TONY MAKEPEACE: The Magic of Quicktime VR Photography Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

We have been alternating between topics on the very new and the very old. This month we had Toronto photographer and web developer Tony Makepeace with us speaking on the use of Quicktime VR to make modern interactive panoramic pictures. Checkout his website and that of the Panoramist for background and sample photos.

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REG HOLLOWAY: Pictures in the Paper Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

Reg Holloway collects the old press cameras. Last year he published a book on "The Evolution and Demise of The Larger Format Press Camera". We are seeing first hand the latest transformation of the newspaper. Years ago the giant Toronto Star switched from a multi-issue afternoon paper to a morning paper and today is a shadow of itself struggling for survival as newspapers are fast morphing into web based services in pursuit of advertising. Most papers - if they have survived at all - have a robust web presence. PHSC member Holloway takes us back to the days when the presses ran full out to meet daily deadlines and the latest innovation was pictures to complement the written stories.

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TERENCE DICKINSON: Photographing the Night Sky Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

Author and active astronomer Terence Dickinson is editor of SkyNews, a teacher and TV commentator. In this presentation he introduces us to the art of photographing the night sky, a subject as old as photography itself. Mr Dickinson's portrait is courtesy of the University of Toronto Psychology website. The beautiful images of the moon and the Andromeda Galaxy are the work of Belgian photographer Luc Viatour and used with permission. ©Luc Viatour GFDL/CC.

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ANDY STEIN: The History of Henry’s - Photographic Retailing
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

If you are a photographer in Southern Ontario, then you know Henry's. The store at Church and Queen has been a magnet for photographers for decades. I can remember dropping in on my lunch hours and before I moved to Toronto, driving down on Saturdays to check out things new and old. Join us at the next meeting when Andy Stein tells us about the history of this famous landmark enterprise and the evolution of the photographic retail industry.

NOTE: Ren Bostelaar did a coda touching on three items of interest to the modern digital imaging professional while Janet Smith prepared a gift for each attendee. A great evening for the old and new in photography.

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LARRY FRANK: Visual Bandwidth and the Art of Photography
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Larry Frank is a photographer, traveller, writer, presenter, Photoshop instructor, and digital retouch artist. He pioneered the Nikon School of Photography, Silver to Silicon and the School of Travel Photography and Travel Techniques seminars in Canada.

His talk gave some insights into the positive values of the digital era for the photographer bringing with it new tools to let the photographer enjoy the freedom enjoyed by artists in other media to create what he envisions.

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SHOW & TELL: Members Share Examples from Their Collections
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Our members are an eclectic bunch so you never know what to expect at our annual Show & Tell night except it will be unusual and interesting. For example, at left is a microscope made in 1891 by Leitz, famous in photography for the amazing Leica camera that pushed the move to 35mm film. (Did you know the Famous M series Leica from 1954 is still around? The newest model, the M9, is a full frame digital version that accepts ALL interchangeable lenses for the screw mount and M series cameras back to the 1930s!)

And it's our annual Christmas gift exchange - bring a wrapped gift of interest to any PHSC member and valued at about $15 to participate. And we will also have another silent auction- bring your wallet! Lots of bargains - Last year's auction was a sellout success!

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JAMES TRAUTMAN: On Aerial Photography
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

Jim is a regular contributor to North American magazines, newspapers and television. He is presently working on a project to uncover the wreckage of one of the Pan Am Clippers lost in World War II. In 2007, he published an illustrated history of the Pan Am Clippers - those fabulous flying boats of the 1920s and 30s. Check our e-mail newsletter issue 9-10 for more.

His obsession with passenger aviation began when he was a child growing up near the Newark airport in New Jersey. His book has been reviewed in many newspapers and magazines, including a review by Bill Taylor in the Toronto Star two years ago.

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LORNE SHIELDS: An Anaglyph 3D Show of Bicycle Photographic History.
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Popular speaker and PHSC member Lorne Shields is an expert on bicycle history. His collection of bicycles now resides in the National Archives. Lorne's talks are one of the most searched items on our web site. This session promises a fascinating look at bicycle history using that phenomenon that is having one of its periodic revivals - Stereo images. Thanks to Bob Lansdale for this informal photo of Lorne taken at last fall's PhotoHistory Symposium in Rochester where Lorne was one of the guest speakers.

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ANDRZEJ MACIEJEWSKI: After Notman - Making the Past Alive
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Andrzej Maciejewski has worked as an artist and commercial photographer for more than 20 years and has exhibited in Canada and his native Poland. He has published three books with his photographs, "Toronto Parks" and "After Notman". His work has appeared in numerous magazines and can be found in collections of Metro Toronto Parks Department, the McCord Museum and the Virtual Museum of Canada, as well as in private collections. Andrzej is also involved in introducing school children to the wonders of photography. His current exhibition "After Notman" is on display in McCord Museum of Canadian History in Montreal. Andrzej is a recipient of numerous Ontario Grants including Ontario Arts Council. He works and lives in a county north of Kingston, Ont.

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