It’s been a busy fall in my normal job, so photography has been a bit lapsing, however I am going to be picking up some commission work through Sheridan college (where I’m employed) and the Marketing & Communication/Student Recruitment Office.
I was also once again published in two Presbyterian Church of Canada Publications. The cover photo of Glad Tidings, the magazine for the Women’s Missionary Society, and again in the Presbyterian Record’s September Issue.
As we once again head into October, I have a couple of Photo jobs, the first is a Zombie photo shoot in Oakville on the 26th in the evening. Then on October 3rd is Tyler and Erin’s wedding, and on the 4th to the 10th I’ll be on vacation traveling to eastern Ontario. Actually on the 4th doing a photo shoot in Lindsay Ontario with Amy.
Kodak announced on June 22nd, it will be ceasing production of the iconic Kodachrome line of slide film after 74 years. Kodachrome was first introduced in 1935 and quickly gained popularity and earned an iconic status in the photography world. Especally after the haunting Afghan Girl portrait was published on the cover of National Geographic in 1985. The haunting image was captured by professional photographer Steve McCurry on Kodachrome. In addition to that Paul Simon wrote a song about the film, titled “Kodachrome.”
I would never think that a song would be written about a particular film. But then again, I’ve never used the stock, and at this point probably never will. It is hard to come by and even harder to get developed, as it has to be sent to Kansas, the only remaining K-14 lab (K-14 being the name of the process for developing Kodachrome).
For more details:
Official Kodak Press Release
A Tribute to Kodachrome
In a recent contest, Bridgeport Health, the owner of the Old Don Jail building, opened it’s doors to Photographers for a contest. I entered, along with 49 other photographers, submitting a total of 250 photos (5 per photographer). One of my submitted images was selected along with three others as secondary prize winners from the panel of judges. The image selected is below.
Other details, and the other winners can be found at: http://www.thedonjail.com/photoContest.asp