bailey - double take...

Got the opportunity to take a couple of 8x10 portraits of Baily while he was in Texas helping out Tyler with a wedding. Took the photos in Dallas in an area where I couldn't use the processor. I was afraid of a divot ruining one of the photos, so I took two. The first one was taken with the new Impossible film and the second one was taken with an October 2012 batch. Luckily both of them turned out better than I could have ever expected. If I had the choice of only one instant camera, I would trade in all my others to keep my 8x10. I am so hooked on this film...

the right stuff...

Expired Polaroid Sepia film; Polaroid 180 Land Camera...

I think this was exactly the right film and exactly the right camera to end up with a portrait exactly how I wanted it...

the magnificent simon ponder...

Spent a little time over lunch on Saturday in Gruene, Texas with the magnificent Simon Ponder. I wanted to show him how fantastic the new Impossible black and white film looked, so the best way was to take a photo of him. When I raised the camera, he immediately went into "poser mode". It made me think that maybe he has done this before...

austin portrait...

Part of the challenge in a unique city such as Austin is figuring out what is really worth capturing. Ran upon this fellow during my short afternoon in Austin on Sunday. He was busy playing the banjo the entire time that I was composing the photo. I stepped in close to get a portrait and he played along and just stared the camera down...