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the real McCoy

Toronto. Well over a century ago publications had a choice of using words, sketches, coarse  half -tones, or real prints tipped in.  In issue 19-5, future editor Bob Lansdale wrote an article titled, “Real photo prints graced early Canadian Photographic … Continue reading

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the man who died too soon

Toronto. Ev Roseborough could have been a renaissance man his interest were so wide spread. He owned his own photo studio; was our journal editor; collected both photographica and microscopes; once considered a medical career; organist at the local church, … Continue reading

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Spicing it up

Toronto. To the surprise of many folk, Canada has an active movie industry. It has expanded in recent decades with the burgeoning North American television industry and its constant thirst for new fodder. In issue 19-4 (some three plus decades … Continue reading

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deepfake

Toronto. As Photo/Camera collectors, we have been bombarded with fakes over the years. Easy manipulation of cheap items to create very expensive ones are the rage. I once looked at ‘black’ Leicas that were so poorly painted they were obvious … Continue reading

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all the moose that’s fit to print

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Toronto. Apologies to the riff on the  NY Times and its slogan to make the above title.  Photographic Canadiana issue 50-3 has gone to press and the pdf version sent to all members. This issue was an amazing effort by … Continue reading

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Little Pictures Difficult to See

Toronto. Ev and future editor Bob Lansdale visited the GEH in 1993 to join the Daguerreian Society’s 5th annual symposium. The symposium speakers were reviewed in issue 19-4 by Renaté Wickens-Feldman who taught photography in the Department of Visual Arts … Continue reading

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NGC and Magicians of Light

Toronto. In a recent post, I showed just one of the photographs owned by the National Gallery of Canada (NGC) and displayed in its exhibit of provocative and pivotal photographs. In issue 19-3, editor Roseborough wrote an illustrated article about … Continue reading

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Museum voor Fotografie …

Toronto. … or getting in Dutch! In issue 19-2, an anonymous writer (editor Roseborough) writes about a famous museum in Antwerp. He begins, “Covering an area of more than 1000 square meters, the Antwerp Museum of Photography explores the fascinating … Continue reading

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Eaton Drug Catalogue – again

Toronto. Back in 2017, I uploaded the c1911 Eaton Drug catalogue provided by Robert Wilson. Recent [December, 2024] analysis using a different criteria determined it to be a 1910 catalogue. Author David Kenny writes, ” … It was a chance … Continue reading

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early darkroom days …

Toronto. … really early days. When photography began, a photographer had to be not only an ‘artist’ but an all round ‘renaissance’ man. He had to create sensitized media, know how to expose same, and understand lighting. While cameras and … Continue reading

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