Kodak

Iconic camera brand

Kodak is a brand of cameras and photographic film that dominated amateur photography for most of the twentieth century.

The name became nearly synonymous with snapshots and family photos.

As a verb, to kodak something meant to photograph it: She kodaked the children on the lawn.

The company's decline with digital photography made Kodak a cautionary tale about failing to adapt—a Kodak moment now sometimes refers ironically to missing an obvious opportunity.

brand

Eastman

Photography industrialist's surname

InstamaticCartridge-loading consumer camera
KodachromeColor reversal film brand
EktachromeColor reversal film brand

Polaroid · Fujifilm · Canon · Nikon · Leica · Hasselblad · Minolta · Konica · Rochester

decline

bankruptcy

Legal status when insolvent

disruptionForceful interruption of process
obsolescenceState of becoming disused
restructuringRearranging an existing framework

Rochester · layoffs · pivot · reinvention

photography

snapshot

Informal photograph taken quickly

shutterHinged window covering
apertureAdjustable optical inlet
exposureState of being unprotected

lens · focus · composition · framing · portrait · landscape · flash · tripod · point-and-shoot · prints

film

Kodachrome

Color reversal film brand

EktachromeColor reversal film brand
GoldA family name
emulsionBlended immiscible liquids

negative · slide · grain · ISO · develop · print · darkroom · gelatin · acetate · fixer

nostalgia

memories

Stored past experiences

snapshotsInformal, quick photographs
yesteryearTime not long past
vintageQuality from past eras

retro · sepia · keepsake · childhood · holidays · milestones · birthdays · vacations · Americana · throwback

Kodak

Eastman

bankruptcy

snapshot

Kodachrome

memories

Kodak

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