In an age where indoor and highway strip malls rule, it's always a real joy to skip the norm and go local. I lived in Pompton Lakes, NJ a few years ago and really dug the town's "main street" (which happens to be called Wanaque Avenue). A hop, skip and jump from my studio, Pompton Lakes makes a perfect afternoon break in wonderful Friday afternoon weather. Today’s camera-in-hand was my Polaroid ... [Read More]
Archives for 2010
Film Photography on Internet Radio
I started recording a monthly Internet Radio show called the Film Photography Podcast last October in order to share my enthusiasm about shooting film. At that time I was already recording a monthly show covering underground B-Movies (called the Alternative Cinema Podcast). I was chewing up so much time on the AC podcast talking about film photography that I decided to branch out and record a show ... [Read More]
Episode 10 – July 1, 2010
Epic Film Photography Summer Episode! FPP guys Michael Raso, Duane Polcou and John Fedele welcome podcast listener Dan Domme. A plethora of film photography info is covered including listener film galleries and the Polaroid 600 / Agfa Clack camera giveaway! Listen to this episode now [podbean type=audio-rectangle resource="episode=itewf-11ec36" skin="1" auto="0" height=100 ] ... [Read More]
I’d like to share Ellen Jo Roberts’ POLAROID Blog
"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]
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]