Daguerreian Symposium Photographs

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Robert
Attendees at the Symposium

Attendees at the Symposium

Toronto. PHSC Editor Bob Lansdale sent this link to the pictures taken at the Daguerreian Symposium  held in Austin Texas in late September this year.

Bob wears many hats in the world of Photographic History, including official photographer of the Daguerreian Society.

Go through these memorable shots and enjoy the event even if you were unable to attend this year. Bob suggests you click the “slideshow” icon above the date and sit back and enjoy the full show. (See the image below.)

Safari

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Eastman House exhibit documents the end of film

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Robert
Magazine from a bygone era

Magazine from a bygone era

Rochester, NY. This article in the Democrat and Chronicle newspaper of Rochester NY covers the exhibit of Robert Burley‘s photographs which are part of “The Disappearance of Darkness — Photography at the End of the Analog Era.” The photographs are on display through January 4th, 2015 at George Eastman House. Burley teaches at Ryerson here in Toronto and spoke at our society back on February 21, 2007 after he had recorded the demise of the Kodak Canada campus.

My thanks to member and past speaker Paul Pasquarello of Buffalo NY for bringing this exhibit to my notice.

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Mysterious Developments

Posted on October 4, 2014 by Robert
This is a c1960 image taken just south of Barrie but not immersed in icy water...

This is a c1960 image taken just south of Barrie by me – but not immersed in icy water…

Toronto. One winter in the early 1960s, the brother of a buddy’s girl friend had the misfortune to lose his car through the ice in Kempenfeldt Bay, Barrie. Weeks later, my buddy called me to see what I could do – he had recovered a camera from its icy grave in the car’s glove box. The car had been raised from its wet and soggy grave for scrap once the ice went out.

I removed the film from the camera in my darkroom and soaked it in room temperature water to unstick it and wash off the backing paper. Once it was developed and printed, I saw some B&W photos of interest only to those in the shots.

Recently both George Dunbar and Russ Forfar (thanks guys) emailed me about a website article in Calgary on a similar topic. CBC Calgary headlines the column as “Mysterious Developments website publishes rare gems from old rolls of undeveloped film“. Take a read and if you are intrigued, then check out the website Mysterious Developments for more finds.

 

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Library? What Library?

Posted on October 4, 2014 by Robert
Photographic World from CCGB (Great Britain) - #147

Photographic World from PCCGB (Great Britain) – #147

Toronto. Did you know the PHSC has a library? No? Well it is in the North York Public Library basement – where we hold our monthly meetings. Our current librarian is Oscar Li, who hails from China. He is a very friendly Political Science student at U of T and one of our many volunteer members. The library houses back issues of those organizations world wide who exchange journals with us, plus many books and magazines (exchange organizations are listed at the bottom of the home page of this site).

Select recent exchange journals are reviewed in some detail by our Facebook editor, Louise Freyburger in her “Browsing through our Exchanges” column – usually a two page insert in each journal mailing (members receive this informative column free…)

Oscar is updating the list of holdings at present and would welcome your comments and suggestions. Once the holdings are updated, I plan to add a list to this site.

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Easier access to Newsletters

Posted on September 20, 2014 by Robert
Drop down menu for the 2014 newsletters

Drop down menu for the 2014 newsletters

Toronto. Thank God for folks who take the trouble to keep me honest! Les Jones (a past president and program convenor extraordinaire) sent me a note that he noticed the 2014 newsletters seemed to have disappeared from the site.

I realized that after issue 13-3 I had decided the posts of each newsletter would be sufficient. Anyone wanting an earlier issue could simply use the site search box  at the upper right of most pages, or so I thought. Whoops. After thinking it over, I decided I would add the links to the NEWSLETTER menu item for the balance 2013 and newer Newsletters.

That way anyone can see newsletters by membership year and click on the desired link instead of doing a search for “Newsletter 14-1” or “14-1”, Easy Peasy. Thanks Les. Enjoy.

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Historic and Contemporary Ambrotypes – Ronit Novak

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Robert
Ronit Novak credit to Raina + Wilson

Ronit Novak credit to
Raina + Wilson

NEXT TORONTO MEETING: Wed, Oct 15, 2014.
Historic and Contemporary Ambrotypes –
Ronit Novak

Ronit (pronounced Row-neat) is the Director of Photography at Canadian Business and MoneySense magazines (both print and tablet platforms). The “daguerreotype look” portrait at left was created by Raina and Wilson Photographers in Toronto.

She teaches Historic Photographic Processes with studio instruction in wet-collodion Ambrotypes, Cyanotypes and VanDyke prints at the Haliburton School of Arts, Fleming College. She has taught theory courses in the History of Photography at Sheridan College, and the International Academy of Design and Technology.

Come on out and share an interesting evening with Ronit. The public is welcome.  Go to our Programs page for times and directions.

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PhotoHistory Symposium October 10-12, 2014

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Robert
TPHS Hosts the 16th Triennial Symposium at George Eastman House

TPHS Hosts the 16th Triennial Symposium at George Eastman House

Rochester, NY. Our friends across the lake are hosting the 16th triennial symposium and camera show this October 10-12, 2014.

Drop down to Rochester and enjoy a great meal and listen to world renown speakers on photographic history. A special camera show is hosted on the last day of the symposium.

Click here or on the  TPSH icon at left for symposium details and directions on signing up. All are welcome.

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PHSC Newsletter 14-4

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Robert
Flickr has a wealth of images old and new. This image of cars in the winter is from p227 of a 1902 book called "Western Field"

Flickr has a wealth of images old and new. This image of cars in the winter is from p227 of a 1902 book called “Western Field”

Toronto. Welcome back to the fall and work/school again. Editor Bridge has worked hard to come up with this interesting and informative issue.

At the very last minute, our past president Clint called with the “hold the presses” news that  Merkle, a favourite camera store in the east end of Toronto, was closing its doors. See the last page of this newsletter for details directly from the Merkle family.

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Instax & Impossible = Polaroid again?

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Robert
September 1,1979 at CNE Toronto

A Polaroid print memento 35 years ago from September 1,1979 at CNE Toronto

Toronto. I read with interest in the Globe and Mail this morning that a local camera chain, Henry’s, can’t keep the Fuji Instax film packs in stock due to such high demand.

In the Netherlands a few years back, the Polaroid factory shut and was bought up and restored by a company aptly named the Impossible Project.

These strange little products seem to have found a niche in spite of the thundering onslaught of digit cameras. Have a read of this article by Helen Pike in today’s Report on Business.

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The Big One – new home – October 26, 2014!

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Robert
Our fall fair poster. Click above poster icon to get a larger colour poster suitable for printing.

Our fall fair poster. Click above  icon to get a larger colour poster suitable for printing.

Our fall photographica-fair will be held tomorrow, Sunday, October 26th 2014 in its new home at 145 Evans Avenue just east of Islington and south of the QEW/Gardiner.

Our fair co-ordinators spent considerable time over the past months to find an alternative home for our famous photographica-fair. But remember the Hall is smaller so we must insist on tables sold as first come, first sold!

You can see details here courtesy of editor Bob Lansdale who took his camera on site to show all fair exhibitors and visitors the details of our new home.

We have also posted a map courtesy of Google showing the hall’s location and how to get there. For those of you choosing to use the better way, take the Islington 110 South bus from Islington subway or 15 Evans bus from Royal York subway station.

 

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