Laura Jones at the A&L Club

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Robert

Baldwin Street – Laura Jones

Toronto. Member Laura Jones sent me a note recently that she was hosting an exhibition in the Lounge of the Arts and Letters Club on Elm Street from March 5 – 31 of this year. I visited Laura’s Baldwin Street Gallery many years ago. She is a charter member of the PHSC and has spoken to us   twice that I remember (April, 2006 and earlier – before 1995).

In the note Laura says, “I am having another photo event at the Arts & Letters Club. This time a solo show in the lounge. Hope you can come.

“It’s 50 years this year since John Phillips and I came to Canada and settled on Baldwin St. and were given cameras by the National Film Board to teach photography to Baldwin St children and soon after started the Baldwin St Gallery.

“Can’t believe that much time has past!” Continue reading →

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Cameras in Use

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Robert

A Kodak Moment

Toronto. George Dunbar sent me an email with a few images showing various photographs of cameras in use. Over the years, I have collected a few images. Almost all are portraits or family groups. Taking photographs of workers in action was relatively rare as I learned.

In my own case, I have tried to record work as well as family activities, gardens, storms, etc – and portraits of family members. If you are a practicing photographer, be sure to capture scenes of modern day work. The photos will be worthwhile long after portraits of family members become of interest only to those lonely souls bent upon a narrow genealogy of their own family. Continue reading →

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Architectural Ruins

Posted on March 12, 2017 by Robert

Violon – Romain Veillon

Toronto. I have always been fascinated by photographs of architectural ruins. Robert Burley of Ryerson spoke to us on February, 2007. with slides of the abandoned buildings and equipment of the Kodak Canada campus. A few years later he produced a book on Kodak’s decline called “The Disappearance of Darkness — Photography at the End of the Analog Era.”.

I came across a number of images of various abandoned buildings in downtown Detroit, Michigan taken during the dark days of the last recession. long after many sites were abandoned.

Now Galerie GADCOLLECTION in Paris, France is featuring various size prints of architectural ruins as recorded by photographer Romain Veillon in an exhibition of Veillon’s work from the 9th to 15th of March, 2017.

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PHSC News 16-10

Posted on March 11, 2017 by Robert

PHSC News 16-10 released

Toronto. Editor Sonja Pushchak has produced another scrumptious edition of our favourite newsletter.

The lead story features Weegee and the pulp fiction covers of yesteryear. This is followed by a notice of our meeting presentation this month by Norm Rosen and the March auction poster too!

Consider collecting tintypes for cut-rate collecting. Or take a shot at using film… Followed by a note on miniature images. In the Equipment Review column David covers the original Brick – an Argus C3 camera. Louise Freyburger has some new web links for you. PHSC Talks,  Ask Vicky, and the Classified make it another wrap! Click here or on the film icon at left to read/print this great issue.

 

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Photography Crossword

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Robert

Crossword

Toronto. My thanks to George Dunbar once again. George put some effort into creating a crossword that features hints known to photographic historians. I remember Stan White doing a puzzle (or a poem?) years ago.

This is George’s second release of his first crossword. As a background he used a photograph  considered to be the earliest daguerreotype street scene (a lonely shoe shine boy in France – any one in motion simply disappeared from the long time exposure needed).

Take a look here (or click on the icon at left) and try your hand. Drop me a note to pass on to George.

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LIFE Magazine predictions in fall 1945

Posted on March 9, 2017 by Robert

LIFE September 10, 2017 with predictions on page 112.

Toronto. My friend George Dunbar sent me an email the other day with a link to LIFE Magazine’s September 10. 1945 issue. On page 112 the magazine predicts future cameras, lenses, and sensitive media such as we consider common place today as well as AI like Google uses.

George writes, “[I found ] a fantastic article, written in 1945 and predicting (quite accurately) some scientific achievements to come.

“The full article will be found on page 112 of Life magazine, Sept. 10, 1945

“That issue of Life magazine will be found here.”

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Undeveloped WW2 Film Discovered

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Robert

WW2 Tank from RescuedFilm.com

Toronto. My friend, PHSC member, photographer, and fair exhibitor, Harold Staats, sent me an email the end of last month with a link to a YouTube video describing the latest rescued film project – a whopping 31 rolls of 616 film taken by an American soldier during WW2 and never developed.

Like Harold, Russ Forfar is a PHSC member. Russ too sent me links to the Rescued film project which I posted on September 29, 2016 and on October 19, 2016 (this post, from Al Jazeera, uses extracts from the same video). Have a look at these two posts and the 10 minute video above to see what one person is doing to preserve images that would otherwise be lost forever!

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2017 Photo NYC Fair

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Robert

Photo NYC Fair March 31 2017

Toronto. Friday, March 31, 2017 is the NYC Photo Fair being held in The Watson Hotel on 57th Street in the Big Apple.

This show is coordinated by Mary L Martin Ltd and finedags.com.

Drop by to add to your image collection and enjoy the restaurants and events in the Big Apple.

Click here or on the icon at left for a list of dealers planning to attend and further information.

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NSA Summer Convention

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Robert

Toronto. My friend Bob Wilson, our resident authority on stereo, Sent me a note a few days ago regarding the National Stereographic Association (NSA).

Its convention will be held this coming August in Irvine California on August 8 – 17, 2017. Drop down and enjoy the seaside beaches and warm summer sun near Los Angeles as well as the chance to see and buy more stereo devices and images for your collection.

 

Use your stereo glasses if you can’t “free view”

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Graflex Advertising in LIFE Magazine

Posted on March 5, 2017 by Robert

Graflex ad in LIFE Magazine August 13, 1945

Toronto. George Dunbar sent me these historic ads for the famous Graflex cameras used by Photo-jouralists back in the 1920s through 1950s. Both LIFE ads are from two August 1945 issues. By the time these issues were printed, the War in Europe was over and the big news was the atomic bombs dropped days earlier on Japan.

Ironically magazines of the day needed three months or more lead time. So World War 2 was still being fought in Europe and continued in Japan when the lead time closed. The earlier issue hit the newsstands after the War in Europe was over (May 8, 1945). And the War in Japan ended August 15, 1945, between the two issues. Continue reading →

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