Category Archives: processes

Ansco color ad 1947

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. George Dunbar sent me this November 10th, 1947 LIFE magazine ad on Ansco Color. In the late 1950s I chose Ansco (called Anscochrome by then) transparencies for the colour photographs I would take while on assignment in Labrador since … Continue reading →

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Colour for the masses

Posted on February 10, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. In its 1947 LIFE magazine ad, Kodak tried to gain customers using two emerging themes: the growing popularity of 35mm; and the inroads of colour (both transparencies and prints). If a customer wasn’t ready to embrace colour, he could … Continue reading →

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flash before electronic

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. George Dunbar sent me another bunch of ads the other day. This one from the December, 1951 issue of Popular Photography brings back memories. I was in grade nine high school and for Christmas I was given a new … Continue reading →

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March 3, 1947 photographic milestone

Posted on January 11, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. George Dunbar sent me an email the other day showing the first announcement of Edwin Land’s picture in a minute process in the March 3, 1947 issue of LIFE I recently did a post on the impact this picture … Continue reading →

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an early Walcott Daguerreotype?

Posted on January 9, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. Photographic Canadiana editor Bob Lansdale prefers to collect old images rather than photographic hardware. Last Wednesday our January executive meeting was hosted at his home. Pre meeting we enjoyed seeing a few of the interesting images Bob has collected … Continue reading →

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long before digital we had Polaroid!

Posted on January 5, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. George Dunbar sent me a few old photography ads including this July 1950 Popular Photography Polaroid ad. The Polaroid ad brought to mind many old memories. As a kid in Allandale, I had my first camera – an old Kodak … Continue reading →

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A couple of colourful guys

Posted on December 17, 2017 by Robert

Toronto. For centuries various folk speculated on how we see colour. The postulate of Tom Young hit it on the nail although he had no means to absolutely confirm his theory. In 1802, Young theorized that humans and other primates … Continue reading →

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“I can fix that”, he said.

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Robert

Toronto. We have all heard or read about the famous processes by Daguerre and Fox Talbot that first opened up the art of photography.  I thought many other names in that fine art may be of interest as well. One … Continue reading →

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snap-shots for the common man

Posted on November 30, 2017 by Robert

Toronto. in the 1900s photography took off. Almost everyone could afford a Kodak and shoot family photographs. My dad took this snap c1940 with his trusty Kodak Jr Brownie Six-20 folder. Like millions of families world-wide, my father photographed every … Continue reading →

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Getting closer to a universal hobby

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Robert

Toronto. In 1871, photography crept another step closer to simplicity.  Using gelatin instead of collodion, Dr Maddox was able to create dry plates that were even faster than wet plate technology and for the first time instantaneous pictures (about1/15th of … Continue reading →

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