SilverTone Studio

21/04/2022

Tony's latest photography exhibition opens next week, April 28 - May 8

Photography Exhibition April 28 – May 8, 2022, Corner Gallery, Stanmore 2020 and 2021 were difficult years for many people around the world due to the Coronavirus pandemic. I was one of millions of people whose travel plans were thwarted by local and global lockdowns. At various times in this…

27/01/2022

Last two days of this exhibition coming up tomorrow and Saturday 12-6pm at the Corner Gallery in Stanmore. Closing drinks on Saturday too if you'd like to toast some prints!

For those restricted by distance or COVID concerns, click below link to an online gallery of the photos in the exhibit - however, nothing beats seeing the real thing if you are in the neighbourhood!
https://tonyeganphotography.com/out-of-the-box-online.../

01/01/2022

My latest blog post:

In the early to mid 20th century, family photo albums overflowed with small black and white pictures taken with Kodak Box Brownie cameras - family portraits, weddings, soldiers in uniform, holiday snaps and so on. The Brownie was launched in the USA in 1900, in keeping with the famous Kodak slogan,....

29/05/2021

My latest blog post

My maternal grandfather, Jack, was a very keen photographer. He developed and printed his own black and white negatives and later moved mainly to shooting colour slides. He took many photos during his WWII service in what was then known as British Palestine. I have previously made a photo book of a....

28/04/2021

Many years ago I came into possession of two half plate glass negatives which I recently resurrected from a bottom draw in the garage and scanned. The scenes appear to be of Burra in South Australia, taken over 100 years ago. A 'half plate' measures 4.75 x 6.5 inches or 12 x 16.5 cm. These negatives...

05/04/2020

Stuck at home, time on your hands? Always wanted to do something about that old box of family slides, negatives or photos that could do with a makeover. They could be digitised, re-printed or put into a book to be shared with multiple family members. I too have some time on my hands and would love to help!
Check out the services I offer here. Special prices for anyone doing it tough with COVID-19 restrictions.

Photography services including negative and slide scanning and traditional darkroom development and printing.

10/12/2019

https://tonyeganphotography.com/2019/12/10/fixed-in-time-photography-exhibition-dec-13-22-2019/

Tony is part of a group photography show coming up at the Corner Gallery in Stanmore. December 13th – 22nd, 2019. The title Fixed in Time reflects, firstly, that a photograph is a moment of time pe…

26/10/2019

I recently acquired a Kodak 'Brownie' camera made several years before I was born. When I came into the world, an authentic brown 'Brownie' was used to capture the first photographic records of me. The nickname sprang from the brown leatherette covering on the cardboard bodies of some of the earlier models. The 'Brownie' I bought was a relatively modern Six-20 Model E, made in England, and cost about the same as a Sydney brunch with smashed avocado and a large latte. [ 231 more words ]

I recently acquired a Kodak ‘Brownie’ camera made several years before I was born. When I came into the world, an authentic brown ‘Brownie’ was used to capture the first photographic records of me. The nickname sprang from the brown leatherette covering on the cardboard bodies of some of the...

30/01/2019

Well, it's back to school for students and teachers in most parts of Australia for another year. As a second grandson starts his 13 year ordeal, I was reflecting on the start of mine in a tiny one teacher school at Warkworth, in the Hunter Valley of NSW, in 1963. My father was the principal and my teacher for the first five years of my education along with three other boys in my class. [ 404 more words ]

Well, it’s back to school for students and teachers in most parts of Australia for another year. As a second grandson starts his 13 year ordeal, I was reflecting on the start of mine in a tin…

05/09/2018

This is a photo of two of my great uncles, a great aunt and two of their cousins taken c. 1939. The backdrop is my great grandfather Mick's 1925 Buick which appears in many photos from this era. I inherited many of Mick's family negatives after my grandmother died. They cover a period of roughly 1927 to 1940 and are centred on the family dairy farm at Doon Doon (between Uki and Nimbin on the NSW north coast). [ 154 more words ]

This is a photo of two of my great uncles, a great aunt and two of their cousins taken c. 1939. The backdrop is my great grandfather Mick’s 1925 Buick which appears in many photos from this e…

30/08/2018

Below is a photo of Jaffa Street, Jerusalem, taken by my Grandfather, Jack Keaton, in about 1943. Jack was serving with the Australian Army during WWII and was posted in what was then commonly called British Palestine. He was a keen photographer and took many images of his tours in the Middle East. I acquired many of his negatives after his death, scanned them all and later created a book of around 65 photos for my mother's 70th birthday. [ 170 more words ]

Below is a photo of Jaffa Street, Jerusalem, taken by my Grandfather, Jack Keaton, in about 1943. Jack was serving with the Australian Army during WWII and was posted in what was then commonly call…