Monthly Archives: August 2024

don’t hide your light …

Posted on August 11, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Photography collectors are a gregarious bunch. A subset collects projectors, from the so called magic lanterns which amuse and educate with special slides, to more modern apparatus from last century. One such collector was the late Dr Robert Wilson. … Continue reading →

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quint essential tash

Posted on August 10, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Attention all image collectors! In yesterday’s post (q.v.)we commented on the life of Canadian Movie maker Roy Tash. In the same issue (14-5), Bob Wilson in his column Image of the Month writes, “On May 28,1934, five identical girls, … Continue reading →

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tish, tash i was taking a movie

Posted on August 9, 2024 by Robert

Toronto, … with apologies to Bobby Darin. Roy Tash was a well known Canadian movie maker. His  photo was a covershot on the early spring of 1989 issue 14-5. Roy passed away the previous year (1988) just before the PHSC … Continue reading →

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what an encore!

Posted on August 8, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. The 1881 Kodak set a new standard for ease of use (and roll film). In 1891 A new Kodak was announced with  added features: different sizes for different films; a choice of film or glass plate back; two viewfinders; … Continue reading →

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this art triumphant

Posted on August 7, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Many of our members specialize in the collection of photographs. To cater to this audience, Ev Roseborough published detailed articles on exhibitions of the day such as the exhibition, “This Art Triumphant – A Photographic Portrait of Peel 1860-1930” … Continue reading →

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treasure in an attic

Posted on August 6, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Our society includes folks whose passion is photos. This is a story of a portrait, a very special portrait taken over a century ago using a special process. The image here at left was the cover photo for the … Continue reading →

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a midsummer’s holiday …

Posted on August 5, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. … with apologies to Bill Shakespeare.  A long weekend break for the working folk is a great idea! Traditionally, The holiday in question is August 1st and celebrated the first Monday on or after the 1st. One or two … Continue reading →

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simply de-vine, my dear

Posted on August 4, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Continuing on with issue 14-2, another article by Ev discusses an old print tool – the Vignetter. Ev’s article is called, “An old friend, nearly forgotten, THE VIGNETTER”. The basic idea of this tool is to block out a … Continue reading →

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inky dinky parlez vous

Posted on August 3, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Issue 14-2 has a wealth of interesting stories by the editor. This a story about a small incandescent spot light with attachable accessory snoots to create a small circle of illumination. I used a variation of a line from … Continue reading →

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the Canadian connection

Posted on August 2, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Apologies to Gene Hackman and the exciting movie, “The French Connection”. In late 1987, one of our founders and a driving force for our fairs, the late Lauro (Larry)  Boccioletti, wrote an article in issue 13-3 called, “ARCHIE JOHNSON, … Continue reading →

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