Author Archives: Robert

Estate Auction Fall 2023 – November 19, 2023

Posted on November 5, 2023 by Robert

Toronto.  Get ready for our Fall Estate Auction part two! Date is tomorrow Sunday, November 19, 2023 in Long Branch (south west Toronto) at the usual venue BUT at the slightly later time (see poster) – free parking [OVERFLOW AT … Continue reading →

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leaf it to beaver

Posted on November 4, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. The landscape photographers recorded the great outdoors over the years allowing us to see the changes – by season and by time. Mountains change, leaves fall, forests are lost. All carefully recorded by landscape photographers over the years. Without … Continue reading →

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the colour blue

Posted on November 3, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. Our friend Horst Herget is holding a “Cyanotype workshop” at the next APS meeting (November 25th). Horst writes, “Cyanotypes are beautiful to behold and easy to make. Peter Friedrichsen will show you all you need to know to make … Continue reading →

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time after time

Posted on November 2, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. In the glass plate/film era, a latent image was captured and developed. If necessary. the resulting image could be reversed and enlarged. The earlier media were insensitive to many visible colours created by less energetic light rays. These media … Continue reading →

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a supporting stand

Posted on November 1, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. In this day of smartphones and digital cameras with maximum  ISO settings beyond our wildest dreams in the film era, camera supports are seldom necessary (other than to take selfies or closeups where framing is critical). In the early … Continue reading →

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tossed upon cloudy seas

Posted on October 31, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. Cloud photography was a challenge in the earlier years of our art. The media were mainly blue light sensitive. Both sky and cloud showed dark on the negative material when the landscape or person was suitably exposed. To correct … Continue reading →

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the best of times

Posted on October 30, 2023 by Robert

Toronto.  to quote Charles Dickens and his book, “A Tale of Two Cities”. The 1970s was when the PHSC was formed (1974). In the 1970s  camera collecting, image collecting and photo history were growing in popularity. Collecting clubs formed, books … Continue reading →

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moonlighting …

Posted on October 29, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. … by the dim ruby red light. One thing the digital crowd misses in photography is the darkroom. Digital photo files are corrected – developed – either in the smartphone or on a computer, then printed on an inkjet … Continue reading →

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a bevy of pretty perfect pictures

Posted on October 29, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. On November 1st and 2nd, 2023. A number of photographs in the collections of the late Dr Robert Wilson (a long time PHSC member and PHSC executive) and the late Harve Sherman (both of Toronto) and the late Miljenko … Continue reading →

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Lorne Shields featured in Rochester

Posted on October 28, 2023 by Robert

Our Lorne Shields will be presenting a lecture on “Capturing the History of the Bicycle in Original Contemporary Photographica” hosted by the Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County, Literature Division, via ZOOM on October 30th. It’s a free session. … Continue reading →

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