Bievres Photofair, near Paris France

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Robert

48th Bievres Fair, FrancePlace de la Mairie à Bièvres (near Paris) June 4, 5 2011. Feel like a trip to France early this summer? Why not time your trip to see the famous Bievres Photofair near Paris? Click here to visit www.foirephoto-bievre.com.

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Book Auction – Paris France

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Robert

dutch auction PARIS May 3, 2011 Auction of photo books from the Rijksmuseun in Amsterdam. Geert Jan Koot sent us an email to let us know about an auction of photographic books taking place on May 3, 2011 in Paris, France. For details on the lots and the anticipated bid ranges click here to visit Pierre Berge and Associates auction site. Note: The site is in French; lot estimates in Euros.

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Heather Morton

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Robert

NEXT TORONTO MEETING – Wednesday, April 20th, 2011
HEATHER MORTON: Artist’s Portfolios – Marketing in the Digital Age
Heather NortonMs Morton is a Toronto based Art Buyer. What is that, you ask? Well, this is her reply; “Art Buying refers to the act of securing still imagery for Commercial use. In a nutshell, I help advertising agencies and design firms find the right photographer or illustrator for their concept and manage the process of producing that image.”

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Maggie Habieda Nowakowski: Wedding Photography

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Robert

Maggie Habieda Nowakowski

MARCH 20, 2011 Speaker. Maggie Habieda Nowakowski was introduced by program director Felix Russo, one of her teachers at the Etobicoke School of the Arts in Toronto. She trained as an artist at the Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD). After a brief period doing design, she decided to switch to photography and enrolled in the well known Sheridan College facility in Oakville.  She now has four years experience as a wedding photographer and last fall she built a state-of-the-art studio in Oakville.  She was accompanied tonight by Ian Cuthbert, one of her Sheridan teachers who assists in her studio. Continue reading →

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Everett Roseborough

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Robert

LONDON, Ontario. Our editor-emeritus and honorary life member, Everett Roseborough passed away peacefully at 5 pm this afternoon. Ev was editor of our journal Photographic Canadiana from November 1987 through November 1996 during which time he modernized the magazine’s style, tightened up deadlines, and increased original Canadian content. Ev was instrumental in encouraging our current editor, Robert Lansdale, to take over editorship. While his profession was studio photography, his interests were wide reaching and included playing the church organ and investigating the marvels of microscopy. His career spanned the 1930s through the 1990s. He was 98.

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Daguerreian Society Call for Speakers

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Robert

The Daguerreian Society has announced a “call for speakers” for its 2011 symposium this fall. Email them at info@daguerre.org for details.

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High Dynamic Range Photography

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Robert

I received an email from Jennifer Bedford of Cambridge Galleries, just a short drive west of Toronto.  They are offering a course this spring in capture and creation of High Dynamic Range images. The instructor is well known photographer Tom Vogel. As you can see from Tom’s site, his work is superb! (It’s a Flash based site, so it loads slow, but is well worth the wait.) Continue reading →

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Tele-Arton f/5.5 240mm

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Robert

Schneider Kreuznach Tele-Arton f/5.5 240mm

The other day I pulled out my old Tele-Arton having in mind shooting the full moon – lousy weather deferred that plan.

I picked up this little handful in the mid 1980s at one of our Photographica-fairs. Jim McKeen had used the lens to photograph birds – his hobby was bird-watching. The lens is capable of very high quality images – fitting since Jim used it with his Leica and a bellows. Continue reading →

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Newsletter 10-10

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Robert

Newsletter 10-10 April 2011 Shows, Palmer Search, Dunlap Observatory
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Our latest Newsletter covers some shows this weekend and later; a visit to the Arlington VA show; the Dunlap Observatory 42 years later; search for Eli John Palmer; and another corn-on-the cob portrait -this one an Ambrotype.

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International Camera Show Spring 2011

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Robert

Join Sue & John Wooten and the gang at the Thornhill Community Centre this Sunday March 27, 2011. This will be their last show at this venue. We will announce the new venue later this year. Details are shown in the image at the left. And drop by the Old Book and Paper show on the same date – see my March 23 post.

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