September 2010
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Oh New York ...
I love you more now than ever before. They can knock down your towers, but they’ll never kill your spirit.
Above, Top: New York City, Summer 1992. Photo taken by my Aunt Ginny (I think) from the Empire State Building.
Above, Bottom: New York City, December 2009. Polaroid Spectra photo by Jessica Hibbard Elenstar.
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“… the more digital everything becomes, the more we yearn for something...”
– Tasja Keetman — An interview on zeiss.com, discovered via Frank Love.
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DIY Ring-Buster Tutorial
When I first started scanning polaroids with my Epson V500, I didn’t notice any problems. People would mention Newton’s Rings, but I never saw any on my own images. Unfortunately, over the past couple months, I’ve started seeing them. And they drive me totally bonkers! It’s especially problematic with the new Impossible films. There’s no way I’ll stop shooting...
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“It was true then and continues to be true now; Dr. Land is a person with the...”
– The Birth of SX-70: Recollections of one Design Engineer — A document on Scribd, discovered via Dave Bias.
Do you think Lady Gaga and her “creative team” at “Polaroid” are innovating like this? Yeah, I didn’t think so. Do you think Andre, Doc, and the team at the...
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My Photojojo Time Capsule! →
Polaroids and Golden Half photos from last year …