Started a little early this year. We had our thanksgiving lunch at work today. A few of us got together and cooked the turkeys in my garage this morning. Wow that turkey was good!
a different kind of halloween...
The pictures below are from the 80's themed halloween/birthday party that Sherri and I went to on the weekend before halloween. I left all of my digital cameras at home. I took three different Polaroid cameras (SX-70, 250 Packfilm, Spectra AF). Better than any costume that I could have worn. FYI, the glasses that I was wearing were actually mine from 1988.
The cameras were a hit! Always fun to see everyone amazed at such old technology...
After the party was over and the scanning was done, I gave all of the photos to Kathleen (the birthday girl).
The cameras were a hit! Always fun to see everyone amazed at such old technology...
After the party was over and the scanning was done, I gave all of the photos to Kathleen (the birthday girl).
chicken fingers...
Stopped by Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers on my way home from DFW airport yesterday. Great food! This sign was screaming for an Impossible image...
sadi and ashlyn...
Still loving this film. The green tones and red developer around the border just make the photo. Unfortunately this one had a small undeveloped patch. This is still from the IDUV pack that came with a Polaroid 100 packfilm camera that I bought a few weeks ago. Film that comes with old cameras never works!!! I feel very lucky on this pack...
green with envy...
Took this photo tonight inside our house with the Polaroid 100 packfilm camera and the Polaroid flash.
This film produces amazing colors. Not necessarily true to life, but amazing none the less...
polaroid pictures of pyper...
a tongue twister of sorts...
Two terrific meals at the Tyndells today and a pair of Polaroid pictures of Pyper posing. What a great day...
maci and pyper...
Photos from this weekend...
This is why I buy Impossible film! Not because it is some perfect film that always works as I want it to. I buy it because it produces one of a kind pictures that are totally unpredictable, somewhat artistic and cannot be replicated in the same way with digital.
As I hold these Impossible images in my hand, I love how they both have stories that run deep through the layers of the photo. Such a personal experience to be able to pull these photos out and hold them while viewing...
just one more...
I have so many pictures to scan, but it is so fun to go out looking for just one more to take. I drove around downtown Greenville today and saw another large wine barrel/vat sitting our behind the winery. The sun was shining directly in my face while taking the picture. I had to put my hand over the light sensor of the camera so that it would expose correctly in the shadows. Because of this, the shutter was actually very slow and the image lost some sharpness...
NYC 2012 - Black Frame Posts...
Here were a couple that I took with my Polaroid Sprectra camera during my most recent trip to NYC.
flatiron building...
central park skyline (rainy day)...
Texan Theater at Night...
Night photography (as inspired by Toby Hancock)...
What a difference in film. The first is expired Polaroid 690 film (reddish/hazy finish), the second is Fuji FP-100C film (sharp and vibrant colors). Both have a unique signature that makes each special.
Finally had another night where they lit the lights on the Texan Theater in Greenville. Made a special trip back home to grab some Polaroid cameras and get back downtown. Here are the first two images from tonight. All images were taken with the camera on a tripod. I have some other images that are still processing. Will try and post them soon.
NYC Polawalk Group
What a neat opportunity this was! Was able to meet a few of my Impossible Idols. My pictures from the day weren't the greatest, but the conversations were priceless...
my friend Benjamin...
A friend of ours recently received some money from her parents that was buried. Yes, I said buried. Long, amazing story of how it was eventually located, dug up and stored. Sadly (especially for her), quite a bit of the money deteriorated to the point of being like dust. Evidently the moisture, from being buried, affected it. Below is a portion of the money that survived. And before you ask or comment, none of the money is mine. :) I just got to take a an instant picture. Besides, I don't see $100 bills, I see 4 (maybe even 5) packs of Impossible film in every Benjamin Franklin.
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the umbrella makes it better...
Spent a little time with Pyper at a downtown event in Greenville. Bought her a lemonade and it was very tasty. I think the umbrella made it taste better...
This was #5 of 8 on the PX70 V4B test film. A couple of little flaws (still getting the horizontal stripe in the middle and it seemed like a little area on the lower LH side had issues with the chemicals). Overall, this new film rocks!
2560 ft...
Another shot on the PX70 Test Film(#4 our of 4 taken). Seems to work better in dynamic range than past films. I darkened the exposure wheel 1 notch. The yellow signs were in the shadows and the sun was shining bright on the clouds and sky (behind the signs). I was afraid the film was going to completely darken the yellow signs. Seems to be a great shot to me...
the golden scarecrow...
Another one of those items that I pass a few times a week and never stop to photograph. On my way home from running an errand tonight and I passed this scarecrow near sundown. Had my camera with me so I wheeled around and went back to take the photo. Set the exposure wheel on 1.5 notches dark because the sun was almost on the horizon. Look at that golden glow! Another positive experience with the V4B test film...
two pictures of Pyper...
The top one is a little soft on focus. I wanted to get a picture tonight, but it was close to sundown when I got to Maci & Tyler's house. I took Pyper outside and she didn't want to be still for one second. Still, the V4B PX70 film and my SX70 camera didn't let me down. What a soft/dreamy image. The background rendered beautifully. Just another memory for me to file away...
The second picture was Pyper giving me an exaggerated "cheeeeeeessssse" right before we left to go home. This was taken with my Spectra and expired Polaroid Soft Tone film that I bought from Impossible earlier in the year. A perfect day with two pictures of Pyper to cap it off...
blue skies ahead...
I remember a time when it was difficult to get a blue sky using Impossible film. It always seemed to have trouble with light colors and dark colors in the same image (the dynamic range). This was my first image taken using their newest film. As you can see, that problem is now a thing of the past.
maci on super-expired film...
This is a studio shot from some super-expired Polaroid 664 film. Had to increase the contrast and adjust the levels to get the image to come to life. Amazing how sharp the image actually is...
in the studio...
Spent a little time in the studio (ok, it was really just my garage) tonight working on lighting. Took several images on expired Polaroid 664 that seemed quite a bit washed out and I just couldn't get the exposure right. Then I put in some Fuji FP-100C and everything changed. I go for months without shooting this stuff because it seems so boring, but occasionally I get great stuff and I want to shoot it more...
at least it is sharp cheddar...
We laughed after taking this one. Looks like Maci and Tyler went to some party where they were taking cheesy pictures in front of a cityscape background. Unfortunately, no party here. Just another night at the Bradford house where we look for anything to photograph...
I took this one with the polaroid 100 land camera with expired polaroid 664 film and one of my few remaining flashbulbs. I just had to post this one because the picture is so sharp. I am constantly amazed at the photographs that these cameras are still able to take.
in her own little world...
Experimented a little more today with the closeup lens on the polaroid 100 land camera. If you have ever had your picture taken with an old polaroid flash on one of the packfilm cameras, you will understand why I took this closeup picture of Pyper with her looking away. I was around 10 inches from her face. If she would have been looking directly at the flash, it would have been like looking at the sun. Maybe not the most flattering picture of Pyper. She was getting sleepy and about to go take her afternoon nap. Maybe she won't be too mad at me later in life for posting this...
fading...
even though it is expired, this film has been solid with it vibrant colors. this one was shot directly at the setting sun with my modified 250 land camera that has the rodenstock 127mm lens attached. the sun flare gave it an extreme red cast and it looks somewhat faded. hope it wasn't light leaking through...
L A NDROVER closeup...
got a new closeup and portrait lens today for my polaroid 100 land camera. this photo of the front of my land rover was taken using the closeup lens. wow, the depth of field is shallow when you use this lens during the evening.
what better way to celebrate Pola Day than using a Polaroid camera, expired Polaroid film and one of the many well-designed Polaroid accessories...
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