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Rangefinder
Magazine
August 2003
Industry News
• Leichtner Studios Wins First Senior Photographers International
Kodak Gallery Award
Karen Fetzner, photographer/manager for Leichtner Studios has won the
first SPI (Senior Photographers International) award ever offered by
Kodak. She was presented with the award at SPI’s 2003 Convention
in Orlando, Florida. Fetzner’s eight senior portraits were displayed
in a “Timeless” folio from Taprell Loomis (TAP). This prompted
Glen A. Clark, vice president of Professional Markets at TAP, to state
that the company was proud to “be the backdrop” for her award-winning
work. Leichtner Studios was also honored as Marketer of the Year, an
award sponsored by The Levin Company at the same convention.
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Kodak Acquires ASF
Eastman Kodak Company recently announced a definitive agreement to acquire
Applied Science Fiction’s proprietary rapid film processing technology,
Digital PIC™, and other key assets. Applied Science Fiction is
the creator of the award-winning Digital ICE™ and Digital ICE3™ technologies,
the leader of automatic photo restoration applications, as well as the
inventor of the cutting-edge digital dry film processing system, Digital
PIC. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
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In Memorium: Victor Avila
Noted photographer Victor Avila passed away on May 22, 2003 of diabetes.
Services were held in San Diego, California.
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Chimera Lighting Announces New Logo
 Chimera’s new logo depicts radiance emanating from a light source,
emphasizing the company’s dedication to producing innovative products
with superb light control and special effects for photographers, videographers
and filmmakers. Chimera Lighting began placing the new logo on products
starting June, 2003.
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Buckeye Color Teams with Eventpix.com
A landmark partnership between Buckeye Color Lab, Inc. and EventPix.com
provides Buckeye’s customers with an opportunity to promote and
sell their images online to potential customers worldwide. Eventpix.com
is the premier online hosting and proofing service for professional photographers.
Buckeye
is among the first labs in the nation to move forward with this ground-breaking
partnership. Because of this affiliation, Buckeye customers
are given free membership to Eventpix.com (a $100 savings), and have
the opportunity to capture untapped revenue from events with minimal
effort. For only $40 to upload a session, professional photographers
can sell far beyond their initial session to clients they might not otherwise
reach. This easy-to-use, web-based software is compatible with PC as
well as Mac platforms. With 24/7 online customer support, every studio
can take advantage of this technology to generate incremental revenue.
The events are password-protected, and can be accessed directly from
the photographers’ existing websites. Images can even be watermarked
for copyright protection. For more information contact: Buckeye Color
Lab, Inc., 5143 Stoneham Rd., North Canton, OH 44720; (800) 433-1292
or (330) 499-0695; www.buckeyecolor.com.
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German Photographer Selected for Hall of Fame Duratrans
 Cornelia Dörr is the featured photographer for the latest Photography
Hall of Fame and Museum Duratrans image. Her photograph, “Glacier
Grey,” was taken in 1991 during a visit to Torres del Paine National
Park in Chile. The International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum
Duratrans image measures an incredible 26 x 6 feet and is on display
at the entrance of the IPHF, inside the Kirkpatrick Science and Air Space
Museum at Omniplex. This year’s image will be on display for one
year and marks the first time the IPHF Duratrans was printed digitally.
This year’s Duratrans is sponsored by Hewlett Packard and Nature’s
Best magazine. Info: www.iphf.org.
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Oldersdorf Hosts Alaska Safaris
Frequent Rangefinder contributor and outdoorsman, Jim Oltersdorf (highrisk@acsalaska.net)
will be hosting a series of photographic safaris through September 1
in cooperation with Ingram’s Base Camp, a beautiful
fishing, sightseeing and hunting lodge in Cooper Landing, Alaska. According
to Jim, “We will be taking clients that have a sincere interest
in learning advanced photographic techniques and experiencing a very
high-quality adventure into the vast Alaskan wilderness. Over a period
of three to five days, we will be flying a 1943 Norseman floatplane into
remote lakes filled with waterfowl, landing near herds of caribou that
number in the hundreds of thousands of animals, catching an eyeful of
a huge Alaskan Brown bear catching salmon, and much more.” Information:
http://ingramsbasecamp.com; email: Tomtjg@aol.com or ingram@arctic.net.
• It’s Not for Your Private Eyes Only: EPIC’S
Newly Updated Standards for Evidence Photography Booklet
Digital technology has permeated literally every aspect of the photographic
arts. Now you can read about it as digital technology goes to court in
the new edition of the handbook created by the Evidence Photographers
International Council. This is the third revision of the concisely written
booklet “Standards for Evidence Photography, Criminal and Civil,” which
covers not only the new protocols for digital photography and the law,
but also the standards for traditional film based photography. Photographers
can learn legal requirements for any photograph to be admitted in evidence
at a trial as well as the acceptance and advantages of the new digital
imaging technology. The booklet is available for $7.95 from EPIC, 600
Main Street, Honesdale, PA 18431 or click on www.epic-photo.org.
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Canon’s Dave Metz Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
David Richard Metz, Director of Professional Products at Canon U.S.A.,
is one of two recipients of the 2003 Joseph A. Sprague Lifetime Achievement
Award for Photojournalism, the highest honor in the field of photojournalism.
The award was presented to Metz at the recent 58th annual National Press
Photographer’s Association Convention in Chicago. The Joseph A.
Sprague Memorial Award was named in honor of the press technical representative
for Graflex Corporation, who is credited with the design of the Big Bertha,
Magic Eye and Combat Camera and dozens of refinements to the legendary
Speed Graphic. Previous recipients of the award include, William Randolph
Hearst (1951), Alfred Eisenstaedt (1971), Eddie Adams/Cornell Capa (1976)
and Marion Post Wolcott (1990).
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