment of photographers like PHSC member Les Jones who are dedicated to taking photos of sports games and individual athletes (and often specializing in a specific sport). In the course of searching out photo history, … Continue reading

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Stanley J White 1929 – 2023 (93 7/8)

Toronto. I was very sorry to learn of the death of Stan White. I’ve known Stan for about 40 years since he joined the society. Stan was president of our Toronto branch from 1985 to 1987 when the branch merged … Continue reading

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a cheap education

Toronto. Books can give you an education including knowledge of photography and its history. Typical is this book called America and the Tintype  by Steve Kasher. When it first came out, tintypes were featured in an ICP exhibit (20008/9). Lot … Continue reading

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