Since I began shooting with the new Polaroid 300 camera, I’m reminded daily (via e-mail, FaceBook and Flickr posts) how “sad” it is that new Polaroid products are just re-branded Fuji products. Polaroid Corp had a long run. Some might say that it wasn't the same after Edwin Land passed or attribute the fall of the original company to changing times. For me, it's encouraging that the new ... [Read More]
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Making Monday Funday!
Breaking up the monotony of Monday with some Film Photography fun… I received an e-mail letter from Ireland’s own Ryan Leathem. Ryan was the winner of the Minolta X-700, which I gave away on the Spring Film Photography Podcast. Ryan wrote: It's Ryan from Ireland here! I received the Minolta X-700 a good few weeks ago and I'm soooooo sorry it has taken me so long to write you an e-mail to say ... [Read More]
Downtown Delight USA
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]
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]
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]