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July 13, 2011
'Roid Week- Day 3
There is so much talent in the flickr pool for 'Roid Week 2011! There's something about a Polaroid photo when the light is just right that makes it better than any other kind of film photo- it's magic through and through... I hope one day I can capture that magic in my Polaroids too. See what all the fuss is about here.
Happy Polaroiding...
Andrea
Happy Polaroiding...
Andrea
May 22, 2011
52 Saturdays 2011- Spring Flowers
My Saturday photo from this weekend is the last shot of the beta PX680 polaroid film I have from The Impossible Project . Time to load up on more of this colorful film.
As always, you can see more of the fun Saturdays of 2011 flickr groups' photos here. If you need a kick in the pants to take more of your own photos, it's a great group to join.
Cheers,
Andrea
As always, you can see more of the fun Saturdays of 2011 flickr groups' photos here. If you need a kick in the pants to take more of your own photos, it's a great group to join.
Cheers,
Andrea
January 6, 2011
Why Hello 2011.
I'm a little late on wishing everyone a Happy New Year, but here it is. Happy New Year.
I spent the end of 2010 into the beginning of 2011 with four of my best friends in Huntsville. They all pitched in a bought me a plane ticket and it was one of the most memorable NYE I've ever spent. There was a massive rain & lightening storm all around and I stood in the rain with my best friend getting drenched for ages listening to the booming thunder and booming music from the house. It was a glorious way to ring in the new year.
When I came home I was greeted with snow on the ground and cold temps. Neither of which we had seen yet this season when I left just a couple of days before. I love rain and snow so I couldn't be happier with it. And I couldn't help snapping a couple of photos.
Here are my resolutions for the new year:
1. Never be without a camera. And use them.
2. Write 1 snail mail letter a month. Because who doesn't love receiving a snail mail letter?
3. Paint more. Internet less.
4. Graduate from college. Because 22 years is a really long time to wait.
5. Turn 40 and be happy about it. Life has never been so good!
Perhaps not the most noble of resolutions but they're all doable and I like doable. What are you going to do in 2011?
I spent the end of 2010 into the beginning of 2011 with four of my best friends in Huntsville. They all pitched in a bought me a plane ticket and it was one of the most memorable NYE I've ever spent. There was a massive rain & lightening storm all around and I stood in the rain with my best friend getting drenched for ages listening to the booming thunder and booming music from the house. It was a glorious way to ring in the new year.
When I came home I was greeted with snow on the ground and cold temps. Neither of which we had seen yet this season when I left just a couple of days before. I love rain and snow so I couldn't be happier with it. And I couldn't help snapping a couple of photos.
Here are my resolutions for the new year:
1. Never be without a camera. And use them.
2. Write 1 snail mail letter a month. Because who doesn't love receiving a snail mail letter?
3. Paint more. Internet less.
4. Graduate from college. Because 22 years is a really long time to wait.
5. Turn 40 and be happy about it. Life has never been so good!
Perhaps not the most noble of resolutions but they're all doable and I like doable. What are you going to do in 2011?
November 3, 2010
Day 3 of Polaroid Week
It's Day 3 and the fabulous polaroids are rolling in to the 'Roid Week flickr pool. You can check out my favorites from the week here.
These are my 2 entries for today. A vibrant rainbow victorian house in my neighborhood that came out with delicate colors and a sculpture from the Denver Center for the Performing Arts.
In other news, my first mixed media piece from my new water series is nearly done and I'll try to post it this weekend if it's completed. It's taken me many many MANY more hours than I anticipated to do it, but it's coming along.
My plan is to do three smaller pieces as a test run but my original vision was to do one large canvas with all three forms in it. A much larger undertaking than I had initially planned given how long it's taking me to do one very small piece, but I'm still hoping to do it. At this rate, I anticipate that the large piece will be done sometime late next year.
These are my 2 entries for today. A vibrant rainbow victorian house in my neighborhood that came out with delicate colors and a sculpture from the Denver Center for the Performing Arts.
In other news, my first mixed media piece from my new water series is nearly done and I'll try to post it this weekend if it's completed. It's taken me many many MANY more hours than I anticipated to do it, but it's coming along.
My plan is to do three smaller pieces as a test run but my original vision was to do one large canvas with all three forms in it. A much larger undertaking than I had initially planned given how long it's taking me to do one very small piece, but I'm still hoping to do it. At this rate, I anticipate that the large piece will be done sometime late next year.
August 16, 2010
Miniature Farm Animals
We spent the weekend at my mom's place in southern Colorado for our annual family reunion. I took the opportunity to photograph some of her miniature farm animals using The Impossible Project's new polaroid film- both the silver shade and the even newer color shade. I'm still experimenting with how to get the best photos from this slightly sensitive film but I love the dreamy quality of this film.
August 10, 2010
First Shots with New Impossible Project Color Film
These are my first shots using the new Color Shade film by The Impossible Project for Polaroid cameras. A lovely, slightly finicky, dreamy film to work with.
The first two shots are of the Denver Public Library- a really beautiful building. The last shot is the first beet harvest from my community garden plot.
The first two shots are of the Denver Public Library- a really beautiful building. The last shot is the first beet harvest from my community garden plot.
July 25, 2010
April 11, 2010
Test Shots with Impossible Film: PX 100
The Impossible Project has created some new film for Polaroid SX-70 cameras since Polaroid stopped making instant film for their cameras several years ago. I've been waiting for this film to arrive and it showed up last week so I took it for a test run this morning. Here's the film in its sweet packaging, which I don't really care about, any my camera.
I got impatient yesterday and decided to try out one test shot at home. After all, how finicky can the film be?? Finicky! 1 shot blown.
I read all the information I could find online about how to best use the new finicky film and found some great information by rommel on flickr, as well as helpful info left in the comments section of his post here. This really saved me a lot of hassles today and probably saved numerous pictures from being completely destroyed as I'm not sure I would have figured these things out on my own so easily. So, having info on handling the finicky film, I set out on my little yellow bike to see what I could do with said finicky film.
First stop downtown, the old ACME building, which now houses urban lofts. Lesson learned with ACME building shot- move fast when grabbing film and putting in dark location!
Next I headed to Union Station. I've had my eye on shooting this location ever since I heard the film was coming out. It's a gorgeous building that anchors LODO.
Lesson learned here- don't hold the little black card up too high or you'll lose the bottom of your photo! In this case it actually worked to my advantage by fuzzing out a not so attractive fence that I had a hard time shooting over.
I went around the front of the building for some closeups. I took three pictures here.
In this first picture, because I was having trouble keeping the pictures warm with my freezing cold hands while they were developing, I decided to put it down my shirt. Yes, that's right. I'm a girl, I can do that. But I don't recommend it, because as you can see, the photo is a little overdeveloped.
The next two shots I went back to warming the photos with my hands inside my messenger bag. This seemed to work well and I continued using this method for all the other shots as well. I like that you have a little control over how they develop. For the 3rd photo below I warmed it for about double the amount of time that I kept the 2nd photo warmed and it seemed to develop a little more.
Next I moved on to the Ice House building. While I was laying in the parking lot taking this shot the parking meter guy came by and told me to move it along. Lesson learned here is that empty parking lots are not for loitering, taking photos or for citizens to use.
I really wanted to get a few shots at Coors Field but game day does not make for good shooting from the middle of the intersection. It was nuts and I kept getting interrupted by people that wanted me to take their pictures for them. So I got one shot, did a few good deeds and headed to Dixon's for breakfast.
After sitting on the patio at Dixon's for a while I got this last downtown shot of the seed building across the way. While I was taking it this guy set up his camera next to me taking pictures of something else and introduced himself as the guy that runs www.polaroid-art.com I didn't actually catch his name and can't find it on the site, but there are some really cool manipulated Polaroids on his site.
The seeds building photo is my favorite. Perhaps because I'm a little overly enthusiastic about all things plant related.
I stopped on my way home to try one last shot of some beautiful blooming trees, but no luck. I would chalk this one up to complete and utter operator error.
Overall, I love this film. Finicky? Yes, a little, but not nearly as finicky as I had expected based on some of the comments I've seen online. I love the pearlescent whites in this film in conjunction with the sepia effects. I also like that it's slight finickiness requires more concentration, forethought and work than other film- you have to be engaged with the process of this film in order to get results.
If you've shot with this film, I'd love to hear your thoughts on it as well. If you haven't shot this film yet, I do suggest reading up on what others have to say about the best ways to handle this film before heading out to use it. This will save you a tremendous amount of time in the field, not to mention minimizing your lost shots.
I got impatient yesterday and decided to try out one test shot at home. After all, how finicky can the film be?? Finicky! 1 shot blown.
I read all the information I could find online about how to best use the new finicky film and found some great information by rommel on flickr, as well as helpful info left in the comments section of his post here. This really saved me a lot of hassles today and probably saved numerous pictures from being completely destroyed as I'm not sure I would have figured these things out on my own so easily. So, having info on handling the finicky film, I set out on my little yellow bike to see what I could do with said finicky film.
First stop downtown, the old ACME building, which now houses urban lofts. Lesson learned with ACME building shot- move fast when grabbing film and putting in dark location!
Next I headed to Union Station. I've had my eye on shooting this location ever since I heard the film was coming out. It's a gorgeous building that anchors LODO.
Lesson learned here- don't hold the little black card up too high or you'll lose the bottom of your photo! In this case it actually worked to my advantage by fuzzing out a not so attractive fence that I had a hard time shooting over.
I went around the front of the building for some closeups. I took three pictures here.
In this first picture, because I was having trouble keeping the pictures warm with my freezing cold hands while they were developing, I decided to put it down my shirt. Yes, that's right. I'm a girl, I can do that. But I don't recommend it, because as you can see, the photo is a little overdeveloped.
The next two shots I went back to warming the photos with my hands inside my messenger bag. This seemed to work well and I continued using this method for all the other shots as well. I like that you have a little control over how they develop. For the 3rd photo below I warmed it for about double the amount of time that I kept the 2nd photo warmed and it seemed to develop a little more.
Next I moved on to the Ice House building. While I was laying in the parking lot taking this shot the parking meter guy came by and told me to move it along. Lesson learned here is that empty parking lots are not for loitering, taking photos or for citizens to use.
I really wanted to get a few shots at Coors Field but game day does not make for good shooting from the middle of the intersection. It was nuts and I kept getting interrupted by people that wanted me to take their pictures for them. So I got one shot, did a few good deeds and headed to Dixon's for breakfast.
After sitting on the patio at Dixon's for a while I got this last downtown shot of the seed building across the way. While I was taking it this guy set up his camera next to me taking pictures of something else and introduced himself as the guy that runs www.polaroid-art.com I didn't actually catch his name and can't find it on the site, but there are some really cool manipulated Polaroids on his site.
The seeds building photo is my favorite. Perhaps because I'm a little overly enthusiastic about all things plant related.
I stopped on my way home to try one last shot of some beautiful blooming trees, but no luck. I would chalk this one up to complete and utter operator error.
Overall, I love this film. Finicky? Yes, a little, but not nearly as finicky as I had expected based on some of the comments I've seen online. I love the pearlescent whites in this film in conjunction with the sepia effects. I also like that it's slight finickiness requires more concentration, forethought and work than other film- you have to be engaged with the process of this film in order to get results.
If you've shot with this film, I'd love to hear your thoughts on it as well. If you haven't shot this film yet, I do suggest reading up on what others have to say about the best ways to handle this film before heading out to use it. This will save you a tremendous amount of time in the field, not to mention minimizing your lost shots.
March 25, 2010
Ode to Polaroid and The Impossible Project
Today is THE big day! The Impossible Project is releasing their new film for Polaroid cameras. I've been anxiously awaiting this day for months. The test photos they released with the big press announcement on Monday are amazing and I can't wait to try this new film for myself. I've been collecting Polaroid cameras for just such an occasion. Happy Polaroiding everyone!
March 22, 2010
The Impossible Project: It's Possible!
If you're not familiar with The Impossible Project let me familiarize you with it. The Impossible Project is a group that bought one of the last Polaroid instant film factories after Polaroid decided to stop making the film in 2008. This group decided to take up the challenge of reinventing instant film for the thousands of old Polaroid cameras floating around in the world. It's been a long project for them, but TODAY after many months of waiting they unveiled their NEW instant film and it's gorgeous!!!! You can see some of their super fabulous test photos here. The film will be for sale starting March 25th- only 3 short days from now!
I've been not-so-patiently waiting for this big day. I'm really excited. I mean REALLY excited! Here's my Polaroid camera collection just waiting to test out the new film:
February 22, 2010
Polaroids
I've always been fascinated with Polaroid pictures. When I lived in Alaska years ago my boyfriend at the time gave me a green Polaroid camera that went everywhere with me for years until I lost it.The thing about Polaroid pictures is that they're lovely but to me they also always seem to have a lonely, nostalgic sort of feel to them.
I recently had the chance to pick up a couple of Polaroid cameras and some film, so I thought I would start documenting some of the more urban aspects of Denver with them, along with my Holga.
These are some of the Polaroids I took yesterday while out photographing graffiti in my hood. This first one is the intersection that I live near. STOP! And maybe say hello?
These next couple of photos are from this fabulous graffiti fence that I wrote about yesterday. I'm enthralled with it and I'll be sad when the graffiti paint cops come and paint over it next week and the abandoned field once again turns back into a boring, weed filled blight on the urban landscape.
And finally, a photo of my new Holga camera. Isn't she cute? Unfortunately you really CAN'T take a Polaroid from 2 feet away... So a bit blurry, but I like it anyway.
I recently had the chance to pick up a couple of Polaroid cameras and some film, so I thought I would start documenting some of the more urban aspects of Denver with them, along with my Holga.
These are some of the Polaroids I took yesterday while out photographing graffiti in my hood. This first one is the intersection that I live near. STOP! And maybe say hello?
These next couple of photos are from this fabulous graffiti fence that I wrote about yesterday. I'm enthralled with it and I'll be sad when the graffiti paint cops come and paint over it next week and the abandoned field once again turns back into a boring, weed filled blight on the urban landscape.
And finally, a photo of my new Holga camera. Isn't she cute? Unfortunately you really CAN'T take a Polaroid from 2 feet away... So a bit blurry, but I like it anyway.
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