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Kodak Files For Bankruptcy

The End of Kodak? The End of Film? NO! NO! NO! NO! and also NO!

There has been a lot of mismangement at EK for many, many years but the film group is a valid money-making part of EK and I suspect- with restructuring- EK film will continue to flow from Rochester for many years to come. We may have to say goodbye to some films through consolidation but- is this the end of film from Kodak?…. No.

So stop your crying and start your buying… without film sales all bets are off! Now if you will excuse me I have to go process some film!

Viva la Revolution-

Stephen

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Good article on this project from Wired.com

Viva la Revolution- Stephen

Steve Jobs 1955 – 2011

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”

“Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.”

Selections from a commencement address at Stanford Universty June 12, 2005

Brilliant Photograph by Albert Watson.

Remember there is no Figital without Digital and Steve Jobs has changed the world.

Viva la Revolution – Stephen.

A very interesting video that illustrates a situation many photographers, myself included, have found themselves in from time to time.

Most photographers- and as this video illustrates security guards- are unaware of their “real” legal rights with regards to photographing in public spaces and being photographed in public. There are countless articles online regarding this topic but I have found this one (see link below) to be especially good… of course the law varies from country to country so do your homework first and then shoot with confidence.

http://www.danheller.com/model-release.html

Viva la Revolution- Stephen

Click on the play button to listen to a brief discussion on my new Twitter Daybook.

www.stephenschaub.com

On Twitter: http://twitter.com/stephenschaub

or www.virtualdaybooks.com

FILM IS FUN is now in full swing with the start of WPPI and we have just added several new workshops into the mix as well. Check it out at www.filmisfun.com and also be sure to listen to the audio above with Scott Sheppard of Inside Analog Radio and myself as we outline what is a FILM IS FUN workshop.

Viva la Revolution- Stephen

Vote below for your pick as to FILM IS FUN first international workshop destination.

http://www.poyi.org/68/17/third_01.php

Now read this post:

http://www.e-ariana.com/ariana/eariana.nsf/allDocs/384DCFFD0D8AC102872578380074884A?OpenDocument

My quick thoughts…

1. A good image is a good image.

2. It’s not the camera, it’s the photographer. The camera is just a tool. No matter how much you spent on a camera, in the end it is a dumb block of mechanics that needs your vision and creativity to work. For those who feel that the iPhone app Hipstamatic is somehow “altering” the image I would say this:

What about grain? That’s not “natural.” What about the particular color palette of a film- Velvia, Kodachrome (had to get that one in for historic sake!)? What about TX pushed? What about print size, lens choice, framing decisions, depth of field— all of these affect the visual quality of the final image and are not “real” or neutral… and I have not even touched on the darkroom or Photoshop as editive creative elements! All photography is manipulation, all photography is editive!!!

3. Photojournalism has the word PHOTO in it for a reason.

Viva la Revolution- Stephen

PS- Thanks to Art for sending me these links and for helping start this conversation here on FR.