Woolco Department Store - December 1973 - Shot on Film
I found some old photos I had shot fifty years ago at this time. I was an assistant manager of the Woolco Department Store at the Meridian Mall in Okemos, Michigan. Though I really wasn't supposed to be taking real photos with the demo cameras in the display case, I went ahead and did it anyway. I think I took this when things got quiet after Christmas. I was working more hours, as I was on Christmas break from college, but most of my time was spent restocking shelves and keeping the department looking clean.
Whenever I took a photo, I had stayed behind the counter, so as to give the impression I was just "checking out" the demos. Senior management frowned upon anyone walking around the store with a still camera, even if it was an employee who worked in the camera department.
I was using a Minolta, though what model, I can't recall. I shot Ektachrome Tungsten, rated at ASA 160. In using this stock, which was balanced for 3200 degree Kelvin lighting, I ended up having to deal with the florescent lights, which are largely cyan in color temperature. I had to fix this in Photoshop. I also had a low-res scan done on the reversal stock.
Anyway, I used a Minolta SLR, with a 50mm lens, with Ektachrome Tungsten (ASA 160) as my film stock.
Woolco Department Store - December 1973 - Shot on Film
I found some old photos I had shot fifty years ago at this time. I was an assistant manager of the Woolco Department Store at the Meridian Mall in Okemos, Michigan. Though I really wasn't supposed to be taking real photos with the demo cameras in the display case, I went ahead and did it anyway. I think I took this when things got quiet after Christmas. I was working more hours, as I was on Christmas break from college, but most of my time was spent restocking shelves and keeping the department looking clean.
Whenever I took a photo, I had stayed behind the counter, so as to give the impression I was just "checking out" the demos. Senior management frowned upon anyone walking around the store with a still camera, even if it was an employee who worked in the camera department.
I was using a Minolta, though what model, I can't recall. I shot Ektachrome Tungsten, rated at ASA 160. In using this stock, which was balanced for 3200 degree Kelvin lighting, I ended up having to deal with the florescent lights, which are largely cyan in color temperature. I had to fix this in Photoshop. I also had a low-res scan done on the reversal stock.
Anyway, I used a Minolta SLR, with a 50mm lens, with Ektachrome Tungsten (ASA 160) as my film stock.