Author Archives: Robert

a deadly camera

Posted on January 18, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. In 1928, newspaper photos of American executions were verboten. A famous execution in New York State was that of the infamous Ruth Snyder, convicted of murdering her husband. To circumvent the barriers to photographing Snyder’s execution, the NY Daily … Continue reading →

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pocket boxers – 1903

Posted on January 17, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. trick photography in films goes back over a century. Take this Pathé home movie film short from 1903 called the pocket boxers. An image of two boxers is superimposed on a pub table top using the dark curtain as … Continue reading →

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wally’s world

Posted on January 16, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. The Wollensak home movie gear and home tape recorder were typical fodder for North Americans in the middle of the last century. The name was bought by Revere of Chicago and marketed enthusiastically with ads like this one at … Continue reading →

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look, see, mini she

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. Today we can snap a photo on our smartphone and with a touch see the result tout de suite! But it wasn’t always so simple and fast. In the era of 35mm and 2 1/4 square colour slides you … Continue reading →

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come a little bit closer II

Posted on January 14, 2020 by Robert

Toronto.  … to paraphrase Jay and the Americans back in 1964, but I don’t think the band had the Turofsky’s in mind.Previously, I mentioned Marty Robins and this line… We tend to Google for information on photography and cameras. While … Continue reading →

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fin de decade

Posted on January 13, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. Lorne Shields was one of our speakers in December. Lorne brought his major bicycle image acquisitions for 2019 in both a printout copy and a thumb drive with digital files. A misunderstanding  between Lorne and Mark resulted in no … Continue reading →

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Urban Exploration with a Camera January 15, 2020

Posted on January 12, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. Meeting, Wed, Jan 15 2020 at 7:00 pm BURGUNDY ROOM, Memorial Hall Urban Explorations with a Camera – Chris Luckhardt Welcome to our first presentation of the new year! We are pleased to have Chris speak on Urban Exploration with … Continue reading →

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PHSC News 19-07

Posted on January 11, 2020 by Robert

Toronto, Time for another great edition of our favourite newsletter – The January 2020 edition of PHSC News went out this past Friday. The number 19-07 shows this is the seventh edition for the nineteenth year! Click here or the … Continue reading →

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10 commandments and US presidents

Posted on January 10, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. Many people believe in the 10 commandments in one way or another. Vancouver based photographer Dina Goldstein used models (look-a-likes) to set scenes showing the ten commandments and selected presidents and first ladies. At left, featuring Sue Sparlin as … Continue reading →

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Tommy, can you hear me

Posted on January 9, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. By the fall of 1960, Camera and material makers had tried hard to attract new amateurs to the photography fold. Slides, colour negatives, colour prints, movies, flash, built-in exposure meters, hand held exposure meters, pictures-in-a-minute, and more! All efforts … Continue reading →

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