"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]
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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]
Giddy over Polaroid 300
I have to admit, electronics and hardware don’t excite me but I’d be lying if I told you that I wasn’t just a little giddy when United Parcel delivered a package from Polaroid today. Polaroid decided to abandon film cameras and instant film in 2007 in favor of an all-digital line-up of products. With Holga, Lomography and The Impossible Project keeping film alive for ... [Read More]
The camera has arrived!!! YES!!!!!
On the April 15th The Film Photography Podcast (Internet Radio Show) gave away a Polaroid 600 Camera. Chris Nielsen from New Zealand was the lucky winner! Today, I received the following correspondence from Chris: 4/26/2010 (via FlickrMail) Hi The camera has arrived!!! YES!!!!! It's very exciting to have my first Polaroid camera, and the photos look awesome!!! I took it with me over the ... [Read More]
Color Balance – Scanning using the Epson V700!
Although I discuss, write, blog, shout, jump up-and-down “Ad Nauseam” about shooting on film as a medium, I am thankful for the amazing amounts of digital tools available to all photographers and filmmakers (regardless of what medium is being shot). I rely so heavily on the Epson v700 scanner and Adobe Photoshop that they’re the equivalent of running water and the automobile – things that you have ... [Read More]
Death meets Kodachrome
Last fall Erin Russ asked me to shoot photos of her for the Spring 2010 issues of “Girls and Corpses” magazine. After my ear-to-ear grin subsided, I said a hearty “yes.” I love a photo challenge and I looked forward to picking and packing my favorite vintage camera gear for this sinister assignment. Another Grinch-like smirk appeared on my face, knowing that I’d shoot this ... [Read More]