Author Archives: Robert

a fair day in May

Posted on May 5, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. I know it’s cold and wet this week, but in a few weeks the weather here will be warm and dry (hopefully). With warmer times in mind, we are looking forward to our spring fair this year. The really … Continue reading →

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history’s little helper

Posted on May 4, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. When I was a little kid, I looked at my uncle’s books in awe. One was a story of the Titanic – mostly text with some line drawings. After the ship sank, the author could only speculate on the … Continue reading →

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keen photos

Posted on May 3, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. TMU (a.k.a. Ryerson) has an innovative gallery called, “The Image Centre“. Their exhibition until this summer features many photographers. Their collections include a Canadian mother-daughter team, “Minna Keene and Violet Keene Perinchief“. Shown at left is an example of … Continue reading →

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a list of firsts

Posted on May 2, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. When first announced few photographs were readily available. In short order however, the number of photographs (and photographers) mushroomed as the new phenomena sped ’round the world. Today, we see literally millions of photographs. Some History of Photography books … Continue reading →

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photo history in a nutshell

Posted on May 1, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. Since the previous post discussed digital photographic history, I thought this post could look at analogue photographic history. A brief condensed version was written last century by two folks – Valentino Serra (Photographic Illustrator), and Beaumont Newhall (Curator at … Continue reading →

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the start of it all

Posted on April 30, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. And by all, we mean digital photography, not the 1839 analogue photography (metal, glass, film, paper plus liquid solutions). When radio and electronics began early last century, vacuum tubes did not exist. A few years later, on into the … Continue reading →

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who is this guy, anyway?

Posted on April 29, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. Over the years we have had many studios and photographers in Canada. It takes a lot of digging to unearth facts today like location of studio, kinds of photos, personal history, etc. Some large and well known studios like … Continue reading →

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squaring the circle

Posted on April 28, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. When collectors think of TLR design, they usually think ‘Rollei’. Other firms also made cameras in the TLR design. Most of these cameras seem to follow Rollei in general layout and style. To hop on the minicam bandwagon, the … Continue reading →

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Ian P Archer 1958 – 2023

Posted on April 27, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. We were sad to learn of the death of Ian on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. Ian was a long time member of the PHSC and a frequent contributor to our monthly ZOOM meetings. He would have reached 65 later … Continue reading →

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I swan …

Posted on April 27, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. Okay all you photo print collectors! Here is your chance to add some authentically historic prints to your collection. Under the auspices of sister organization, The Daguerreian Society, Swann Auction Galleries in NYC are auctioning 100 works from the … Continue reading →

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