Niagara Falls c1974 using Kodachome transparency film
Toronto. We are about an hour’s drive from one of the world’s most famous falls – Niagara. The photo at left is from the late 1970s on Kodachrome transparency film. In spite of its slow speed and high contrast, Kodachome was used at the time to capture events to be saved for the future.
Since the beginning of photography, people and Niagara Falls have been popular subjects. Collectors of photos are certain to have at least one ‘falls’ shot in their collection. We have had many talk about the falls including ways to date photographs by the background and how the falls were used to generate hydro-electric power.
As photographers we have a wide choice of subjects. Colour and framing make the subject appealing, In landscapes capturing a falls can turn an indifferent shot into an eye-catching photograph. Photographer Brian Matiash talks about water falls in his latest LightroomEverywhere blog, “Why I Love Photographing Waterfalls“. Brian lives in Florida these days (more flat and swampy) but at one time he lived in the American west where water falls abound. Have a read!
Think about your subject and a photo’s impact the next time you are off on a shoot or busy searching indoors somewhere for that special photograph to add to your collection!
