The film, known for its rich saturation and archival durability of its slides, was discontinued last year to the dismay of photographers worldwide. But Kodak gave the last roll ever produced to McCurry. He has just processed that coveted roll at Dwayne’s Photo Service in Parsons, Kan. — the last remaining location that processes the once-popular slide film.
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Exposed: The Last Roll Of Kodachrome (via shawnyeager) (via archivedigger)
& later in the article:
Although he has almost a million images spanning 35 years in his Kodachrome library, he still felt the pressure of this assignment. Every one of the 36 frames on that final roll was precious. “Am I getting the right moment?” he wonders. “Is it in focus? Is the exposure right?”
So before he took one of those shots, he used a digital camera to hone in on the perfect exposure. “To have that reinforcement, to be able to see that on a two-dimensional screen … it was a big help,” he says.
UGH STEVE WHY. Don’t you trust your light meter anymore??
