Tag Archives: Cirkut

now a b-i-i-i-i-i-i-g smile

Posted on April 6, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. Group photos were often taken over the years to show the team players in a school, plant, or factory for a given year. Smiths Falls pre-WW2 was a very active Canadian factory town with  a number of impressive industries. … Continue reading →

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what goes around …

Posted on November 19, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. … comes around. The cirkut cameras must be very attractive to collectors – I have about 10 posts on them. Wednesday, November 16th, we had an interesting presentation on Cirkut and Panoramic cameras and Cirkut kits by Christopher Creighton. … Continue reading →

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our Nov 16, 2022 presentation via ZOOM

Posted on November 5, 2022 by Robert

As I mentioned yesterday, we welcome Chris Creighton as our November 16th, 2022 speaker. Chris will be doing his talk via ZOOM. The talk is titled: “Cirkut & Panoramic Photography with Christopher Creighton”. You can sign up for free now … Continue reading →

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the big picture

Posted on March 12, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. As executives, we were often told to consider “the big picture”. Well, in the first half of the last century, that was more than buzzwords! In the day, panorama photos were popular as a means to take groups – … Continue reading →

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clock work cameras

Posted on December 18, 2019 by Robert

Toronto. Panoramic photographs were popular early to mid last century. Group shots were often the subject of panoramics. Various ways were used to create images with one extra long side – mostly horizontal but occasionally vertical. Cameras could be steady … Continue reading →

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Groupies

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Robert

Toronto. Selfies are common today. You can even get a stick so you can take them. So lets call group photos groupies. This subject came to mind Monday when the Globe ran an article in “Life and Arts” called “Say … Continue reading →

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Clocks for Seeing

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Robert

Toronto. My friend and photographer Harold Staats sent me this interesting link last Saturday to the Firman Gallery. Like Harold, David Firman is a photographer. David had a couple of photographs on display up in Ottawa at the NRC in … Continue reading →

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