Category Archives: activities-other

PHSNE 2022 Journal

Posted on February 4, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. One of our exchange organizations, The PHS of New England is celebrating 51 years this year. A 2022 issue of its annual “Journal” featuring Simon Wing and other “Photographers, Innovators, and Entrepreneurs for Nine Decades” is available in either … Continue reading →

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up, up, and away

Posted on January 26, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. After minicams became common, time and effort was spent to create developers that would reduce film grain and provided finer detail so negatives could be enlarged more without resulting in so called ’empty magnification’. A similar situation in digital … Continue reading →

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happy birthday, Hannah

Posted on January 19, 2024 by Robert

 Toronto. The lovely Rita of PhotoEd fame sent this announcement out. It celebrates many things – have a peek at this Canadian oriented photographic teaching magazine. We have featured Ms Maynard  and other Canadian Female photographers in our Journal over … Continue reading →

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for the image collector – Jan 24, 2024

Posted on January 17, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Michael Lehr of ML Antiques sent me an email recently to announce their first auction. A typical lot is this (shown at left) full plate tintype of the Studebaker Works, a supplier of wagons during the American Civil war. … Continue reading →

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photography for the masses

Posted on January 9, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Within months  of when photography began, word of the new art spread around the world. Studios (and charlatans) soon sprung up catering to people desiring a ‘likeness’. To be successful in this new art one needed to be technical … Continue reading →

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Camerama Feb 4, 2024

Posted on January 5, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. My friend Gary Perry sent me this reminder recently: “Happy New Year Everyone!  Please note that our next Camerama Camera Show is coming up on Sunday, February 04, 2024. See flyer attached for details. Now in our 28th Year! … Continue reading →

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sunrise, sunset

Posted on January 2, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. A new post by photographer Brian Matiash discusses photos taken at the beginning and end of the day. His advice by and large applies to digital today as it did to film years ago.  As a kid wet behind … Continue reading →

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remember Dr Barnardo?

Posted on December 28, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. We see in this article another example of photography recording history. In the article, “British Home Children: Antique box tells heart-breaking history” reported by Eloise Alanna, a box of glass slides from Glasgow lands in Canada to complement the … Continue reading →

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a tasty treat

Posted on December 27, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. This article is a followup to our boxing day post. We have all heard/made gingerbread houses, but what about a gingerbread [box] camera that takes photos? CBC news the other day commented, “New Westminster’s Dmitri Tcherbadji loves film cameras … Continue reading →

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Landfall

Posted on December 9, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. Back in September we did post on the PhotoEd request for articles on LAND. Our friend and favourite editor, Rita Godlevskis just announced the latest print issue of PhotoEd is now available. The issue shows the photos and articles … Continue reading →

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