Author Archives: Robert

wild thing

Posted on March 3, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. One sector of photography is photographs of the wilderness and its inhabitants. At our January, 2012   Toronto meeting, we featured photographer Roy Ramsay and his magazine “Outdoor Photography in Canada“.  Photos of wild animals and their terrain have … Continue reading →

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the tin men

Posted on March 2, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. The advent of the wet plate process provided a means to continue on with the cased images like the daguerreotype, create a negative for paper prints, or expose a black Japanned piece of ‘iron’ to be cased or mailed … Continue reading →

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the time before giant (cheap) TVs

Posted on March 1, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. The devastation of industrial facilities in much of the world brought a new class of adventurer/photographer to the forefront. In parts of the world, It was cheaper to abandon facilities ‘in-place’ rather than remove them after decommission, to repurpose … Continue reading →

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ambrosia

Posted on February 29, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. The “next big thing” in photography, after its announcement,  was the wet plate process developed by Frederick Scott Archer of the UK in 1851. Interestingly, the new process did not ‘catch on’ with all Daguerreotypists immediately. A few years … Continue reading →

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off with their heads …

Posted on February 28, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. … said the queen in the famous “Alice” stories. Those of the smartphone generation have little use for tripods or tripod heads as the media (sensor) is so sensitive that the majority of shots are taken hand held. Only … Continue reading →

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some thoughts on collecting …

Posted on February 27, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. I noticed over the years different kinds of people collect photographica (cameras, accessories, photographs, memorabilia, etc.). Some collectors researched their possessions and often sold items either to fund new purchases or after a better quality version was acquired. Others … Continue reading →

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coming … another red letter day!

Posted on February 26, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Our spring auction is May 5, 2024. As we get closer to the date more material will be posted. We have photos now of nearly 100 lots and more lots are coming in. As in past auctions photos of … Continue reading →

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thoughts on creating luddites

Posted on February 25, 2024 by Robert

Toronto.  There are both good and bad for collectors and picture takers with the digital revolution in photography. Digital cameras are faster, smaller, and often just added on to smartphones. Sensors are far faster. Image viewing is near instantaneous as … Continue reading →

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accolades to George

Posted on February 24, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. My good  friend, George Dunbar, in his early 90s, often submits ideas and photos, and links to me as he finds them while searching for photo history material. George was both an industrial photographer and videographer for IBM Canada … Continue reading →

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two chairs – no waiting

Posted on February 23, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. We had a wonderful Show and Tell session on Wednesday the 21st. After the issues with Eventbrite we decided to go ZOOM only with a notice  posted to all on our MailChimp list. Six people presented items from their … Continue reading →

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