Author Archives: Robert

freezin’ season

Posted on December 15, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. As we enter the season of ice and snow, I see that Galerie GADCOLLECTION over in Paris, France is featuring the photography of Paul Nicklen from the 5th of this month to the 7th of February next year. Given … Continue reading →

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FREE ZOOM AGM & show and tell

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Robert
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… the sincerest form ….

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. A very common expression is, “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery“. And all the makers of high end cameras had it in spades! Manufactures in Russia, Japan, and even fellow German firms aped the design of the Leica, … Continue reading →

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PHSC News for December 2020

Posted on December 12, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. Parker Pen decided to branch out to the subminiature camera manufacturing. Never heard of a Parker camera? I’m nor surprised. It’s featured on page 1 of our newsletter this month (top right). Is this really the last month in … Continue reading →

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its show and tell time!

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. The PHSC has two events at its December 2020 meeting via ZOOM. First is a brief status report at the AGM by our president Clint. This will be followed by a Show and Tell which is traditional for December. … Continue reading →

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Bert Hoferichter 1939 – 2020

Posted on December 10, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. I was sad to hear that Mr Hoferichter of Mississauga died recently in Alliston where he last lived. Bert owned and ran a studio for decades down in Port Credit (Mississauga). He joined Humber College some years ago, teaching … Continue reading →

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typewriters and cameras? really?

Posted on December 9, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. When I was a kid, a popular saying was that “a picture is worth a thousand words“.  In the late 1960s, there were two big ideas in amateur cameras: Super 8 home movies, and 16mm sub-miniature cameras. By then … Continue reading →

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it’s complicated

Posted on December 8, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. Photographic product makers worked hard at besting one another to capture a larger segment of the ever growing amateur photography market. Typical of the strategy was this May 1969 ad in LIFE magazine touting Polaroid. The ad emphasizes its … Continue reading →

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professional photographer

Posted on December 7, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. From the very beginning of the art we had studio and landscape photographers. As the art evolved,  becoming faster in exposure, simpler in execution, and growing in popularity, the professional focus rapidly diversified. An example is this 1913 article … Continue reading →

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the gang’s all here

Posted on December 6, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. When Kodak invented their first camera and began marketing it in 1888, for the first time amateurs could take snaps on a roll film and send them elsewhere for processing. In this case sending the exposed film still in … Continue reading →

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