Dwayne's Photo in Parsons, Kansas, the last lab in the world that processes the famed color film Kodachrome, is discontinuing it at the end of the year.
After 75 years, all that will be left of Kodachrome is the Paul Simon song and a state park named after it in Utah.
The Eastman Kodak Co. discontinued making the film in June 2009.
Unlike other color film, Kodachrome starts as black-and-white film. Color dyes are added in the lab, like printmaking, which is why you can't develop it at home.
Dwayne's in Kansas is the last licensed processor, and doing 700 rolls a day, twice its average, but that's not enough demand to convince Kodak to make more chemicals.
Introduced in 1935, Kodachrome was the first commercially successful color film.
The film has an unparalleled reputation among professional photographers as it had a color saturation that is unmatched with any other slide film or with digital.
As Paul Simon sang...
Kodachrome
They give us those nice bright colors
They give us the greens of summers
Makes you think all the world's a sunny day, Oh yeah
I got a Nikon camera
I love to take a photograph
So mama don't take my Kodachrome away
Photographer: Steve McCurry
Ocean County, NJ and Jersey Shore Homes and Real Estate - Get free access to all listings with photos in Ocean County including waterfront, beachfront and water-view homes on The Jersey Shore.
Karl Hess, Real Estate Agent Ocean County
No comments:
Post a Comment