Category Archives: activities-other

PhotoEd Inspiration Forum Oct 30, 2015

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Robert

Toronto. Felix Russo, is co-ordinating a new venture, the PhotoEd Inspiration Forum on October 30th,2015 at the School of Design, George Brown College, 230 Richmond St East in Toronto. Readers of this site are offered a $10  discount off the full … Continue reading →

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250 Megapixels anyone?

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Robert

Toronto. Russ Forfar, owner of Kominek Camera Repair, sent me an email mentioning that Canon has announced a monster 250 megapixel sensor this month as reported on the AIP Scitation web site last week. This sensor is a smallish size APS-H … Continue reading →

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Camerama Show September 27, 2015

Posted on September 5, 2015 by Robert

Toronto. PHSC Member announced his first fall show, Camerama Camera Show. As was the case for his recent shows, this one is at the Delta Toronto East at Kennedy Road and the 401. Admission is $7 and there is free … Continue reading →

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Who invented the first digital camera?

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Robert

Toronto. Russ Forfar, a frequent contributor to this site dropped me a note today about the first digital camera ever invented. In mid August, James Estrin in Australia’s Business Review Weekly wrote a column titled “In 1975, this Kodak employee … Continue reading →

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Where have all the cameras gone?

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Robert

Toronto. ….to smart phones and tablets one and all. A few days ago as my wife and I set out shopping, I spotted a bunch of bald faced hornets sipping water on the euonymus hedge at the front of our house. … Continue reading →

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Instagramming Toronto

Posted on August 15, 2015 by Robert

Toronto. As I read the Globe this morning, I came across an article by Layla Bozich in the Globe T.O. section. She discusses photography of our city and the use of Instagram. The column continues inside Globe T.O., covering the full … Continue reading →

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Kodak Building 56 dissolves

Posted on July 19, 2015 by Robert

Toronto. In the early hours yesterday another Kodak building disappeared forever as a demolition company in Rochester quietly imploded the structure which once housed 18 acetate roll coating machines. In my youth, Kodak was a  huge force in photography with … Continue reading →

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Photographs of then and now

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Robert

Toronto. My thanks to Russ Forfar who sent me this very engaging article from the Guardian newspaper in England. Everyone has heard or seen the famous Gettysburg address by Abe Lincoln. Guardian has created a remarkable site showing before wet plate photographs … Continue reading →

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‘Everyone is a photographer nowadays’

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Robert

Toronto. Jeanne Beker had an interesting interview in the June 6th Globe Style section of the Globe and Mail. She was interviewing  fashion photographer Victor Demarchelier. In a pull quote that became the title in the print edition. Demarchelier touches … Continue reading →

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Cowan’s Auction June 12, 2015

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Robert

Cincinnati, Ohio. Cowan’s Auctions will host the American History Auction of exceptional books and photographs tomorrow for members of the Daguerreian Society. The image at left is estimated to be worth some $15k to $25k in US Dollars! “Cowan’s Auctions … Continue reading →

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