Tag Archives: portraits

kid stuff

Posted on December 6, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Professional photographers seem to use a particular niche as a specialty. Some handle portraits, others news stories, or pets, or, beauty, or children. At left is an example of a shot of a young child relaxing outdoors. In this … Continue reading →

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American photographer Arnold Newman pix at AGO

Posted on August 10, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. The AGO recently announced it is hosting, BUILDING ICONS: ARNOLD NEWMAN’S MAGAZINE WORLD, 1938-2000“. The exhibit opens October 18, 2023 and will run until its closing on January 21, 2024. Anyone interested in photography must visit the AGO exhibition … Continue reading →

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never heard of Hessercolor – have you?

Posted on December 18, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. George Dunbar sent me a link from the January, 1934 issue of International Photographer. titled, “The Wonders of Hessercolor“.  There is an interesting article on Hesser at “Broadway Photographs“. Hesser took on Kodak and failed to succeed. He was … Continue reading →

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through the wet-plate camera

Posted on October 4, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. Being a photographer – and a good one – in the mid 1800s took exceptional skill and a fine, artistic eye. Author Lewis Carroll (A.K.A. the reverend Chas. Dodgson) was one such person. In Bruce Downes’s column (Let’s Talk … Continue reading →

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let Ed do it

Posted on June 27, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. One of the best known photographers in America was Edward Weston. I have a massive coffee table size book simply titled “Edward Weston: Fifty Years“. Published in 1973 by Aperture in the States, I bought my copy  new a … Continue reading →

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Mark Twain on Photography

Posted on March 22, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. Mark Twain is a pseudonym used by American Sam Clemens in writing his books. As Mark Twain, he wrote Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, books commonly read last century by children everywhere including me. The stories were also turned … Continue reading →

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capturing the essence …

Posted on March 14, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. What is the difference between a good photographer and a great one? In my opinion it is the ability to take a person’s portrait and capture the essence of the person. Bob Lansdale is one such photographer. Much of … Continue reading →

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pretty as a picture

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. Editor Rita Godlevskis and the gang at PhotoEd have whipped up another tasty edition (Fall 2020), this time featuring fresh Canadian portraiture. Check out this exciting issue’s articles and photos. Please note that the PHSC is represented with this ad on … Continue reading →

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by the light …

Posted on June 10, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. … of the silvery moon. said the old song long long ago.  On the night of December 20, 2010 we were on the eve of an eclipse. Tripod in hand, I took this image with a Leitz Telyt 20cm … Continue reading →

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Elsa dead at 83

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. Elsa Dorfman of Cambridge, MA was best known for her huge (20x 24 inch) polaroid portraits, In an article by Deborah Becker on May 30th this year, Station WBUR announced her death (1937 – 2020). Her husband, Harvey Silverglate, … Continue reading →

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