Author Archives: Robert

perhaps well named?

Posted on April 26, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. The December 1925 issue of American Cinematographer carried an ad for the Debrie Interview, model E camera called “The Greatest of all Motion Picture cameras”. It was said to be ‘light’ at 14 pounds. With a body made of … Continue reading →

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April 29, 2022 ESHPh-PHSC Presentation

Posted on April 25, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. The PHSC and ESHPh present TECHNOLOGIES, EXPEDITIONS, EMPIRES – Three-Colour Photography around 1900. An International ZOOM Symposium this Friday APRIL 29, 2022 from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm (EDT). Hosted by Dr Hanin Hannouch (Vienna) and moderated by Sarah … Continue reading →

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another rope trick

Posted on April 24, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. In a recent post, I noted the Hitchcock movie “Rope” and why it was significant. In this article from the November, 1948 issue of Popular Photography, Alfred Hitchcock himself wrote the compelling story about making “Rope”. The story and … Continue reading →

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trying to climb aboard the amateur photo express

Posted on April 23, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. Talk about bad timing! This ad for a cheap Agfa camera “made in U.S.A.” appears in the July 1941 issue of Popular Mechanics. A few months later in December of that year, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and the … Continue reading →

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roped in

Posted on April 22, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. In 1948, Alfred Hitchcock produced a film called ‘Rope’. I saw it recently – twice – on TV. It seemed odd to me and I wrote it off as an early attempt to recreate  a play as a movie. … Continue reading →

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phsc past pres snaps photo for press

Posted on April 10, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. Some of you may know Les Jones. Les was not only a past president of the PHSC but a programs director twice over, and a professional sports photographer who roamed the world. Plus he was the inspiration for this … Continue reading →

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a colourful symposium

Posted on April 9, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. As I mentioned yesterday, our April meeting has been shifted to April 29th. Registration is open now at EventBrite. We have been hard at work on this end and are  collaborating with the ESHPh group and Dr Hanin Hannouch (our … Continue reading →

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… and a merry ZOOMas to all!

Posted on April 8, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. Good heavens! We held our  twenty-fifth executive meeting via ZOOM on Wednesday evening. Clint (and Ashley) announced that he found an alternative place for this year’s spring fair. It is where we hold our auction (NEW FAIR VENUE). Given … Continue reading →

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gone fichin’

Posted on April 7, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. We usually think of photography as synonymous with pictures. But it also had a very practical side as a means of record keeping – even before digital technology and EXIF el al file data. In the 1960s, when I … Continue reading →

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celluloid memories

Posted on April 6, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. The October, 1942 issue of Popular Mechanics magazine has a small article on a little plastic 35mm transparency or film strip viewer. I have a wooden transparency viewer of similar vintage that also uses a frosted screen to spread … Continue reading →

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