Home & Kodachrome
As soon as we landed on Sunday evening, all I could think about was where we were going to go next. That's how it is when I travel. I have often told people that if I had discovered touring (for theatre) when I was 22, I would still be doing it. I'm very good at traveling. But life beckons to be dealt with and your friends will only let you stay at their place for so long before it just becomes weird (and hotels are so expensive these days). So we are home for a while now. Another jaunt to Hawai'i is the next most likely candidate. That would suit me fine and get me ever so enticingly closer to hitting the "elite" level with my frequent flier miles on Continental. And I'm actively fantasizing about my 40th-year world tour. Yeah...that's right...40. If you are the same age as me, just get used to the idea that it's coming and coming fast. I want to do something big for it since I've skipped over doing anything special for most of the other major milestone birthdays. Destinations so far include India, Vietnam, New Zealand, Japan, Korea (again), and China.
Anyway, for the immediate future it's all about taxes and business plans. Well, almost...
During our short upstate NY visit I started a project that will use some of my small stock of the remaining Kodachrome. I've never before used it and have in fact only shot one roll of positive film in...well...I can only remember the one other about ten years ago (and it was a fiasco). So this brings me to my third roll ever. The aim of the pictures is to do some nice portraits of people. That's it really. I wanted to start it off in Rochester since that is where Kodak, what is left of it anyway, is based. It seemed fitting to use some of the last remaining stock of one of their signature products in their own back yard. I hope George Eastman approves.
As for the portraits, I'm presenting them in pretty basic way. In addition to using the Kodachrome, I'm using the project as an excuse to get some more portrait and lighting experience. Hopefully I won't screw up the exposures on the Kodachrome, but I won't know for several weeks yet. Not only does it take a while to get the stuff processed, but I didn't get to shoot as much as I was hoping. I still have about 10 exposures left in the camera. I'm now actively searching for volunteers in the NYC area. Once I get back this first roll, I want to do more of these.
Here's a few digital versions I took as back up and for light tests. If I did screw up the Kodachrome versions, I didn't want the experience to produce nothing of value and waste everyone's time.
Thanks to everyone who volunteered for this. If I didn't get to you this past visit, expect me to try again on the next one.
Also thanks to everyone who we saw last weekend. It was a great time and we can't wait to see you again!
Anyway, for the immediate future it's all about taxes and business plans. Well, almost...
As for the portraits, I'm presenting them in pretty basic way. In addition to using the Kodachrome, I'm using the project as an excuse to get some more portrait and lighting experience. Hopefully I won't screw up the exposures on the Kodachrome, but I won't know for several weeks yet. Not only does it take a while to get the stuff processed, but I didn't get to shoot as much as I was hoping. I still have about 10 exposures left in the camera. I'm now actively searching for volunteers in the NYC area. Once I get back this first roll, I want to do more of these.
Here's a few digital versions I took as back up and for light tests. If I did screw up the Kodachrome versions, I didn't want the experience to produce nothing of value and waste everyone's time.
Thanks to everyone who volunteered for this. If I didn't get to you this past visit, expect me to try again on the next one.
Also thanks to everyone who we saw last weekend. It was a great time and we can't wait to see you again!
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