... and I have you to thank for that, Friday... have a happy weekend, everyone!
Photo taken with my Polaroid Land Camera
Polaroid 669 Instant Film
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I tried out an expired pack of Polaroid 669 instant film yesterday... very interesting results... lots of blue tones and a very faded and vintage look. It's definitely a lot different from the Fuji fp-100c. I'll post more polaroids periodically...
Happy Monday... or shall I say "UN" Happy Monday...
I scored a Polaroid Automatic 250 Land Camera off eBay recently and it just arrived the other day. While it was in transit, I ordered some batteries for it from RadioShack.com, and I scooped up the last three packs of Fujifilm fp-100c & fp-100b from Imageworks. I got a chance to test it out after work yesterday. Unfortunately, some shots were sacrificed along the way, but after messing around with the film speed settings and the L/D dial, I was finally able to get some decent shots. The flash that came with the camera has some major battery corrosion, but hopefully I can fix it up somehow. Although the photos do tend to come out slightly on the darker side (I have to turn the L/D dial almost all the way to lighten even in daylight), the blue skies do stand out, and there is a really nice vignetting effect as well. I really like it so far! I also ordered a couple packs of Polaroid 669 film from eBay yesterday... looking forward to trying it out. I'm planning a polaroid excursion with my best friend, Angie (she has the Polaroid Colorpack II Land Camera)... hopefully we can go sometime soon... that should be fun... can't wait! If anyone else is interested in joining us on a fun polaroid excursion, let me know! I'll be sure to post some photos when I get a chance... stay tuned.
Also, forgot to mention that I started a tumblr blog recently. Check it out here: My Tumblr Blog
... hope I survive the next 18+ hours of work ahead of me today...
Happy Final Decking & Happy Friday. Have a great weekend!
Photo taken with my Polaroid Sx-70
I was so happy to read the following article today in Honolulu Advertiser's business section online ...
By Peter Svensson, AP Technology Writer
NEW YORK — A group of engineers and enthusiasts who leased an old Polaroid film factory in the Netherlands announced Monday that they had successfully reinvented instant film and will start selling packs this week.
The news gives new life to some old Polaroid cameras. The company, called The Impossible Project, will sell film for SX-70 cameras made in the '70s as well as more recent cameras that take 600-series film.
Each film pack will cost $21 and produce eight black-and-white images. The company plans to introduce color film this summer, and expects to make 1 million packs in the first year. The film will be sold online initially, but the company expects to make it available in some stores as well.
Polaroid stopped making instant film in 2008, but Fujifilm of Japan still makes it, and some of its packs fit in professional Polaroid cameras. Fuji doesn't make SX-70 or 600 film.
SX-70 film was prized by artists because it had a soft image-carrying layer that could be squeezed around while developing, distorting the image in entertaining ways. In addition, the cameras are icons of design: Tent-like when opened, they fold into a flat package.
The revival of instant film was dubbed The Impossible Project because of the complexity of the product, and because key materials used in Polaroid's formulation were no longer available, so the startup had to figure out a new way to make the film.
The original Polaroid Corp. filed for bankruptcy in 2001, followed by the successor company in 2008. Holding company PLR IP now controls the Polaroid brand name, licensing its use mainly to electronics companies. It is not involved in The Impossible Project and the new packs won't carry the Polaroid brand. However, PLR IP announced in January that new instant-film cameras would be launched this year that can use the packs.
Last year, a digital camera with the Polaroid brand launched with a built-in printer, producing small, sticky-backed photos reminiscent of the old film.
Read the actual article here!
Brooklyn working it while Michele works it...
... guys, you DON'T want to miss this next fashion spread... you'd be a barney if you did.
Today was a LONG day. I took a vacation day from work so I could be available for Contrast's fashion shoot for the upcoming issue. We were so fortunate & especially grateful to have such a great team for this shoot; Brooke Dombroski photographed, Lena Hanson did hair and make up, and four BEAUTIFUL models did their thang & WORKED IT! Can't wait to see the pics! Here's a polaroid I took of the city view from one of the locations we shot at. I'll post some teasers later, stay tuned.
I've been on a polaroid fix lately. Although polaroid film can still be found on ebay, I truly hope and pray that someday polaroid film will be manufactured again. So sad. Here's a picture of my beloved Sx-70 Sonar. It has been electronically modified for 600 film, so no filters are necessary. I still have a pretty decent amount of polaroid film left, but even with that, I'm paranoid to use up too much of it... I'm definitely holding back. I'll probably stock up again soon. Let's hope for a miracle... Jesus rose from the dead... it's quite possible for polaroid film to do the same, right? Being optimistic...
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