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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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proof of the pudding …

Posted on July 7, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. … is in the eating, or so they say. About two years before announcing the Daguerreotype process, Louise Daguerre tested his process by taking a portrait of M Huet. The reproduction in issue 24-4 is courtesy of and is … Continue reading →

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sometimes a bit sketchy

Posted on June 28, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Being a small journal, we get/ask members to contribute. One fine contribution was that of the late Thomas Ritchie from Ottawa. His article on a photographic process is titled, “AUTOGRAPH ETCHINGS – John Ehninger’s New Application of Photographic Art”. Like … Continue reading →

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too good to be true …

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. One interesting thing done by editor Ev Roseborough was to reprint articles of interest to our members that first appeared elsewhere. In May 1991, we hosted Jack Naylor who spoke with us about his collection and later distributed a … Continue reading →

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store interior c1912 cSaskatchewan

Posted on August 24, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Issue 15-5 has a few columns including Dr Wilson’s Image of the Month. Bob ‘s text accompanies an interior shot of a retail general store most likely in Saskatchewan. In his article, Bob discusses the various collecting categories favoured … Continue reading →

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leave it to George

Posted on August 22, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. At left is another fine example of work by Violet Keene, Minna’s daughter. Image collectors may focus their searches on the famous, like Mr Shaw, known for his plays (eg Pygmalion), or a particular studio, image quality, process, age, … Continue reading →

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remember Stanley?

Posted on October 17, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. As a kid in grade school, I remember a photo in my geography book. It was taken in Stanley Park, BC and showed a huge fir tree trunk with an early automobile and people nestled inside at the bottom. … Continue reading →

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the professionals

Posted on July 8, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. Many of our members are professional photographers – working or retired. And many of those folk belong to the Professionals Photographers of Canada (PPOC). Amongst other things, the PPOC runs a photo contest and has a series of online … 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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disappearing heirlooms

Posted on November 24, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. We have all seen Victorian Photo Albums chock full of CDVs etc. at fairs, auctions, and sometimes used goods stores. The albums came along around the mid 1800s when cheap CDVs became available and a place to store and … Continue reading →

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