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]
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“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]
Changing Bag vs. Darkroom
You’re out on the field, and for whatever reason, you decide that you need to develop some film. It’s time to enter the darkroom and fumble about with some chemicals – that is, unless you’ve got a changing bag handy. Google ‘changing bag’ and you’ll probably be invited to test out the latest in diaper changing technology. Search for ‘film changing bag’ and prepare to be amazed by the most useful ... [Read More]
Funny Méla – Polaroid Portraits
Méla Nichols is a 24 year old stand-up comic, actress and writer living in New York City. She's currently appearing on the ShowTime series “I can't believe I'm still single.” She enjoys all things off-beat and vehemently marches against the grain on a daily basis. That’s the bio that appears on my Flicker page featuring all of the portraits-to-date that I’ve shot of this amazing new talent. I ... [Read More]
Polaroid 500 FAIL! (or My Continuing Polaroid Experiments)
I recently picked up the Polaroid Captiva SLR and Polaroid Joy cameras from e-bay.com. Both were released and available from Polaroid 1993–1997. The Captiva and Joy use the no-longer-manufactured Polaroid 500 Instant film. Polaroid Type 500 film (produced from 1993-2005) has an image size of 73x54mm ( 2.874 x 2.126 inches), is ISO 600 and has 10 pictures to a pack. My initial ... [Read More]
Polaroid 300 – A Letter of Recommendation
A fellow FLICKR member sent me FlickrMail today regarding the new Polaroid 300 camera. Below is his correspondance and my response. The FlickrMail I received from Bob: Hi MichaelHow do you like your 300? I've been a Polaroid fan for a while and normally use an SX-70. After seeing your shots with the new 300, I decided to get one of my own. How's your experience been when shooting in ... [Read More]