I photographed Christopher Hitchens a while back for the Village Voice.   I just read that Hitchens will be going through chemo therapy for cancer.  Love him or hate him I don’t think you could deny he’s an original and speaks his mind regardless of the trouble it may get him in (read the comments at the linked article and I’m sure you’ll find equal number of people wishing him ill as wishing him well). He’s been one of my most interesting subjects to date and did not disappoint with what I was expecting (among other things, rolling out of bed at noon with a cigarette in hand and a constant flow of cigarettes thereafter).  I hope all goes well with the chemo therapy for Mr. Hitchens.

Hitchens’ memoir, “Hitch 22: A Memoir” was just recently released.  You can read an excerpt on Vanity Fair’s website.

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Still refusing to use one of those fauxlaroid apps that everyone with an iPhone & Facebook account seem to be using… but then again, I only have about 4 more sheets of TZ-Artistic left so I may succumb soon.

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Now that the US is out of the world cup I need something to make the rest of the games more exciting.  Because when watching the US matches, every minute was really exciting (especially with their tendency to go down a goal early).  But now I find that I’m just not that into the games.  They’re still fun to watch, but I have nothing vested in them.

So, to make the World Cup a bit more exciting for me I’m going be offering free prints via Twitter to randomly chosen people who retweet about the giveaway and my selected team loses.  This should increase my excitement a bit since I don’t particularly want to take the time to make and send out free prints.  So, stay tuned to my Twitter feed during select matches and maybe you’ll get a free 5×6 print of one of the images above.

More about my prints here.

Sunday June 27th Match:
Mexico vs. Argentina: Giving away 2 prints if Argentina wins.  Results: Argentina wins 3-1 (although it should have been 2-1).  2 prints given away.

Monday June 28th Match:
Brazil vs. Chile: Giving away 4 prints if Chile wins.  Results:  Brazil wins 3-0

Tuesday June 29th Match:
Spain vs. Portugal:  Giving away 1 print if Portugal wins: Results: Spain wins 1-0

Friday July 2nd Match:
Uruguay vs. Ghana:  Giving away 2 prints if Ghana wins:  Results: Uruguay wins in penalty kicks.  It was such an amazing finish I’m giving out one of the prints anyway.

Saturday July 3rd Match:
Argentina vs. Germany: Giving away 1 print if Germany wins:  Results: Germany dominates 4-0. 1 print given away.

Tuesday July 6th Match:
Netherlands vs. Uruguay: Giving away 2 prints if Uruguay wins: Results: Netherlands win 3-2.

Wednesday  July 7th Match:
Germany vs  Spain: Giving away 1 print if Spain wins: Results: Spain wins 1-0.  1 Print given away

Saturday July 10th Match:
Uruguay vs Germany: Giving away 1 print if Germany wins: Germany wins 3-2. 1 Print given away

Sunday July 11th Match… THE FINALS:
Spain vs Netherlands: Giving away 1 8×10 print if The Netherlands win:  Results:  Spain wins 1-0.

Final Tally: 6 Prints given away

Some rules:
* Only one entry per person per match
* Your retweet must have been sent before the match starts
* You must also be following me on Twitter
* These rules may change at any time

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Fresh out of the camera.  Sadly, I’m on my last box of Polaroid TZ Artistic.  I love the look of these.

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I like the 70’s vibe on these.

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I’m going to start posting more new images here without the commentary.  Works in progress or recently shot images.  Because really, you probably aren’t listening to me anyway.

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With what seems like everyone and their mother using an iPhone to make “fauxlaroids” it almost seems silly for me to actually carry around my recently purchased SX-70 camera and spend money on the last remaining stock of Polaroid film (which is getting damn expensive at about $6 a shot when you factor in the shipping from Hungary).  Did I say “almost” silly…  no “almosts” about it.  I don’t think I’ve seen a Facebook photo update recently without the fake Polaroid treatment being applied.

But, in stark opposition to everything else in my life, when it comes to my creative tastes (photography, music, movies, etc) I seem to be stuck in the 1970’s.  Film, vinyl and Pong all the way for me… ok, not Pong (although I do remember my dad having a Pong machine… hard to believe, but there was an entire machine dedicated to the technologically and graphically sophisticated Pong.)

As I posted not too long ago, I bought an SX-70 and a few packs of Polaroid film with the hopes that The Impossible Project will be able to come up with a color film that matches the look and feel of the original Polaroid film.  I haven’t really been using it much… I think I’ve only shot a few sheets since buying the camera.  Possibly because I’m actually afraid to use it, for fear of not having anything to replace it with.  Anyway, I’m just now getting around to scanning the few frames that I have shot with it.

As it stands right now, I only have about 19 shots of Polaroid TZ Artistic left (and I love the colors you get with this film).  I was trying to decide if I wanted to come up with a specific project for the film or just shoot random things that catch my eye.  For this film, I decided to just shoot random things.

I do however have six boxes of Polaroid Fade To Black (48 shots) that I haven’t taken a single picture with yet.  This looks like a very cool film with a unique look, so I’m going to try and come up with a project specifically for this film.  I haven’t figured out what it will be just yet so the film just sits in my refrigerator, hopefully not going bad before I figure out a good use for it.

So here’s to hoping the geniuses over at The Impossible project have something good up their sleeves.

More of my Polaroids here.

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The other day I donated some money to The American Red Cross to help with the Haiti disaster relief.  After seeing more of the pictures coming out of Haiti (warning, graphic photos at that link) I decided I wanted to try and do  more.   So, I will be donating 100% of the proceeds from the next ten print sales* from my etsy page to The American Red Cross or Oxfam (buyer choice) to help with the Haiti disaster relief .  Print prices range from $50 – $200 depending on the size of the print, so the larger the print the more money will be going to Haiti relief.  All prints are individually custom printed by me.

You can visit my Etsy page here for more information about the available prints:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/jeffsingerphoto

You can also make your own donation to The American Red Cross here or Oxfam here.

Please forward or retweet to spread the word and hopefully get some much needed money to the Haiti disaster relief efforts.  It’s not much, but anything will help.

*100% of the print sale will be donated after any paypal/etsy fees or taxes.  Just mention this blog post or Haiti disaster relief when ordering.  Good through the end of February.

Haiti photo: REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

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One of my pictures of The Golden Gate Bridge is a “finalist” for inclusion into Pingg’s San Francisco Designer Series.  If my image wins the vote, I would get a Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR digital camera.  Well, as we all know the best way to win any election is to buy your votes… so, if you head over to the Pingg voting page and vote for me and then retweet the following, I will give away the camera to one lucky person (if I win it that is):
RT @jeffsinger Digital Camera Giveaway: http://bit.ly/6OCg7q

Here is the voting page:
http://www.pingg.com/content/san-frans-finest-vote-now/

Of course, I have no way of knowing if you actually voted for me… and you should vote for the picture you like best, but if you win the camera and can live with yourself, that’s between you and your therapist.  Then again… if I don’t win, you don’t win.

What’s that you say?  You don’t tweet?  What, do you have a life or something?  Well, if you don’t tweet you can also leave a comment in the comment section and that will count as an entry.  But, a retweet and a comment will get you two entries.

Oh, and if you want a print of the Golden Gate Bridge image, click here.

The Fine print:  There is no fine print.  I’ll even pay for shipping.  But, if I don’t win the camera, then I don’t give one away.  The voting ends December 14th, so hurry on over and vote.

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1080P HD video, 12,000 ISO, 65 megapixles and on and on and on.  Cameras are getting more and more sophisticated and advanced.   So with all this technology available, what do I do?  I go out and buy a Polaroid SX-70 from the 70’s that I can barely get film for.

Don’t get me wrong.  I’m a tech guy… big time.  If there’s a new tech gadget, computer gear, HDTV, Blu-ray, stereo, computers, software… anything, I want it.  I’m the guy you go to when you want to know the latest and best tech toy to buy.  But when it comes to my camera gear, I like equipment your grandpa would be comfortable using.

Here’s a list of the camera gear I’ve bought over the last year or so, nothing even remotely technologically sophisticated:
Polaroid SX-70
Rolleiflex 3.5f
Mamiya RZ-67 Pro-II
Lomo “Meg” Diana

Even my medium format digital setup is old school.  When I bought my latest Phase One digital back I didn’t want the newest Hasselblad or Mamiya offering (although the Rolleifelx Hy6 looked pretty cool)… I bought the already-at-the-time discontinued Contax 645.  Prior to that I was shooting my previous Phase One digital back on a Hasselblad V system but the hassle (no pun intended) of connector cables and rotating the back when changing orientation was too much for me.

Of course, it’s part of my job to stay up to date on the latest camera technologies and knowing how to use the gear that suits the job.  So, I always make sure my digital gear is up to date.  But for now, I have this cool new (old) Polaroid SX-70 camera and no film.  I guess that means I’m off to ebay to see what kind of deals I can find on undoubtedly expired film.  Thankfully the film development over at The Impossible Project is coming along nicely.

The above shot was taken with my iPhone and given the “polaroid look” using Camerabag.

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