Tag Archives: Photographs

it’s December and Show and Tell time again!

Posted on December 4, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. A Show and Tell featuring photography’s rare, curious and unclassifiable- DECEMBER 15, 2021 – 8:00 EST Want to talk about your latest, greatest equipment or image score? Bursting to let us know what kind of eccentric esoterica you’ve spend … Continue reading →

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Curious Curtis Captures Indians

Posted on November 29, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. The late John Craig was a vendor at our early fairs. One one occasion, John commented about Edward  S. Curtis. One night, after doing our fair, John visited Barberian’s on Elm Street for a steak. To his delight, there … Continue reading →

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Curtis Photography Auction December 1, 2021

Posted on November 28, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. On the 26th of November, I received an email from our friends at the Daguerreian Society. The Andrew Smith gallery is holding an online auction of materials from the famous photographer Edward S Curtis. The message states, “Andrew Smith … Continue reading →

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photographs at a museum

Posted on November 26, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. The Victoria and Albert Museum in the UK has a long and storied history.  The V&A has collected photographs for many decades (since 1852!). The image at left is a photograph of the notorious Christine Keeler taken in 1963 by … Continue reading →

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the faraway hills

Posted on November 14, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. The OstLicht Gallery sends us this message via email. “We would like to draw your attention once again to the 24th OstLicht Photo Auction, which will take place on 19 November 2021 at 5 pm at the OstLicht Gallery. … Continue reading →

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George snaps Manitoba

Posted on November 12, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. The ladies from the CHPF spoke to us recently via ZOOM. The other day, our society president, Clint Hryhorijiw kindly copied me on this email from Nicole Plaskett sent to him and Celio Barreto, our programme and ZOOM expert. … Continue reading →

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the alpha and the omega of enlarging

Posted on November 1, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. I first enlarged negatives when in high school. A few years later in Northern Quebec I bought my first enlarger – a very cheap affair labelled as a Federal. The small town I was in had only contact printing … Continue reading →

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in da frame

Posted on October 28, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. There are camera collectors and there are camera collectors. Over a couple of decades ago,  I analyzed the interests of our members so we could reflect the appropriate topics in our journal, and program material. At the time, about … Continue reading →

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steve talks about frank

Posted on September 26, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. The Ryerson Image Centre is featuring a noontime “Collection Talk with Steve Evans” on September 30th. Steven has been a PHSC member for many years. Click on the “Register now” link below to hear Steven speak on the historic … Continue reading →

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fairy tales

Posted on July 24, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. … or don’t believe all you see … People believed photographs captured ‘real’ events. Many viewers had no idea that double exposures and other manipulations could be done to hoodwink the gullible. Those tormented souls of last century or … Continue reading →

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