Tag Archives: Notman

once was not a hotel nearby

Posted on July 17, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. You may not recognize the area today, but in Notman’s day this building on the southeast side of King St (39-43 King Street East) was the studio associated with Montreal’s famous Notman Studio. Notman became renown for his studio’s … Continue reading →

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some thoughts on Portraits

Posted on June 15, 2023 by Robert

Toronto.  When you look carefully at the portrait of Éva Gauthier, the young patron of M Topley appears to be a three dimensional study with her features carefully modelled. This is accomplished by careful use of the lighting. Francois Deslauriers … Continue reading →

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Bill struts his stuff

Posted on October 31, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. Some members collect mostly images. And a very small number of those folk seek images for a select studio(s) or images using a specific process. George Dunbar came across this article called, “Photography in Canada” and thoughtfully shared it … Continue reading →

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scandalous

Posted on October 31, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. And a spooky halloween to you all in this year of the pandemic! I thought it fitting to talk about a scandal that affected the famous Notman Studios. Years ago I bought a coffee table size book of William … Continue reading →

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the invisible man

Posted on July 12, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. Photography was a success when latent images were discovered (plus a fixer solution). Silver salts, or silver-halides as they were later called were molecules of silver and a “salt” bonded together. These molecules were light sensitive. The stronger the … Continue reading →

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Bill’s World

Posted on March 21, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. In 1995, McClelland & Stewart, Inc (then a famous Canadian Publishing House) published a Canadian edition of “The World of William Notman” written by Hall, Dodds and Triggs. The lavish book had a history of the Notman Studios and a … Continue reading →

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with a little help from my friends

Posted on June 1, 2019 by Robert

Toronto. My good friend George Dunbar unearthed this digital montage in the Guardian as reported in a column by Glen Helfand entitled, “Tech bros, socialites and Metallica: the mural capturing San Francisco in 2019“. Only part is shown here – … Continue reading →

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who did JR shoot?

Posted on November 7, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. One of the remaining magazines is TIME. My subscription lapsed over 60 years ago. They recently published a special issue on gun control, a sore topic south of the border. Those of us old enough to remember television in … Continue reading →

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PHSC News Newsletter 17-1 Issued

Posted on May 13, 2017 by Robert

Toronto. Another delightful edition of our PHSC News came out yesterday morning. Drop me a line at info@phsc.ca if you would like to be on our mailing list. The featured camera this month is the famous Polaroid SX-70. I have one … Continue reading →

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Notman Exhibit at McCord 2016-2017

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Robert

Toronto. The major repository for all things Notman is the McCord Museum in Montreal across Sherbrooke from McGill University. McCord mounted a Notman exhibition to be displayed from November 4, 2016 to next spring, March 26, 2017. The exhibition was … Continue reading →

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