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the first one is of me, then the rest i took. i bought this camera about a year ago and i've been really enjoying it! it's not cheap, and to be honest, it has its faults that i'm still learning to work around to get the control i want, but i like the versatility between being a one-and-done autofocus camera and having manual control. i used to just have an old school '90s polaroid box camera and it was great for sunny conditions but not really that versatile, so after a decade or so it felt like time for an upgrade.
at first i was looking at some older polaroid cameras like the SLR 680, and it's a shame this is not an SLR, but for the price it still takes great photos.
i got it about a year ago when i made more money and fell back down an ADHD rabbit hole with instant photography, and i'm really glad i didn't sell it. sometimes, when i'm in a rut and don't want to go outside, i'll load a pack of film in it, and force myself to not come back home until i find a pack of film worth of pictures to take. that way, when i make it back home, i made some sort of art that i'm proud of, or at least tried to make art.
i took these when i went to the norton simon museum and the museum of neon art, both must visits if you're in the greater LA area! the norton simon is free if you have a student ID (but you can definitely get away with showing them an old one, if you still have it, ha)
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Ian
I resonate so much with this. That feeling of loading up a camera with film and just going outside to see what there is to see is such a unique feeling. It forces you to look at your day with a little more perspective than you might not have noticed originally.
I should dust off the ol polaroid, myself. Thanks for sharing!
ps your hair is so cool!
Thank you so much!! And yeah they definitely do have a very distinct look so all for you giving it another go especially since you do so much cool mixed media type work already
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I've always wanted to try doing an emulsion lift with polaroids. Look it up, so cool!
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Gonna give that a shot, always wanted to try it
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Jckistan
woah! that's sick! ive got a cool polaroid SX-70 but the film is eye-wateringly expensive, plus i'm an SLR photographer, so i use my 35mm film kit. definitely looking to experiment with polaroid though, hope mine look as cool as this!
Oh, I've always wanted the SX-70. It's such a masterpiece of design and one of the most beautiful cameras ever made. Definitely a very expensive medium I agree but shooting with it always feels like a special treat. Thank you for your comment!
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Violent Faces
We are sure that one day we will see a photographic exhibition of yours, it can see that you put your soul into what you do!
Thank you so much!
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Brian
These are sweet. I particularly like the last one.
Thank you!! Yeah Polaroid film does incredibly well with neon and artificial lights especially, I have some color ones I've taken of neon signage I should scan, there's just something about the chemistry of the film makes bright artificial lights look really really sharp and crisp and bright, it's really cool!
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Usual Egg
Fuck yea, make art! These are great and mildly inspiring. I have an old box polaroid in the closet somewhere. My late grandma bought it for me for my birthday when I was a knee hight because I wouldn't stop fucking around with hers lol. I might go digging for it later, if I can bring myself to commit to the cost of the film. What does that go for these days?
Thank you! It depends on whether you have an older camera or a new one. It's a money pit either way but there is a couple of bucks difference per pack. The older cameras, like 2000s and before, need a battery to be in the actual pack of film so that makes it cost a couple of bucks more per pack. The newer ones already have a battery in the camera so no battery in the film cartridge so it's a bit cheaper per pack. I usually stock up on the sales on Polaroid website and get bundles that come around to around $1.50 to $1.75 a photo. If you get them from a retail place like Best Buy it can get pricy, like $3 a photo.
It's definitely not cheap and Instax is a lot cheaper. But I also don't trust Amazon's cheaper prices on Polaroid because I don't really trust that they sell fresh film and Polaroid film chemistry tends to expire pretty quickly compared to Instax.
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That's a lot of good info. I think I'm in the battery film camp cause my grandma bought it for me back in the 90s. I'll go check out poloroid's website thanks for the tip!
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4iamaraindog2
These are awesome!
Thank you!! :)
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heartbeats
ahhh these are so beautiful!!! 🖤 🖤
Thank you! 🖤
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The Atlanta Monsters
These look great.
Thank you so much!
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