Tag Archives: book

holy stereo realist Batman!

Toronto. When we got our new newsletter editor, Patrick Gunn, we also got our new stereo mavin! Now a Torontonian, Patrick hails from BC, and brings with him a wealth of newsletter ideas, mock-ups, and plans, plus a burning interest … Continue reading

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hot dawg, it’s a stereo …

Toronto. … with apologies to the late Sam Shopsowitz and his catchy jingle. Sam’s daughter, Karen, Spoke to the society back on September 15, 2004 about her father’s home movies. This post is on a different topic – a rare … Continue reading

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ya feelin’ a bit bookish, matey?

Toronto. Our fall estate(s) auction is coming up fast – Nov 24, 2024 – with many nifty things for your collection and user gear. Details are shown here in this post and poster. Some lots feature books such as this … Continue reading

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way before ‘flash’ gordon …

Toronto. … in fact many decades before. NB. For those born after say 1990, here is the article on Mr Gordon. Meantime back  in the late 1800s, some enterprising folk came up with ways to compensate for the abysmally slow … Continue reading

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fine feathers

Toronto. Issue 15-4 includes an Image of the Month column by the late Dr Wilson. The photo, featuring a couple birds of prey stuffed and mounted, may attract those folk who collect images of nature (birds being a sub-set). Bob … Continue reading

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feelin’ bookish

Toronto. Collectors use many sources to expand their knowledge of cameras, photos, processes, etc. One source is books. In the golden era of camera collecting (late 20th century) books on cameras and photos abounded. One fine example is this book … Continue reading

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all a-whirl …

Toronto. In the days before motion pictures, people congregated to see ‘magic lantern‘ slides projected on a screen with commentary by the projectionist or an assistant. In order to add motion to the slides, some had added means to move … Continue reading

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who the heck is Todd Webb?

Toronto. Years ago, I was busy devouring large photograph ‘coffee table books’ including Frank photographs in the book he co-authored called “The Americans“.  The Washington Post on the 5th of this June had an interesting article/review titled. “Two photographers traveled … Continue reading

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old time quality

Toronto. When you visit the PHSC spring fair today, you may be lucky enough to discover an old photo done in a process that defies time like the portrait you see at left. The actual photograph was upscaled using Topaz … Continue reading

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Triumph of the Image

Toronto. My good friend, George Dunbar, recently dropped me a line mentioning a NY Times article about at a Museum in Belgium. The article, titled, “Triumph of the Image” is an archived writing by Luc Sante. George writes, ”  A … Continue reading

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