During September and October 2009, Pikto Gallery held a very special exhibition of Yousef Karsh, one of the most famous and accomplished portrait photographers of all times. Iconic photographs included portraits of Winston Churchill, Albert Einstein, Ernest Hemingway, Audrey Hepburn and many more.

The exhibition was possible thanks to the generosity of Shelton Chen who provided about 40 Karsh photographs from his private collection and was curated by Johan H. Campbell.

Some of the photographs are still hanging at the Pikto Gallery (concurrently with the current Gallery show on Pikto’s second floor – please call ahead to confirm if you plan to come by).

We hope you enjoy this short presentation of the show, and please contact us if you have any questions or comments at info@pikto.com.

Excellent day at Pikto (Saturday December 13th) with fashion photographer and teacher Josh Cornell.  As usual amazing images for the students enrolled, well done to everyone. Images taken by Aaron Goldman at The Pikto Studio 'Ultimate Fashion' Workshop.

Great turnout for Jesse Louttit's opening reception at Pikto Friday December 11th.

Also rave reviews. Hear Jesse talk about his work on CBC radio,  http://www.cbc.ca/metromorning/2009/12/15/

The National Post listed the show as top 5 in Toronto this week.

Heather Morton commented on her blog that "Employees Only" is one of her faves!

Well done Jesse.

Photographers

Martin Parr: http://www.martinparr.com/index1.html

Henri Cartier Bresson:http://www.henricartierbresson.org/index_en.htm

Yousuf Karsh: http://www.karsh.org/

Donald Weber. Photographer: http://donaldweber.com/wp/

Robert Mapplethorpe. Photographer http://www.mapplethorpe.org/foundation/

Johan H Campbell. Photographer www.johanhallbergcampbell.com

Leanne Eeisen. Photographer http://leanneeisen.com/

Jesse Louttit. Photographer http://jesselouttit.com/

Tony Hauser. Photographer http://www.vtonyhauser.com/

Robyn McCallum. Photographer http://www.robynmccallum.com/

Christopher Anderson: http://inmotion.magnumphotos.com/essay/lebanon

Louie Palu: http://www.photoshelter.com/c/louiepalu

James Nachtwey: http://www.jamesnachtwey.com/

Matt Barnes:  http://www.westsidestudio.com/#MattBarnes

Photographic Agencies

VII Photo Agency http://www.viiphoto.com/

Magnum Photo Agency  http://www.magnumphotos.com/

Noor Photo Agency http://www.noorimages.com/index.php?id=splash

Grants

Photography Grants http://photographygrants.blogspot.com/

Canada Council: http://www.canadacouncil.ca/visualarts/

Ontario Arts Council: http://www.arts.on.ca/Page78.aspx

Toronto Arts Council: http://www.torontoartscouncil.org/

The Foundation Centre (online database) http://foundationcenter.org/

Open Society Documentary Grants: http://www.soros.org/initiatives/photography

Alexia Foundation: http://www.alexiafoundation.org/

Aperture Foundation: http://www.aperture.org/

Eugene Smith Fund: http://www.smithfund.org/aboutfund/overview

Aftermath Project: http://www.theaftermathproject.org/

Getty Images: http://imagery.gettyimages.com/getty_images_grants/overview.aspx

National Geographic: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/photo-grant/grant

The Art List (online database) http://www.theartlist.com/member_levels.php

Blogs

Heather Morton Art Buyer  http://www.heathermorton.ca/

News Photography Association Canada http://npac.ca/

Conscientious  http://www.jmcolberg.com/weblog/

dp review (equipment reviews) http://www.dpreview.com/

Fred Miranda. Camera forum and sales http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/

Photography Talk. Christopher McLeod  http://iseeiseeisee.blogspot.com/

Photographic Publications

PDN Magazine http://www.pdnonline.com/pdn/index.jsp

Photographic Awards, Events and Competitions

Contact Photography Festival, Toronto  http://www.contactphoto.com/

World Press Award http://www.worldpressphoto.org/

Canadian Association of Journalists: http://www.caj.ca/awards/2004/photojournalism-2004.htm

LensCulture Awards: http://www.lensculture.com/contest.html

Critical Mass: http://www.photolucida.org/current.php?pl=d90a44cd7029ee2c1924b78599b9c1e4

Photo Review: http://www.photoreview.org/compete.htm

Hey, Hot Shot! http://heyhotshot.com/

American Photography: https://www.ai-ap.com/reg/cfe/index.cfm?

Equipment Rentals

 Vistek Pro Photo & Video Store - 416.365.1777

496 Queen Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M5A 4G8

Film Plus - www.filmplus.ca - 416 535 3747

327 Symington Ave. Toronto, On M6P 3X1

Production Services - www.psps.com - 416 466 0037

80 Commissioner's St. Toronto, On M5A 1A8.

Studio Rentals

Pikto - www.pikto.com - 416 203 3443

55 Mill Street. Bldg. 59-103 ,Toronto, ON M5A 3C4

Silverline Studios - www.silverline-studios.com - 416.504.1291

588 Eastern Ave, Unit A Toronto, On M4M 1E1

f11 and Pikto welcome you to join us at Pikto Studio for Geek Night

Feeling geeky lately and in need of a fix? f11project is here to help.

Please join us for a fun night of discussion on the latest capture technologies and workflow. We can talk gear, we can talk apps, we can talk shop. This is an open forum so bring along your questions and ideas to share with other technophiles.

Location: Pikto Studio - Thursday, December 10th, 2009. 7-9 PM.

Topics of interests:

1.    Lightroom beta 3 new features

2.    Lightroom 3 new Sharpening Tool and Grain Filter

3.    R-Name renaming tool

4.    In-camera jpegs: pros and cons

5.    New cameras: Panasonic GF-1, Canon 7D, Nikon D300s etc.

6.    Should you be delivering a RAW original to a client or stock agency?

7.    Drobo S