We took a quick trip out towards Tillamook on Saturday to see if we could find some snow in the Coast Range. I was hoping for more, but we found enough to have an entertaining day of shooting. I had trouble actually getting a shot I liked, but my daughter came back with a ton of keepers.
When you think of photography, the name Kodak inevitably comes to mind. I knew that name when I was just a kid. They pioneered so much in the world of photography, and even though they invented a lot of technologies used in digital photography today, their own digital cameras never really took off.
I have an old Kodak digital camera that did the trick until I could afford something better. I have a Kodak Playsport video camera that I use almost daily. But neither of them would be my choice when I absolutely required quality.
It's a different story in the film world, of course. I can't even begin to count how many rolls of Kodak film I went through when I was younger. I got my first Canon AE-1 back in 1987, and someone told me to only use Kodak film. So I did. I dont' know enough about film to know whether or not it was better than the other options, but I can say that it worked great for me.
I can't remember my exact first experience shooting with Kodak film. I know it was somewhere in Highwood, MT. Probably at a basketball game. Or maybe down by Highwood Creek. I'm not sure it matters... I just know that Kodak played a huge part in this hobby-turned-profession.
There is a great article in the New York Times from David Gonzales, remembering his own history with Kodak. My guess is that any of us who have used a camera in the pre-digital age have some kind of history with their products.
What was your first Kodak memory?
Apple announced a few things this morning that should get the educational field fired up. iBooks Textbooks, and iBooks Author look awesome. $15.99 textbooks? Yes, please.
Flickr says it's making some changes in 2012. Hopefully, it will be enough to save them from Yahoo's sinking ship.
They're getting rid of some features... Most of which I've never used. One I've never heard of. Are you going to miss any of 'em?
There's been talk about Google+ being a better place to share photos now--I don't see it, but unless Flickr makes some major changes, I'm afraid it's going to start losing out to sites like Google+ and Facebook. Personally, Flickr is still my favorite place to share photos, socialize with other photographers, and get ideas for future shoots.
I'm crossing my fingers.
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Photographer, Final Cut editor, social media junkie, Mac enthusiast, and overall geek in Portland, Oregon.
