A year ago today, I was testing cameras, flashes and any “new” used equipment that I picked up on the e-bay. Properly exposed, nicely composed images were my goal. Lacking any real subject matter in order to test a camera, lens or film, I realize that I’ve shot a number of clichés. Not necessarily a bad thing…but clichés nevertheless. Here are some of my dreaded cliché ... [Read More]
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Dwayne’s Photo – The World’s Last Kodachrome Developer
Dwayne’s photo, the last film Kodachrome film processor in the world, announced that they will continue to process Kodachrome film til December 31, 2010. NBC’s TODAY SHOW broadcast this report: I’ve been working on a number of new photography projects, most of which were shot on Kodak Kodachrome film this past month. I’ll post in a few days with details and images. I hope everyone had a ... [Read More]
Four Weeks of Camera Geekdom
The last few weeks have been great fun – experimenting with various vintage film cameras and film formats. So many possibilities…always satisfying. KODACHROME HEAVEN I’ve become a bit of a KodaKook when it comes to Kodachrome film. Since Kodak announced its discontinuation in June of this year, every photographer in the world that has been hoarding this unique film in their freezer (for 1 to 20 ... [Read More]
NEW Old Film Project and other stuff
"Old Film Project" on Flickr.com Yashica 35-ME Camera EFKE KB21 B&W Film (expired 1977) Image shot 9/15/2009 with Canon AE-1 Program Fujicolor Superia X-Tra 400 Color Print Film When Flickr member Daniel Whitman found 400 rolls of dated black & white film he decided to start a community group called Old Film Project and give the film away! Flickr members from around the world joined ... [Read More]
KODACHROME, 126, 110 and the EXPIRED give away
Kodachrome Krazy In 1935 KODACHROME Film was introduced and became the first commercially successful amateur color film. In June ’09 Kodak announced the discontinuation of their most famous film. Kodachrome's popularity peaked in the 1960s and '70s, when Americans' urge to catalog every single holiday, family vacation and birthday celebration hit its stride. Kodachrome II, a faster, more ... [Read More]
They closed my Saturn dealership!
The NY Times recently reported: Saturn, one of three brands that General Motors plans to drop, has been running ads that tell skittish car shoppers, 'We’re still here.' But Saturn is getting harder to find. One of the company’s largest dealers shut down four of his six Saturn stores in Wisconsin on Wednesday. Yup, no kidding. Saturn shut down my local dealership here in North Jersey ... [Read More]