Tag Archives: photos

don’t take your camera to town, son

Posted on November 20, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. Once photography took off and became simple for everyone to use (roll film and drug store processing) it became a means to record assets and asset losses amongst other purposes. When automobile accidents became epidemic, Insurance companies demanded proof … Continue reading →

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you oughta be in print

Posted on November 11, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. Our favourite editor, Rita Godlevskis, over at PhotoEd has a new contest. You can see her contest details here. Deadline is this coming February 2, 2021. If you ever pictured your photograph(s) in print, now is your chance. To … 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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antique photographica sale tomorrow

Posted on October 23, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. We have all been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Pharmaceutical houses world wide are rushing to find a suitable vaccine. We are using remote meetings via ZOOM, adding pdf specials via MailChimp, and obeying the medical guidelines as much … Continue reading →

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the power of photography

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. Back in September 2oth, I received an email from Gerry Yaum, an Edmonton AB photographer about his ambitious video and stills project called “The Families of the Dump”. I sent it along to a few PHSC members who replied … Continue reading →

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a Russian Vivian Maier?

Posted on October 11, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. Vivian Maier was a Chicago nanny who quietly photographed the world around her but never showed the results. Her works were discovered posthumously and surprised viewers when the prints revealed her talent and professional eye. Recently, a similar find … Continue reading →

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the importance of being a photographer

Posted on September 13, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. The internet, streaming services, and television have a voracious appetite for videos. A century or so ago it was magazines and newspapers with the heavy appetites for still images and drawings. Any time before 1839, your ancestor had to … Continue reading →

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PHSC News for September 2020

Posted on September 12, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. Well, it’s September already and the infamous COVID-19 pandemic is still with us! Meantime, our editor extraordinaire, Sonja Pushchak, and her team have composed the first issue of PHSC News (20-03 – September 2020) after our non- break. Page … Continue reading →

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girls of Dawson City

Posted on August 31, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. We often heard of the gold rush and the men “who moil for gold” as Robert Service says in his poem “The Cremation of Sam McGee“, but we seldom heard of the girls of questionable virtue attracted to the … Continue reading →

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Get Me to the Church on Time (Trunk Sale)

Posted on August 21, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. After months of COVID-19 restrictions, we can finally host an outdoor event at the Trident Centre. Our first camera show this year is the Trunk Sale delayed from last month and now ready to go August 23rd! Click on … Continue reading →

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