Category Archives: photos

a question on some Canadian Photographs

Posted on March 23, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. I often get interesting emails for the PHSC. For example, Mark Mackave wrote to the PHSC on behalf of his nephew, Cody Mackave about a photograph collection. If you can help Mark, please drop me a line so I … Continue reading →

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a rip van winkle photograph

Posted on February 2, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. Shades of pinhole photography! Madeleine Muzdakis wrote this article for “Modern Met” on December 15, 2020. The article, “University Discovers Photo With 8-Year-Long Exposure That Was Taken With a Beer Can“, describes the technique used. The article begins, “The London 2012 … Continue reading →

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Curtis Photography Auction December 1, 2021

Posted on November 28, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. On the 26th of November, I received an email from our friends at the Daguerreian Society. The Andrew Smith gallery is holding an online auction of materials from the famous photographer Edward S Curtis. The message states, “Andrew Smith … Continue reading →

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dating those tiny Photomatic photos

Posted on October 3, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. You can pick these little portraits up at one of our events. Nowadays, photo booths give us a few portraits in a short strip of prints. Sean Nolan has taken the time to date the Photomatic portraits using the … Continue reading →

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going ’round the bend

Posted on August 27, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. This digital image was recently posted to instagram and shows a ‘selfie’ taken by someone hanging onto the back of a TTC Subway train.  Very dangerous! The photographer could have fallen on the third rail or fallen and been … Continue reading →

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it’s not easy being green

Posted on July 13, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. … sang Kermit the frog in his famous 1970 song on Sesame Street so many years ago. This apparently applied to a film called “Anken” too. The film was orthochromatic and, according to the ads, available in the most … Continue reading →

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midnight on main

Posted on April 4, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. Daniel Freeman of the UK is a photographer who enjoys taking night scenes. He writes, “Fascinated by the way the world appears at night, I am drawn by a compulsion to photograph in the times when everything is at its … Continue reading →

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a hidden ‘fingerprint’ in digital photos

Posted on March 28, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. For years professional photographers devised various means to identify date, subject, etc., data for each negative and print.  Amateurs were far less consistent, rarely ever marking negatives. Occasionally amateurs would use pencil or pen to annotate the back of … Continue reading →

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Wow! That’s BIG

Posted on March 18, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. A massive JPEG called ‘The First 5000 Days‘  was recently auctioned at Christie’s. The image was a collage of the daily posts made by the artist ‘Beeple‘ since the year 2007. The collage sold for $69 Million US. What … Continue reading →

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priceless memories

Posted on March 15, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. If you (god forbid) are ever in a fire or other disaster that destroys your home, what would you save? Jewellery? Clothes? Possessions? Family photos? An article on BBC News by Celia Hatton called ‘The memory hunters‘ relates what … Continue reading →

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