NEW YORK, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ — Kodak’s finest-grained professional color negative film, KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTAR 100 (EKTAR 100) Film has turned one year old! Since its release in September of 2008, EKTAR 100 Film has taken the photography world by storm with its high saturation, ultra-vivid color, and smooth, nearly undetectable grain.

“Next year we’re celebrating film’s 125th anniversary,” said Steve Decker, Vice President of Kodak’s Film, Photofinishing and Entertainment Group, “and we’re happy that, as this historic landmark approaches, we continue to innovate. Just a year ago we launched EKTAR 100 Film in 35 mm format and some six months later introduced it in 120 format to an extremely enthusiastic response. It’s another great product that continues to fill the needs of film photographers as the art evolves.”

At the annual Photo Plus trade show in New York City, Kodak will be celebrating the film’s first birthday by:

  --  Announcing an exciting photography contest seeking the best images
      captured with KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTAR 100 Film (details below).

  --  Giving away samples of EKTAR 100 Film in 135 and 120 formats for
      photographers to sample.

While digital cameras are a popular choice amongst every photographer type (from moms shooting their children’s first birthdays to high-fashion photographers at an editorial shoot), film holds an important role in today’s photography. In fact, many professional photographers use both film and digital image capture, for a variety of reasons. While digital generally wins on the convenience front, film photographers grabbing another roll cite the following:

  --  Film has a unique "look and feel" that digital cannot replicate.
  --  Film eliminates the "shoot now, edit later" philosophy; film
      encourages the photographer to carefully consider each shot,
      eliminating time-consuming post-production.

  --  Film leads to more printing and a tangible result, rather than digital
      files that often live online only.

“Digital photography has been a great help to pros, and I’m grateful for its introduction,” said internationally-acclaimed photographer Jonathan Torgovnik. “However, even with the great digital options out there, I continue to reach for KODAK Film for the projects I’m most passionate about. Digital simply doesn’t offer what film does in terms of both the results and the experience.”

KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTAR 100 Film Photography Contest

Film enthusiasts are encouraged to shoot EKTAR 100 Film, scan their results and upload them to http://www.flickr.com/groups/kodakektarcontest- starting today! The entry period will run through December 31st, 2009. The collective judging period will last one month after entries close, with winners announced on or around February 1st. This contest is open to United States residents only. First Place winner will receive one year’s supply of EKTAR 100 Film up to 1200 rolls; an all-expense paid “Adventures by Disney” travel package in North America for two people; feature on kodak.com, and feature of their image on Kodak’s New York City Times Square Gallery; Second Place winner will receive 600 rolls of EKTAR 100 Film; feature on kodak.com, and feature of their image on Kodak’s New York City Times Square Gallery; Third Place winner will receive 300 rolls of EKTAR 100 Film; feature on kodak.com, and feature of their image on Kodak’s New York City Times Square Gallery; and five Honorable Mention winners will receive 20 rolls of EKTAR 100 Film, feature on kodak.com, and feature of their image on Kodak’s New York City Times Square Gallery.

© 2009, The F Stops Here. All rights reserved. (Jessica D. Korman)

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NEW YORK, Aug. 13 /PRNewswire/ — ROCK PROPHECIES, presented by the Samsung Memoir(TM), is the feature-length chronicle of conflicted photographer Robert M. Knight, on a quest to find both himself and the world’s next great guitar player. It will be at IDA’s 13th Annual DocuWeeks Showcase in New York City, Aug 14-20, screening twice daily at the IFC Center.
To kick off the first screening on Aug 14, Robert Knight will host a book signing for “Rock Gods: Forty Years of Rock Photography” (Insight Editions, October 2008) at the Samsung Experience (10 Columbus Cir., Third Level, New York, NY 10019) from 5-7pm. The book is a comprehensive collection of Knight’s work with over 200 full-color images, plus commentary from artists that Knight photographed during the past four decades. The book signing will include a presentation of funny and moving stories from Robert’s experience in the eccentric world of rock n’ roll, followed by a Q+A session and live performance by students from the School of Rock.

Robert Knight is one of the most prolific rock photographers in history. ROCK PROPHECIES explores his amazing career and follows him on his quest to help the bands of today become the Rock legends of tomorrow, whether promoting Northern Irish band The Answer before anybody has heard of them, or convincing Aussie band Sick Puppies to sell everything and move to the United States. When Robert stumbles upon Tyler Bryant – a 16-year old guitar phenom from Texas – he’s convinced he may have found the next Stevie Ray Vaughan. Robert risks his reputation and career and takes a chance on Tyler. The two then set off on an unbelievable journey to take their own shot at making history.

ROCK PROPHECIES has been drawing major awards since making its festival debut in March 2009, including three Best Documentary Audience Awards from the AFI Dallas Film Festival, the Nashville Film Festival and the Maui Film Festival, respectively, and one Best Soundtrack at the Rhode Island International Film Festival. IndieWIRE’s Harriette Yahr, reporting from Maui, said, “This doc has all the elements of great filmmaking: a compelling subject, a terrifically-crafted story, a superlative look, a killer soundtrack, and loads of heart.”

In a venture with Samsung Mobile, ROCK PROPHECIES will also introduce the world to another way to capture historic Rock moments with the Samsung Memoir(TM) – a full touch-screen mobile phone designed to look and feel like a point-and-shoot digital camera. The Memoir, available exclusively from T-Mobile, has a built-in 8-megapixel camera and premium multimedia features, placing it among the highest quality imaging phones available in the U.S. The Memoir’s ability to capture and share quality photographs, and Robert Knight’s talent of capturing historical rock n’ roll moments make the tie-in with the film a natural fit.

© 2009, The F Stops Here. All rights reserved. (Jessica D. Korman)

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) July 9, 2009 — Adesso Albums Inc. is pleased to introduce a new line of Instant Photo Guest Books™ specifically designed for Fujifilm Instax 200 instant photos.

Adesso Albums Instant Photo Guest Books for Fujifilm
With the introduction of Fuji’s Instax 200 instant camera and instant color film to the U.S. market in late 2008, an instant photo system that had enjoyed success in Asia and Europe for years became a very welcome option for Adesso Albums. A new line of Adesso Instant Photo Guest Books was carefully designed to accommodate the high-quality Fujifilm’s Instax prints.

“The instant gratification and fun, interactive nature of instant film have timeless appeal,” said Adesso Albums founder Lesley Mattos. “When Polaroid discontinued production of their film and cameras last year, both became increasingly difficult to find. We are delighted that Fuji brought their instant product to the U.S. market and enabled us to continue to provide our customers with the ability to create Adesso Album Instant Photo Guest Books for their life celebrations.”

With its automatically adjusting flash, high-resolution retracting lens and a big, clear viewfinder, the Fujifilm Instax 200 captures and delivers vivid, high-quality photos in an instant. Instax 200 Instant Color Film is professional grade and provides superior performance.

Adesso Albums Instant Photo Guest Books® offer a unique combination of photo album, guest book and event journal all in one. The high-quality and innovative books allow special life moments and memories to be captured and preserved instantly. The company’s patented formula pairs instant photos or digital photos taken and printed during an event with guests’ hand written sentiments, resulting in unique, personalized mementos for weddings, birthday, anniversary and retirement parties, baby showers, graduations and other special celebrations.

For more information on Adesso Albums’ Instant Photo Guest Books for Fujifilm:

Visit: Instant Photo Guest Books for Fujifilm Begin Now Kit

© 2009, The F Stops Here. All rights reserved. (Jessica D. Korman)

It’s a sad,sad day for the world of photography. Kodak announced today that it will be retiring its famous KODACHROME film.

PRESS RELEASE

Kodak Retires KODACHROME Film; Celebrates Life of Oldest Film Icon in its Portfolio
ROCHESTER, N.Y.–Eastman Kodak Company announced today that it will retire KODACHROME Color Film this year, concluding its 74-year run as a photography icon.

Sales of KODACHROME Film, which became the world’s first commercially successful color film in 1935, have declined dramatically in recent years as photographers turned to newer KODAK Films or to the digital imaging technologies that Kodak pioneered. Today, KODACHROME Film represents just a fraction of one percent of Kodak’s total sales of still-picture films.

“KODACHROME Film is an iconic product and a testament to Kodak’s long and continuing leadership in imaging technology,” said Mary Jane Hellyar, President of Kodak’s Film, Photofinishing and Entertainment Group. “It was certainly a difficult decision to retire it, given its rich history. However, the majority of today’s photographers have voiced their preference to capture images with newer technology – both film and digital. Kodak remains committed to providing the highest-performing products – both film and digital – to meet those needs.”

While Kodak now derives about 70% of its revenues from commercial and consumer digital businesses, it is the global leader in the film business. Kodak has continued to bring innovative new film products to market, including seven new professional still films and several new VISION2 and VISION3 motion picture films in the past three years. These new still film products are among those that have become the dominant choice for those professional and advanced amateur photographers who use KODAK Films.

Among the well-known professional photographers who used KODACHROME Film is Steve McCurry, whose picture of a young Afghan girl captured the hearts of millions of people around the world as she peered hauntingly from the cover of National Geographic Magazine in 1985.

As part of a tribute to KODACHROME Film, Kodak will donate the last rolls of the film to George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film in Rochester, which houses the world’s largest collection of cameras and related artifacts. McCurry will shoot one of those last rolls and the images will be donated to Eastman House.

“The early part of my career was dominated by KODACHROME Film, and I reached for that film to shoot some of my most memorable images,” said McCurry. “While KODACHROME Film was very good to me, I have since moved on to other films and digital to create my images. In fact, when I returned to shoot the ‘Afghan Girl’ 17 years later, I used KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTACHROME Film E100VS to create that image, rather than KODACHROME Film as with the original.”

For all of its magic, KODACHROME is a complex film to manufacture and an even more complex film to process. There is only one remaining photofinishing lab in the world – Dwayne’s Photo in Parsons, Kansas – that processes KODACHROME Film, precisely because of the difficulty of processing. This lack of widespread processing availability, as well as the features of newer films introduced by Kodak over the years, has accelerated the decline of demand for KODACHROME Film.

During its run, KODACHROME Film filled a special niche in the annals of the imaging world. It was used to capture some of the best-known photographs in history, while also being the film of choice for family slide shows of the Baby Boom generation.

To celebrate the film’s storied history, Kodak has created a gallery of iconic images, including the Afghan girl and other McCurry photos, as well as others from professional photographers Eric Meola and Peter Guttman on its website: www.kodak.com/go/kodachrometribute. Special podcasts featuring McCurry and Guttman will also be featured on the website.

Kodak estimates that current supplies of KODACHROME Film will last until early this fall at the current sales pace. Dwayne’s Photo has indicated it will continue to offer processing for the film through 2010. Current KODACHROME Film users are encouraged to try other KODAK Films, such as KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTACHROME E100G and EKTAR 100 Film. These films both feature extremely fine grain. For more information, please visit www.kodak.com/go/professional.

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© 2009, The F Stops Here. All rights reserved. (Jessica D. Korman)