Mystery Shrouded in Mist

Last week, we lost a dear friend and an invaluable source of inspiration and leadership here at Kodak. Paul Porter, Director of Kodak Design Strategy and VP was the driving force behind the redesign of the Kodak homepage, and the overall new look. His leadership and guidance throughout helped ensure the initial concept became reality. One of the key elements of the new design is the emphasis on the big picture. (The process of selecting images for the page is worthy of a blogpost itself, but that is for another day.) The team selecting the images and developing the common themes for presentation include several visual designers and a staff photographer. You've got some very strong personalities in this group, all with distinct points of view. The meetings can get pretty 'animated'. Paul, not a photographer by trade, brought his own insights to the discussion. Now, it's important to remember that Paul was a VP here, highly respected and carrying some serious weight in the corporate world, but you'd never have known it in these meetings. That's part of what made Paul so special - his total lack of pretension and his ability to bring out the best in everyone around him. So, the team would meet every week to push images around on a big table. Invariably some of the images get pushed to the side but there was this one group that just kept 'reappearing'. We'd push 'em aside and Paul would slip them back in again. They all have a common element that clearly appealed to Paul, a certain air of mystery shrouded in mist and possibility. "What's out there?' Paul would say as he presented these images again. In honor of Paul, we are presenting those images on the homepage for your enjoyment, and Paul's as well. - - - - - - - - Morning Tree Marius Visser Picture of the Day, March 24, 2008 At a very early and quiet moment in the morning, this situation lasted for just one minute. Taken in the Drents Friese Wold in the provence of Drenthe in the Netherlands. - - - - - - - - Not Even a Ripple David A. Luzi Picture of the Day, February 19, 2008 Sometimes you have to push yourself to go get a great photo. I got up early one foggy October morning to drive around Bantam Lake and take quite a few shots. This is the only one I was happy with. I'm glad I did it. - - - - - - - - A November Morning in Yorkshire Colin Venables Picture of the Day, May 3, 2003 This picture was taken with my new DX4330 digital camera during my stay in a cottage in the Yorkshire Dales, November 2002. - - - - - - - - Foggy Harbor Emma Lupton Picture of the Day, May 26, 2004 This was taken in May 2003, overlooking the town harbor in Oriental, NC. This is where I call home but it is a vacation destination for many. The town dock sees hundreds of sailers each year traveling north to south and back again. Oriental is a favorite stop over. Right at sunrise the colors are awesome. I 'm always looking for unusual boats at the dock. This image is special to me because this is what I think of when I think of Oriental, a mix of sailboats and work boats. - - - - - - - - The Morning Paddle Jan D. Novak Picture of the Day, June 24, 2008 Cool and foggy fall morning in the back country in Algonquin park, Ontario. We kayaked and portaged over few hills, lots of beaver dams and even rolled the kayak with all the camera gear. The next morning, sun was just coming up and the solo canoe went by our campsite. It was so nice to be at the right place and at the right time. - - - - - - - - I don't thnk I'll ever look at another image with this sort of 'atmosphere' again without thinking of Paul and hearing his voice saying, "What's out there?" - Joel Rosen

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