The Tyee reminds us of When Fred Herzog Saw in Black and White. Celebrated as a master of colour, the Vancouver photographer had a different side, now on display. Now a new book show the work he was less known for: black and white. Work published posthumously as Fred Herzog passed away in 2019. This… Continue reading Link: When Fred Herzog Saw in Black and White
Tag: kodachrome
Goodbye Ektachrome
In Kodak bankruptcy reorganisation, the announcement of Ektachrome being discountinued mark the end of the Kodak slide film, after discontinuing Kodachrome in 2009 and stopping development at the end of 2010. The won’t stop producing E-6 chemistry though. This is very hard on slide film shooters. Now the only source for colour reversible film is… Continue reading Goodbye Ektachrome
Kodachrome 2010
A small documentary “Kodachrome 2010” by Xander Robin, with an interview of Dwayne’s Photo lab manager and how it came to an end. The video was taken down on YouTube due to a copyright claim. Robert Cohen found his last roll of Kodachrome and went to the Missouri fair to shoot it ; then drove… Continue reading Kodachrome 2010
Manhattan city in the 1940’s
Business Insider has an exhibit of colour pictures of Manhattan from the 1940’s and 1960’s by amateur photographer Charles W. Cushman. The collection is maintained by Indiana University. All shot on Kodachrome.
How much longer can film hold?
NPR has a piece titled How Much Longer Can Photographic Film Hold On?: At the turn of the 21st century, American shutterbugs were buying close to a billion rolls of film per year. This year, they might buy a mere 20 million, plus 31 million single-use cameras — the beach-resort staple vacationers turn to in… Continue reading How much longer can film hold?
Goodbye Kodachrome
Kodachrome is dead, long live to Kodachrome. Yesterday, December 30th 2010, was the last day to have Kodachrome processed at the last lab operating in the world, Dwayne’s Photo, in Parsons Kansas. Rolls had to reach them by noon that day to be processed, after 75 years. Steve McCurry, the legendary photographer from the National… Continue reading Goodbye Kodachrome
America in Colour 1939-1943
The Denver Post Photo Blogs has an exhibit called “Captured: America in Color 1939-1943”. Some stunning images taken between 1939 and 1943 depicting America, in Colour. When I think about that period, I most of the time imaging black & white, because it was the predominant form of photography at the time. But colour film,… Continue reading America in Colour 1939-1943