"The world is a terrible place without Polaroid."—John Waters Like me, Ellen Jo Roberts LOVES Polaroid. She recently wrote an article on Polaroid which I was thrilled to contribute. The article was published in the July 2010 issue of an Arizona arts & newspaper called The Noise. The online version is posted on Ellen Jo's blog. Ellen Jo Roberts is a artist, writer & shutterbug ... [Read More]
Archives for June 2010
Get Close with the Polaroid 300 and other Instant Cameras
Instant Photography is back! Podcast Producer and Host Michael Raso discusses using a close-up filter with the brand new Polaroid 300 camera. Update 2/2011: What Close-Up filter? I hand hold a Cokin x2 Close-Up filter (available on e-bay) OR you can buy this close-up kit from Freestyle Photo. ... [Read More]
POLAROID BURN: Polaroid Obsession & Its Dangers
I loaded my (recently acquired) 1963 Polaroid 100 Automatic Camera with a pack of Polaroid 690 film (actually re-boxed Fujifilm FP-100c! – read on), set up my shot and fired the shutter. Great shot! I pulled the white tab only to have it “snap” rip, leaving me dumbfounded. (You see the magic of Polaroid pack film occurs when you pull the film out of the camera through the internal camera ... [Read More]
Episode 9 – June 15, 2010
The gang reviews the new Polaroid 300 Instant Film Camera, Ukulele rocker Henrique Couto’s 35mm project, Lomo-Like results with a vintage Kodak cameras, 35mm film and Polaroid 600 camera giveaway and more!!! Hosted by Michael Raso and Duane Polcou and special guest John Fedele. Listen to this episode now [podbean type=audio-rectangle resource="episode=itewf-11a873" skin="1" auto="0" ... [Read More]
GET HAPPY (with Polaroid!)
Even before purchasing the cute, little Polaroid 300 camera I’ve been dabbling in Polaroid instant photography. Only in the last month or so has it become all-out Polaroid Mania. Using “The Google” I researched Polaroid present and past, making a list of various cameras that I would like to test. I was amazed to find THOUSANDS of used classic Polaroid cameras on-line. My latest ... [Read More]
Polaroid 300 Review
Instant Photography is back! Podcast Producer and Host Michael Raso reviews the brand new Polaroid 300 camera. ... [Read More]