Cover Up

In the instructions that comes with a box of Polaroids from the Impossible Project it says that you need to shield your pictures from light after taking them. The first 30 seconds are critical, then you should keep the photos face down for 4 minutes. The pictures need 10- 15 minutes to fully develop.

I did the best I could to cover up the photos I took use my hands, but found it very difficult . Holding the camera with one hand, using the other as shield. I then tried to use a box, but this was just as difficult to balance one handed. In the end I lost control of the camera and it crashed to the ground, breaking off the front plate. Luckily the camera works just as well without the front plate, so I have not tried to fix it. The best option seems to be to use the black cover sheet that comes with a box of Polaroids, I discovered this after the accident :) The picture above shows what happens when you are too slow too cover up your photos. A haunting looking abstract perhaps but not what I intended

First time around

 

Took my first few pictures with my Polaroid camera to today using the Silver Shade film. The photos did not turn out too great as you can see, although they do remind me of some abstract painting I've seen in galleries around London.

The camera had been collecting dust for over 20 years before I got it, so I guess I should not bee too surprised of some initial problems. These two photos came out of the camera together. The camera did seem like it was functioning correctly when I took the photo, so I am hopeful that what I am experiencing with the camera is just some initial problems  

Delivery

The postman came with a delivery for me this afternoon from the Impossible Project. One pack of 8 Monochrome instant pictures and one with color. Looking forward to try them out over Easter

The story behind the Impossible Project is quick increasable, how they saved instant photography from extinction. Instead of me telling about it I recommend looking at their website, you can find out all about it there

SX-70 Land Camera

I have been toying with the idea of getting a Polaroid camera for a while. Bought this SX-70 Land Camera model 2 of Ebay. For some reason the black version of the SX-70 Land camera is much less expensive to get on Ebay then the chrome version. Since there are less of the black version then chrome around, you would think the black version would be more collectable.

Have ordered some film for the camera from the Impossible Project, so hopefully I'll be able to show what this camera can do shortly