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05/12/2011 09:46:27 AM · #1
Catchy, yeah? :)

Brian bvy and I are itching to break out the Polaroids again. Please post your interest here. We can start in June, as film needs to be ordered, and some folks may want to start visiting the local pawn shops for a Polaroid. A Holgaroid is acceptable as well!

The Impossible Project Film.

Gallery from the last Polaroid side challenge:



ETA: instant film, fuji, polaroid, impossible project, impossible, film, Holgaroid, polaroid back, analog, pinhole, 600, sx-70, sx70, instant camera, land camera, instax, fujifilm

Message edited by author 2011-06-01 13:01:36.
05/12/2011 11:14:49 AM · #2
Nice challenge! But I'm just going to watch this (and perhaps give a few comments).
05/12/2011 11:30:56 AM · #3
I bought the instant back for the Diana+ but never got around to using it. Can I play?
05/12/2011 11:34:53 AM · #4
Absolutely.
05/12/2011 11:53:57 AM · #5
May just have to dig out the Polaroid 600 from the closet and see if the remaining shots on the cartridge are still good...

hmm... it powers up from the cartidge based battery...

I'd like to play along as well if I may.

05/12/2011 04:40:38 PM · #6
Glad to see some interest. I need to order film now. What jump started interest for me was the announcement of the new color film for the 600 cameras. And, actually, I still have one image left from last fall's pack. So let's see what happens.

Nice collage, by the way, Ben.
05/12/2011 04:41:19 PM · #7
I have one pack left of B&W from years ago. This will give me a chance to see if it is still good..!
05/13/2011 10:51:44 AM · #8
My film is on the way. 5 frames leftover as well from last fall.
05/18/2011 09:13:15 AM · #9
Bumping
06/01/2011 12:53:15 PM · #10
Bumping again for anybody interested.

Brian bvy and I had the thought that this should be ongoing thread. Contribute when you can. Post any instant film, Impossible, Fuji, expired Polaroid, etc. The film is the primary medium of interest for this thread. Any camera/format is acceptable; variety is encouraged! Polaroids, medium format backs, modified Holga/toy cameras, pinholes, etc.

Bottom line, consider this thread an adjunct to the film thread..

This will function as the image thread as well.
06/01/2011 12:59:02 PM · #11
I'll join in in mid-month, if that's all right. Gotta visit the totally awesome grandchildren and their equally awesome parents -- road trip in a mini-van so I'm traveling light.
06/01/2011 01:04:45 PM · #12
Originally posted by Germaine:

I'll join in in mid-month, if that's all right. Gotta visit the totally awesome grandchildren and their equally awesome parents -- road trip in a mini-van so I'm traveling light.


No worries, this is going to be an ongoing thread to accomodate the cost of film, shipping of film, desire to not waste frames, scanning, etc.

BTW, my mini van has plenty of room for a Polaroid! ;) Kids were made for instant film!
07/01/2011 10:46:42 PM · #13
The new PX680 color Polaroid film is out from the Impossible Project. This film is for those of us with the 600 series cameras. I was ready to order some online as soon as it was announced, when I remembered that Impossible has a store in New York City. Knowing I'd be there in a few weeks (which was this past week), I decided to wait, save a few dollars on shipping, and see the store in person. It's a nice space, if small and very hidden. Huge Polaroid prints line the walls. I had to ask how you get a big print from a tiny one. Apparently the Polaroid images are photographed with a large format (4x5) film camera, the big negatives are scanned at high resolution, and digital prints are made from those. Pretty cool.

Here's my first shot of eight. This is from a car show my son and I attended earlier this evening.
07/02/2011 12:08:54 AM · #14
Hmmmmm. I inherited a Polaroid from a tenant who moved out, and I haven't even opened it yet. But I also want to make a DIY tilt shift. Except that it would be for my digital...
07/02/2011 01:03:31 AM · #15
So, you just scan the polaroid and post it or do you start playing with it more?
Did anybody see the little booklet of Andrei Tarkowsky polaroid pics? If you never heard of Tarkowsky you might want to rent the movie "The Mirror" to start with.
07/02/2011 01:34:16 AM · #16
Mostly just post. I'll fiddle with the contrast to try and get the scanned/screen version look like the print.
07/02/2011 10:39:45 AM · #17
As it relates to post-processing, you can think of these images as either perfect out of camera or totally beyond help. In either case, Photoshop ain't gonna add anything. Sometimes I white balance against the white border, but that's a corrective step.
07/02/2011 12:53:57 PM · #18
Great answer Brian.

Any more to post? I have a few expired Polaroid sepia to scan. Hopefully today.

07/02/2011 01:28:58 PM · #19
At three bucks a pop, I'll be taking pictures and posting... very... slowly...

Still, I am eager to take another shot. So maybe before the holiday weekend is up...
07/05/2011 10:39:09 AM · #20
07/12/2011 07:33:13 PM · #21
It's Polaroid Week!
07/14/2011 12:06:33 PM · #22


Also, thanks to Langdon for the Analog gallery! Fill it up!
07/14/2011 07:02:02 PM · #23
We inherited a polaroid camera from my father-in-law, but Oh Dear! the price of film! Regretfully I won't be joining in, but I love what you guys are coming up with.
07/16/2011 11:36:16 AM · #24
07/16/2011 07:22:44 PM · #25
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