Author Archives: Robert

Magical Mystery (Makeover Studio) Tour

Posted on June 17, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. PHSC Meeting, Wed, June 20, 2018 at 7:00 pm In the BURGUNDY ROOM of the Memorial Hall Magical Mystery Makeover Studio Tour – Yvette Bessels In May of 1967, the Beatles released Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band as … Continue reading →

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Newsletter PHSC News 18-2 (June 2018)

Posted on June 16, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. Editor Pushchak has served up another tasty treat for readers of her well received PHSC News. The June 2018 edition was distributed  on Friday morning to all those who subscribe (want your own copy? just email me and ask!). … Continue reading →

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in my merry automobile …

Posted on June 15, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. We had many home grown automobiles like the McLaughlin in Oshawa, the Tudhope in Orillia, the Whippet, etc. Some like the Brooks Steamer had American roots long before the auto pact or NAFTA. All are gone now or absorbed … Continue reading →

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colour photography in WW1

Posted on June 14, 2018 by Robert

. We seldom think of colour photography dating back to the earliest days, but it did. Louis Ducos du Heron born in 1837 predicted all the colour processes ever used. We (I) never think of colour photography before the late … Continue reading →

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photographer Alan Mungavin takes a shower in 1950

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. Well George Dunbar has spotted another funny photo-related essay! In the July 10th, 1950 LIFE magazine issue (6th bullet down in link), British photographer Alan Mungavin set up to take a photo with an old shutterless field camera. As … Continue reading →

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would you rather a Kodak 35 to a wet plate camera?

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. In late October, 1950, LIFE magazine ran an ad for Seagram’s American version of  Gin called Ancient Bottle Gin. To promote it as a modern drink, the ad suggested you would more likely prefer a snappy modern Kodak 35 … Continue reading →

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Photo News 27-2, Summer 2018

Posted on June 11, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. At the end of May, I was at our latest photographica-fair and bumped into Norn Rosen, editor of the PHOTONews. I said to Norm that I had enjoyed the aricles in 27-1 about macro-photography. “Great!”, he replied, “there are … Continue reading →

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David Douglas Duncan 1916 – 2018

Posted on June 10, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. George Dunbar dropped me a line the other day noting that the Guardian had announced the death of the famous American war photo-journalist David Douglas Duncan in France were he had lived since the 1960s. Duncan was one of last of … Continue reading →

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June 6th commemorated D-Day landing in 1944

Posted on June 9, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. Are you old enough to remember the June 6, 1944 D-Day landing of allied troops on the beaches of Normandy 74 years ago? The few remaining film clips of that epochal landing are all Canadian although they are often … Continue reading →

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every photo is a lie …

Posted on June 8, 2018 by Robert

PhotoEd magazine Spring/Summer 2018 Toronto. … or so PhotoEd magazine says!  Editor Rita Godlevskis has recently released her latest edition of PhotoEd magazine (Spring/Summer 2018) covering the many aspects of photo manipulation from the earliest days of darkroom magic to … Continue reading →

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