Tag Archives: Digital

drop it!

Posted on March 25, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. One of the specialities photographers often chose was sports photography. We have had sports photographers and sports topics at the society from time to time. At least one sports photographer and author (Les Jones) has even been president (plus programme … Continue reading →

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Gary’s next CAMERAMA show is April 23rd

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. Our good friend Gary Perry writes, “Our next Camerama Camera Show is next month: Sunday, April 23rd, 2023 Time: 10am – 3pm “Please see attached flyer for details or go to our website or Facebook page. [Click icon at left … Continue reading →

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lots will get hammered this spring

Posted on March 23, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. Okay folks, time to get over this nasty March weather and think about auctions and cameras and stuff! Our spring auction this year is on April 30th BUT at a slightly later time (so you can catch an extra … Continue reading →

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a sunny May 7th in Montreal

Posted on March 16, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. I probably took the photo at left with an Exakta VXIIa. September 1962 was just before classes began for my third year university program. The walk up to the Mount Royal observation area was an invigorating climb up the … Continue reading →

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food for thought

Posted on March 15, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. The late Don Douglas was a perennial winner at any of our photo contests. Don once said, ‘the best camera is the one you are holding’, that is any camera is of no use sitting at home when you … Continue reading →

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where do you go pro, my lovely

Posted on March 4, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. Digital photography has been around now for about 3 decades as a viable alternative to film. It is long past the time older digital cameras could be considered as collectibles. In fact a growing number of people have never … Continue reading →

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an easy image back-up

Posted on March 3, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. George Dunbar is a fierce supporter of the virtues of printing digital images: The human eye can view prints without fancy software or equipment that may go out of date and leave these memories forever lost. Also, prints are … Continue reading →

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all that noise

Posted on February 26, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. One of the short comings of digital images is that they are a bit noisy (especially in poor light or with a high ISO setting). To that end, I had a program at one point that removed noise and … Continue reading →

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I see, I measure

Posted on February 13, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. Photography by its very nature demands a certain amount of light. Surprisingly, measuring light was not an easy task until well into the last century. From photography’s inception, books and pamphlets gave suggested lens settings and timings for a … Continue reading →

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blinding me with flash bulbs

Posted on February 7, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. In the 1800s, efforts to use photography and its very slow media under poor lighting (i.e. less than full sunlight) resulted in the invention of flash powder ignited in a long narrow tray held high(ish) by the photographer. As … Continue reading →

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