Tag Archives: studio

origami and photography

Posted on November 20, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. You may wonder what on earth the Japanese art of paper folding has to do with our favourite pastime – photography. Glad you asked. Origami takes a flat object like a sheet of paper and in a few folds, … Continue reading →

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lots of little boxes

Posted on November 19, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Our fall auction on November 24th (Sunday)  will have many box lots – this feature means a successful bid will take all in the box (the auctioneer will emphasize the rare case when a box lot is not so … Continue reading →

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getting to the auction day …

Posted on November 18, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. …. with apologies to Dennis Waterman and the theme song for New Tricks. Our fall auction date of November 24th is less than a week away. Mark your calendar now! It’s a great way to spend a late fall … Continue reading →

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flights of film …

Posted on November 17, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. … or is it flights of fancy? Whatever. We are closing in on our fall auction date of November 24, 2024! Be sure to join us and have a great Sunday, see old friends, find lots of neat goodies … Continue reading →

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remembering Iris …

Posted on November 10, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. In the article. “IRIS MCCAIG AND THE PORTRAIT OF CHARLES G. MILNE” the late Bob Lansdale relates his chat with Iris at 82 in the early fall 1992 journal issue 18-2. Iris is famous not only as a long … Continue reading →

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ur a Dorf my dear ….

Posted on November 6, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Issue 18-1, back in 1992, featured a lengthy copyrighted article by Ken Hough called, “Deardorff Designed Cameras, A Short History”. Ken’s fully illustrated article gives a fine overview of this famous name in photographic history. He begins his article … Continue reading →

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standing on the corner …

Posted on November 5, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. bidding as the lots roll by ….  Our fall estate(s) auction is November 24, 2024. We will have all sorts of goodies in the lots. As soon as we get lots photographed, we will post them online for you … Continue reading →

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ya feelin’ a bit bookish, matey?

Posted on November 4, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Our fall estate(s) auction is coming up fast – Nov 24, 2024 – with many nifty things for your collection and user gear. Details are shown here in this post and poster. Some lots feature books such as this … Continue reading →

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you could shoot a can(n)on down main street …

Posted on October 31, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. … at midnight and not hit a soul. This was a common expression when I was a kid. It was used to describe a sleepy little town or village. And speaking of Canons, we will have some great bodies … Continue reading →

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way before ‘flash’ gordon …

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. … in fact many decades before. NB. For those born after say 1990, here is the article on Mr Gordon. Meantime back  in the late 1800s, some enterprising folk came up with ways to compensate for the abysmally slow … Continue reading →

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