Tag Archives: photography

Ahhh, spring …

Posted on May 1, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. It’s May 1st and all the flowers are beginning to blossom – some even last month. We know spring has arrived because the lawns are alive with flowers – dandelions. We notice many lawns sprouting these nasty beauties. We … Continue reading →

Posted in activities-other | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Ahhh, spring …

night flower

Posted on April 30, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Stephen Bulger has been a member of the PHSC from time to time. In Toronto, the CONTACT program features photography and photographic themes around the city each spring. This year, the Gallery features works by Sara Angelucci such as … Continue reading →

Posted in activities-other | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on night flower

snap shot or tech shot?

Posted on April 22, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. In the early days of transistors, the tiny marvels couldn’t operate very far beyond audio frequencies. In the late 1950s, Philco managed to create a transistor usable at radio freqencies. The SB100 transistor, as it was named, was offered … Continue reading →

Posted in history | Tagged , , | Comments Off on snap shot or tech shot?

fantastic machine

Posted on April 18, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. At 90, my good friend George Dunbar still manages to scour the web for interesting photographic items. Recently George discovered a preview of the Swedish/Danish film  called “fantastic machine” on the Strand Releasing site. George writes, ‘”Fantastic Machine” from … Continue reading →

Posted in history | Tagged , , | Comments Off on fantastic machine

illustrating books, etc.

Posted on March 17, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Books, newspapers, and magazines were illustrated on occasion with lithographs or drawings transposed to engraved plates. In the 1820s, there was considerable interest in capturing a scene by the effect of sunlight. A young Frenchman, Joseph Nicéphore Niépce, liked … Continue reading →

Posted in history | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on illustrating books, etc.

made in Japan

Posted on March 9, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Back in November, 2019 Celio Barreto spoke on Japanese photography and its history in Japan. Today as our Program Director, Celio has arranged for Kjeld Duits, a Japan based Dutch journalist and Japanese historian to speak to us this … Continue reading →

Posted in program | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on made in Japan

the time before giant (cheap) TVs

Posted on March 1, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. The devastation of industrial facilities in much of the world brought a new class of adventurer/photographer to the forefront. In parts of the world, It was cheaper to abandon facilities ‘in-place’ rather than remove them after decommission, to repurpose … Continue reading →

Posted in history | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on the time before giant (cheap) TVs

sunrise, sunset

Posted on January 2, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. A new post by photographer Brian Matiash discusses photos taken at the beginning and end of the day. His advice by and large applies to digital today as it did to film years ago.  As a kid wet behind … Continue reading →

Posted in activities-other | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on sunrise, sunset

smart lens …

Posted on December 31, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. We are familiar nowadays with smartphones, but what about a smart lens? Just over a century ago (1922), the lens shown here went to Australia to aid in proving a theory published in 1916. Another example of the valuable … Continue reading →

Posted in history | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on smart lens …

a true artist

Posted on December 22, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. Before photography, artists used pencil, charcoal, brush, and paint to create a ‘likeness’ of a well to do person. The wealthier and more famous the person, the better he/she could afford a well known painter – a true artist. … Continue reading →

Posted in history | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on a true artist