Tag Archives: daguerreotype

sisters

Posted on December 4, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Bill Belier’s column, “A Treasure From My Collection” was always a favourite column for members. In issue 25-5, Bill switched from hardware to images with a fine article on Bill Kantymir and his images. Bill and his son John … Continue reading →

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transitions

Posted on September 17, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Years ago when the late Don Douglas and I did our dog  and pony show for the PHSC, I did a brief review of the black and white processes in the 19th century while Don used his Ansco camera … Continue reading →

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making a case …

Posted on September 14, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. The earliest photographic images were enclosed in a case. The first announced process, the Daguerreotype, was dubbed “the mirror with a memory”. The use of a case with a dark background inside the cover – often velvet – allowed … Continue reading →

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yikes! we missed the anniversary yesterday

Posted on August 20, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Serious photography historians and collectors know what is meant by a Daguerreotype. In early January 1839, French newspapers published the electrifying news that Louise Daguerre had discovered a way to capture a scene by sunlight and make the image … Continue reading →

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freaky fotos

Posted on August 7, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. In the 1800s, people became fascinated with the dead and tried to see if ghosts existed and if so could they be photographed. … Well, with that kind of opening, savvy photographers leapt in to action and created photographs … Continue reading →

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everything is relative …

Posted on August 6, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. …When this charming postcard of the GTR station in Allandale was sold, Grand Trunk trains delivered passengers to/from Toronto; This end of Kempenfeldt bay was clean, sail boats floated along on a summer’s breeze and people ate a hearty … Continue reading →

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what’s the telegraph got to do with it?

Posted on May 24, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. American Sam Morse planned to be an artist. He was in France in the late 1830s pursuing his artistry when he met Louise Daguerre in 1838. The following year, he enthusiastically embraced the Daguerreotype technology and brought the new … Continue reading →

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searching for a house

Posted on April 8, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. The cover shot on issue 23-1 features a horse and coach caught by a daguerreotype camera. An article inside titled, “A SEARCH FOR THE ALBION HOUSE” by the late Graham Garrett explains the reason for the cover shot. Graham’s … Continue reading →

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mr Garrett continues …

Posted on March 3, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. The late Graham Garrett was our guest speaker at the 20th anniversary supper. One one hand he could be downright prickly to deal with but on the other hand, he was the epitome of  a photographic researcher: determined, thorough, … Continue reading →

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drawing from Dags

Posted on October 12, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. We had the pleasure of hearing speaker Philippe Maurice from Alberta back in November, 1996. In issue 17-3 Philippe has an article titled, “The Artist’s Hand – Engravings Based on Daguerreotypes”. This harkens back to Daguerre’s original idea for … Continue reading →

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