Author Archives: Robert

Early Photography in Kingston – from the Daguerreotype to the Postcard

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Robert

TORONTO, May 22, 2013. Dr Jennifer McKendry, our guest speaker back in September of 2002, spoke to the PHSC on the subject of “Early Photography in Kingston”. The second edition of the same titled book earned one of our first … Continue reading →

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Daguerreian Annual 2012

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Robert

TORONTO, May 22, 2013. Robert Lansdale, editor of our Photographic Canadiana and official photographer for the Daguerreian Society advised me that the Society’s 2012 annual is now available. This annual is a well known publication with many purpose-written and illustrated  articles on … Continue reading →

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Old 3D Views at Nerd’s World Site

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Robert

TORONTO May 12, 2013. George Dunbar emailed me to suggest these fine old stereo views. The stereos were posted by members Chris and Grace Hughes on their store web site. Chris and Grace have a photography studio at 986 Bathurst … Continue reading →

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Newsletter 13-2

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Robert

Time goes fast when you are having fun…  or so the story goes. Here is another newsletter from our newsletter editor David Bridge. It is an interesting bit of reading introducing  our June speaker, another well known photographer, Richard Lautens. … Continue reading →

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What’s in a name, Eh Kodak?

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Robert

TORONTO April 30, 2013. “Dat your Kodak?”, asked Quebecois farmer Plouffe who lived on his farm across the road from my friend Yves Tessier up in rural La Chute Quebec. It was not a Kodak that I had with me … Continue reading →

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Richard Lautens – Toronto Star Photojournalist

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Robert

NEXT TORONTO MEETING: Wed, June 19, 2013 RICHARD LAUTENS, Photojournalist Richard Lautens is a staff Photographer at the Toronto Star, Canada’s largest newspaper. Richard took some time during his 5 years at the University of Toronto (ultimately completing his honours history and … Continue reading →

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SPRING FAIR May 26, 2013

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Robert

TORONTO (WOODBRIDGE) May 26, 2013. Every Spring we host the largest fair around featuring photographica – cameras, books, ephemera, images. This year our fair is on Sunday May 26, 2013 and features an exhibit of the works of the late … Continue reading →

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Newsletter 13-1

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Robert

Our newest editor David Bridge is definitely getting the hang of things with this marvellous 12 page opus. In it, we learn about LIFT (our May program), the Spring Fair, a report on the April Business meeting and Movie Night … Continue reading →

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Photographic Canadiana 39-1

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Robert

Bob Lansdale finished another major issue of our journal. This issue, 39-1, hit the post office this week. Bob had to add another 4 pages to squeeze it all in. This issue reports on the mysterious Flotmar camera discovered by … Continue reading →

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The Death of Kodak Heights

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Robert

TORONTO, April 21, 2013.  My dad lived in Weston in the late 20s and early 30s when he first married my mom. He and his older brother ran an auto wreckers/garage there at the time. A few years later dad moved … Continue reading →

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