The Polaroid SX-70 Will Not Do 1080P!
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.
Still Here
Yes, I am still here. It’s been a while since my last blog post. I’ve been working on a non-photography project quite a bit lately and now that project is underway I’m ready to get back to the photography blog. I’ve got a few photography projects I’ve been working on and some I’m about to begin as well that I’m hoping to write about here soon.
Mom Polaroid
Here’s another Polaroid I took, this time of my mom at her condo in Aptos.
As I’m working on these Polaroid scans, I realize, to get these shots I’m carrying around this fairly cumbersome camera (Mamiya RZ67-II) and ending up with a scanned photo not much better resolution than that of a camera phone… in fact, I think my iPhone takes sharper pictures when comparing the scans. But still, there’s something about the look of the Polaroid that I like. I’ve always thought sharpness was overrated anyway. One thing I don’t like about digital is that most images come out clinically sharp. I like a little softness in images.
Santa Cruz Polaroids
Here are a few more Polaroids taken over the last few days.
I’ve been shooting these Polaroids lately anytime I’m shooting for myself. I’m not really sure where I’m going with them. They don’t really have a theme or pattern. I guess I’m just shooting Polaroid to shoot Polaroid while it’s still available because I like the look. I guess that’s good enough. My friend and assistant Emily say’s to “think of it as a journal..they are personal and it doesn’t need to be consistent. Photograph what you love when you shoot Polaroid and fuck worrying about the purpose.”
Weekend Polaroids
Some Polaroids from this weekend. More in the “Last Polaroid” section of my website.
