*Impossible Project Polaroid Instant Film with a 600 OneStep Camera.*

Polaroid Instant: Self Portrait

August 27, 2018 in Black and White Film, Instant Film

I am honestly mostly posting this image for the sake of archiving it. This self portrait was made using a very cheap Polaroid 600 OneStep Camera and some very early sepia toned integral instant film made by the Impossible Project. This is stock from back when the films coming from the Impossible Project (now under the brand name of Polaroid once again) weren't exactly stable or anything close to archival so the image is fading fast and probably won't even be visible within the next year or so.

*Polaroid Type 65 film with a Polaroid Land Camera.*

Missing Polaroid Type 65

July 23, 2018 in Black and White Film, Instant Film, Photo Sessions, Nudes

Many years ago, In an effort to avoid the supposedly hostile weather of the Pacific Northwest, I rented an art studio near the train yards of Swan Island in Portland. Just to get a sense of how long ago I am talking, my monthly rent in the studio was a whopping $100 dollars. At the time, I actually considered that a financial hardship. Now days I can sometimes spend in excess of that on film alone during a single photo session. That is not to say that I am suddenly a rich photographer at this point in time. No, it is more just to illustrate how far $100 dollars will get you today vs. over a decade ago in Portland.

Fuji Instant...twice...

July 17, 2015 in Instant Film, Photo Sessions, Commentary, Alternative Process

As with most of my Fuji Instant posts, the image I ultimately decided to publish to the internet is the recovered negative, as opposed to the instant positive.