In Film Photography Podcast 18 (October 25, 2010) Michael Raso mentioned how he had developed some film he found in a second-hand camera, and how special it was to have the film developed to look at these photographs from a by-gone era, with no idea who the people are in the images. This reminded me of a couple of years ago when my Dad gave me a box of old slides he had taken in the 1960's to see ... [Read More]
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How to use a Polaroid Pack Camera
I received an e-mail from Film Photography Podcast associate Rob Nunn the other day asking me about the various Polaroid film formats. The e-mail prompted me to produce this little video about the fantastic Polaroid Colorpack II camera. More info: Polaroid Pack Cameras discussed A Polaroid Primer: Peel-apart Films Rob Nunn Photo: robnunnphoto.com New film for Polaroid Cameras / The ... [Read More]
Polaroid “Black Haus”
Blog by Michael Raso Polaroid Type 500 film has an image size of 73x54mm ( 2.874 x 2.126 inches), ISO 600, and 10 pictures to a pack. Produced from 1993-1997. Existing, expired film packs are scarce. When available these film packs can fetch upwards of $20. - $50. each on ebay. My experience is that most existing packs available now have been improperly stored, causing the internal chemicals ... [Read More]
THE IMPOSSIBLE PROJECT NYC Party for Patrick Sansone’s book “100 Polaroids.”
From The Impossible Project (FaceBook) THE IMPOSSIBLE PROJECT NYC Party for "100 Polaroids," A book by Patrick Sansone. Join us for the official NYC launch of my first book of Polaroid photography. Drinks, tunes, books and Polaroids! There will be free wine, books for sale, and special on-the-spot discounts on Impossible products. Two notes about this event: Due to limited space, we ask that ... [Read More]
Photography Bargains at Car Boot Sales: 30 TOP TIPS
I have to say that I love car-boot sales, probably because I pick up dozens of fantastic film related bargains every month, and you could also say I'm a bit of a car boot sale addict, getting up early every Sunday and wandering around a least two with my better half... For everyone outside the UK, car-boot sales are usually held on a field somewhere early on a Sunday morning. Sizes vary, but at ... [Read More]
Sometimes, Failure can be Beautiful.
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]