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…
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…
In a world electronics market that predominately offers only digital cameras to consumers via “Big Box stores” like Best Buy or Walmart, it was amazingly refreshing to hear that retail giant Target (here in the US) would be offering…
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…
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…
The Olympus Stylus Epic (also known as the Mju-II) is my “point and shoot” camera of choice that I never leave home without! Photographer Jim Tardio summed it up best: Most serious photographers like to carry a small pocket…
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…
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…
