Tag Archives: colour

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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more than one way to do it …

Toronto. Realistic colour was one of the last frontier’s of film technology. In the early 1860s a young Frenchman (du Hauron) suggested most of the ways photographers could capture colour, but the technology of the time wasn’t ready for him! … Continue reading

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more colour choice for niche denizens

Toronto. The folks at Lomography cater to film niche users who enjoy the ambience of film images not possible with digital technology (sorta like vinyl vs. CD audio fans). If you are a film fan in or close to the … Continue reading

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colour! colour! colour!

Toronto. Like Leonardo before him, a Frenchman came up with all the ways to create colour photography long before technology made them possible. One concept was to catch the image simultaneously on three B&W plates, each plate exposed through a … Continue reading

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fond memories

Toronto. George Dunbar recently sent me an email regarding this Kodak ad in the April, 1956 issue of Popular Mechanics. It brought back many memories. I used all the films noted at one time or another. As far as I … Continue reading

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a French Da Vinci in photography?

Toronto. You may have never heard of a Frenchman of the name, “Louis Arthur Ducos du Hauron“, but by 1870, after Maxwell’s ribbon experiment, he had devised most of the ways humans could create colour images. Unfortunately, this was well … Continue reading

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catch the wave

Toronto. As mentioned many posts back, stereo has a surge in popularity about once every half century as new technology improves the images. In the 1950s another surge hit with toys, cameras, books, articles, movies, slides, colour, viewers, and projectors … Continue reading

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sweet!

Toronto. The January 1956 ad for Graflex in Popular Mechanics magazine was typical of the photography ads of the time. The ad touted Graflex products as ideal for colour images. Not mentioned was that colour transparencies and electronic flash were … Continue reading

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a crash course

Toronto. We are so accustomed today to full colour photos/videos if not the actual people, scenery,  concerts, theatre, etc, that we never give it a second thought. That was not always the case. Think about not having photography or photographers. … Continue reading

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baby steps

Toronto. Photographers often choose to specialize. One such specialty is child photography – especially photos of new borns for the parents. Many photographers and studios cater to the baby set, offering special deals to mothers and fathers, of the newly … Continue reading

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