Tag Archives: photos

a lot of photos

Posted on August 15, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. Some years ago I checked the member interests and about 15% of members collected mainly photographs. Almost all members – including me – seem to  have some old photographs around. With the evolution of digital technology photograph collections are … Continue reading →

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aide-de-combat

Posted on August 9, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. The idea for this article comes from my good friend George Dunbar. The Legion magazine is online in both official languages. We mentioned war photographers in a number of earlier posts. Here we relate to the techniques of the … Continue reading →

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one quarter photographer

Posted on August 3, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. Beatlemania hit North America in the 1960s. I knew a girl in Montreal who had every Beatles LP ever pressed. Of the Fab Four, it was Paul Mc Carney who also made a name for himself as a photographer. … Continue reading →

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a tradition in the sky

Posted on July 4, 2023 by Robert

Toronto.  As I write this post on Canada Day when we too celebrate with fireworks (smoke and rain permitting), I am thinking of our good friends to the south who celebrate Independence Day with fireworks too. The photo at left … Continue reading →

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high resolution

Posted on June 29, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. One thing a daguerreotype had going for it from the ‘get go’ was resolution. The terribly slow process was (depending on lens quality, plate, focussing, movement, etc.) always capable of very high resolution. Even today,  the existing mid 1850s … Continue reading →

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fishing’ for fotos

Posted on June 26, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. Okay, not all of you collect photos and only a few of you who do can pay a business like PhotoCentral for them. At left is just small example of the photographs they offer. In this case, it is … Continue reading →

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foul-play

Posted on June 11, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. This c1920 portrait of a child, Henri Groulx, sitting next to a hen and smoking is from the image collection of the ‘Library and Archives Canada‘. Discovered by George Dunbar, it is another reminder of the many historic photos … Continue reading →

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moonshot

Posted on June 8, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. Nearly 54 years today, on July 21, 1969, our world changed forever. Exciting news – man first walked on the moon. This photo, of Buzz Aldrin was taken by Neil Armstrong with a 70mm ‘Lunar Surface Camera’. Science students … Continue reading →

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photography and real estate? really?

Posted on June 3, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. Real estate is a huge user of photography, even today. In the 1930s, Realtors like CYRIL R. DEMARA CO. LTD. would own engraved cameras (the engraving shown is on a 1937 Leica IIIa). Others then and now would choose … Continue reading →

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for the record

Posted on June 2, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. One very special use of photography is recording problems for insurance or police. We often think of portraiture, street scenes and landscapes, but this important function gives visual detail not easily conveyed by the written word. Disasters like this … Continue reading →

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