Hi Folks!
Let's hear it for the weekend!!
© Jo Bradford 2009
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Today has presented itself as another great chance to catch up on some more scanning of my backcatalogue while hubby is out at work and the weather is grey and lifeless...
I have unearthed several more boxes of polaroids - yes yes... I confess to comitting the cardinal sin of storing them in stacks in boxes... such a no-no!!
© Jo Bradford 2009
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So here are three fairly recent polaroids(circa May 2009), made with my Polaroid ProPack which has an ultra lo-fi plastic lens. The camera is a total bitch to use without getting spots of sun reflection on it's horrbily imperfect lens. This is what causes those strangely eerie, ghostly pale markings on the pictures. One has to just accept that you will have them in the image and go with it, all part of the ProPack charm!!
So here are three fairly recent polaroids(circa May 2009), made with my Polaroid ProPack which has an ultra lo-fi plastic lens. The camera is a total bitch to use without getting spots of sun reflection on it's horrbily imperfect lens. This is what causes those strangely eerie, ghostly pale markings on the pictures. One has to just accept that you will have them in the image and go with it, all part of the ProPack charm!!
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© Jo Bradford 2009
I love how polaroids look, the way they seem to embody memories, dreams and childhood recollections. And best of all I love the process.... the peel apart film, that blue stinky caustic gook of clothes and skin ruining chemicals.... and of course the time to contemplate life while waiting for the exposures to "cook". That's what combines to make it all feel so much more like real photography than digital sensors and micro chips.
Enjoy :)
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4 comments:
Oh these are beautiful and so etherial. I too must admit to abusing my old polaroids by not storing them well. Thanks for the reminder to fix that.
These are so beautiful, I love them!
Nathalie
Such a dreamy quality to them.
for some reason I always loved the smell of them as my mother pulled them apart. i keep searching but haven't found one i like in good enough shape....and i don't have the $120 that urban outfitters is making to indulge my urges.
i love your shots - magical and ethereal - this is why polaroid needs to be kept alive
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