Kodak Photo Spot
Encyclopedia
A Kodak Photo Spot is a location with a Kodak
-sponsored sign indicating a recommended spot from which to take a photograph
. They are found in areas popular with tourists, and are particularly common in Disney theme parks
.
One such sign reads, "This location recommended by top photographers to help you tell the story of your visit in pictures."
In a project for the Center for Land Use Interpretation
, artists Melinda Stone and Igor Vamos
installed "Suggested Photo Spots" signs at various locations across the United States; one of their spots included the wastewater
treatment facility for Eastman Kodak's headquarters.
Eastman Kodak
Eastman Kodak Company is a multinational imaging and photographic equipment, materials and services company headquarted in Rochester, New York, United States. It was founded by George Eastman in 1892....
-sponsored sign indicating a recommended spot from which to take a photograph
Photograph
A photograph is an image created by light falling on a light-sensitive surface, usually photographic film or an electronic imager such as a CCD or a CMOS chip. Most photographs are created using a camera, which uses a lens to focus the scene's visible wavelengths of light into a reproduction of...
. They are found in areas popular with tourists, and are particularly common in Disney theme parks
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts is the segment of The Walt Disney Company that conceives, builds, and manages the company's theme parks and holiday resorts, as well as a variety of additional family-oriented leisure enterprises...
.
One such sign reads, "This location recommended by top photographers to help you tell the story of your visit in pictures."
In a project for the Center for Land Use Interpretation
Center for Land Use Interpretation
The Center for Land Use Interpretation is a non-profit "research organization involved in exploring, examining, and understanding land and landscape issues...
, artists Melinda Stone and Igor Vamos
Igor Vamos
Igor Vamos, born April 15, 1968, is an internationally known multimedia artist, leading member of The Yes Men , and an associate professor of media arts at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute...
installed "Suggested Photo Spots" signs at various locations across the United States; one of their spots included the wastewater
Wastewater
Wastewater is any water that has been adversely affected in quality by anthropogenic influence. It comprises liquid waste discharged by domestic residences, commercial properties, industry, and/or agriculture and can encompass a wide range of potential contaminants and concentrations...
treatment facility for Eastman Kodak's headquarters.
External links
- Images of Photo Spots and Picture Spots at FlickrFlickrFlickr is an image hosting and video hosting website, web services suite, and online community that was created by Ludicorp in 2004 and acquired by Yahoo! in 2005. In addition to being a popular website for users to share and embed personal photographs, the service is widely used by bloggers to...
- Picture Spot slap art project