Tag Archives: pictorialism

fuzzy girl

Posted on April 24, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. Like all hobbies and professions, photography had fads from time to time. The late part of the 18oos and earlier part of last century, pictorialism took over for a time. Proponents of pictorialism used photography as a basis for … Continue reading →

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pictorialism

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Robert

Toronto. Many well known photographers of the late 19th and early 20th century embraced the off shoot of photography called pictorialism. A bit late to the game, but a prolific photographer and author, William Mortensen joined the Hollywood fraternity in the … Continue reading →

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Pictorialism and Leitz

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Robert

Toronto. A century or more ago a trend in photography called Pictorialism took place and photography merged with art resulting in soft, slightly fuzzy and some times grainy images in monochrome tones usually other than black. Leitz belatedly responded with their … Continue reading →

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