With the amount of expired Polaroid Film out there, follow Polaroid photographer Ellen Jo Roberts tipped me off to a group (started by daser) that unites users of expired film via a group on FLICKR called POLAROID FAIL! "Jammed film. Roller failure. Half exposures." It's all in this fab, new Flickr group! Expired, defunct and forgotten - The Polaroid Joycam and 500 film ... [Read More]
Archives for September 2010
Polaroid Shorts
Ukulele performer and Film Photography Podcast pal Henrique Couto rolled into town today and would you believe….he was wearing Polaroid Shorts!!! “Where did you get those shorts?” I said. “My Mom made them.” Henrique replied. The famous multi-color Polaroid packaging was designed by Paul Giambara. Mr Giambara also designed packaging for Tonka Toys, Gillette and ... [Read More]
Celebrate The Day! – a new film camera in a big retail store!
In a world electronics market that predominately offers only digital cameras to consumers via “Big Box stores” like Best Buy or Walmart, it was amazingly refreshing to hear that retail giant Target (here in the US) would be offering the new Polaroid 300 camera and 300 film. I’ve covered the Polaroid 300 camera on previous blogs, spoke about it on the Film Photography Podcast and even shot a ... [Read More]
“Gentlemen, we can rebuild him.”
From Bionic.wikia.com: The Oscar Goldman doll was one of several large-size action figures relased by Kenner Toys in the late 1970s to tie-in with both The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman. The doll came packaged with a briefcase containing several items; if the briefcase was opened incorrectly, however, the briefcase self-destructed, bouncing into the air and the interior ... [Read More]
Episode 15 – September 15, 2010
Impossible PX 70 film review, Listener photo gallery, Camera giveaway and more! Hosted by Michael Raso with Duane Polcou and John Fedele. Listen to this episode now [podbean type=audio-rectangle resource="episode=itewf-13a9c9" skin="1" auto="0" height=100 ] Subscribe on iTunes Link will immediately open iTunes. Subscribe on Podbean Link will immediately open PodBean.com. ... [Read More]
“Help me Impossible Project. You’re my only hope.”
After discovering the defunct Polaroid Type 500 Instant Film format (along with the awesome Polaroid JoyCam & Captiva SLR camera), I tried to acquire Type 500 film, only to find it almost impossible to find. Impossible…that’s it! If anyone could re-manufacture 500 film, it would be The Impossible Project! After all, these guys have the Polaroid JoyCam on their site. It won’t be long before ... [Read More]