Hi Guys, its been a while but here goes some much needed fun.
So, for Xmas while in my house in Patagonia I bought myself an old Polaroid SX 70 camera. This was the 1st Polaroid that came to market in the 1970's. Its a beautiful retractible camera.
Thank god that IMPOSSIBLE Project has re-opened an old Polaroid factory in Holland and has been making film for all Polaroids out there!
So it took me quite a few rounds of film to learn how to use the camera + film...but I finally got it and I had a blast! This is SO much fun. It also really gets you thinking on what to shoot...and the overall conditions since u have only one shot. I love it. I really do cause every one of these is unique. And what makes them unique too is their imperfection. In an era of megapixels, image quality & sharpness these imperfect images stand out.
As you can see I chose quite vintage subjects too so it would fit the Polaroid concept:
Some vintage toys from my time showed off on a window, Coca-Cola bottles on our window sill, a hand painted glass shade, a night light sign & my preferred shot of a Seagull. I loved the different shades of light-blue & turquoise-like blue together with the sense of freedom the image portrays. Its like a painting.
I strongly recommend u explore taking pictures with this forgotten format. You'll have a blast, I'm telling you!
Hola Gente, hace rato que no aparezco pero bueno aca van unas muy necesitadas fotos divertidas.
Para navidad, desde la Patagonia, me auto-regale una camara Polaroid SX70. Esta es la primera camara Polaroid que salio al mercado en los 70's. Es una camara 'hermosa', realmente especial, practica & retraible.
Gracias a dios por IMPOSSIBLE Project que re-abrio una vieja fabrica de Polaroid en Holanda y ha estado produciendo differentes films para los differentes modelos de camaras existentes.
Me tomo unas cuantos cartuchos de films para encontrarle la vuelta...pero finalmente lo logre & lo que me diverti!! Me encanta porque te pone a pensar a que y como sacarle una foto...y las condiciones ya que solo tenes una oportunidad. Realmente me encanta eso porque hace que cada una de las fotos sea unica. Tambien lo que las hace tan unicas son lo imperfectas que son. En esta era de megapixels, calidad de imagen & nitidez, estas imagenes imperfectas sobresalen.
Como bien pueden ver saque fotos que estan alineadas con el concepto 'vintage' de Polaroid:
Juguetes de mi epoca en una ventana, tres botellas de Coca-Cola en la ventana de casa, un colorido vidrio pintado a mano, un cartel luminoso de un restaurante & mi photo preferida la de una gaviota. Esta ultima realmente me encanto por los differentes tintes de celeste & turqueza junto con la sensacion de libertad que transmite. Es como una pintura.
Les recomiendo que exploren este olvidado formato. Es realmente muy divertido!
Hi all, 3 weeks ago with Amsterdam well below cero degrees, -8 to be exact, and full of snow and ice we went out to take photos to Amsterdam's center. In a really touristy area off a terribly busy shopping street I found a very quiet walk with a few nice restaurants and a series of wall-art. Loved the simple lines & bright colors of the artwork with which I made this compo. Enjoy.