So last year when I visited my parents in Florida, I asked my father if my grandma had any old Polaroid cameras (she had passed away months earlier). I remember for a long time my grandparents always used Polaroid cameras, they never updated and used roll film cameras. Well my dad looked at me and said " oh, i just threw one away when i was cleaning out her house." I found out he threw away the Polaroid sx-70! I couldn't believe it!
Fortunately my dad kept one Polaroid camera my grandma owned.....the Polaroid land camera. It had been sitting in the box for years and years.....we put new batteries in it but had no film. I searched online to see if they still made film and sure enough they did! Fuji film still makes the peel away film used for these types of Polaroid cameras. I ordered both color and b+w film and started shooting away.
My father also gave me his first 35 mm Canon camera he bought used from a co-worker in 1975 or 1976. He paid 150-200.00? for it and basically used his whole paycheck ...hehe.
I am clueless when it comes to the details of taking pictures......i hope one day to take photography class just so that I can understand the basics. I would love to learn how to use the canon my dad gave me and print the pics (dark room style)....one day ....one day!
Here are 2 sample pics from the Polaroid land camera. I ended up buying another camera because for some reason this camera is not working! Once I get my new one , my bff and I are off on a Polaroid excursion! Anyone want to join???
Peace!
Ang
1 comments:
Awesome!!! Which one did you just get??? Can't wait to take pics, girl! Let's SHOOT for sometime soon (Shoot, get it? Haha!) Also, I picked up two rolls of Fuji fp-100c film for you. Maybe I can come over sometime tomorrow to drop it off and we can deck out our blogs like dorks. *snort snort* Hopefully John Hook them can come too, and Thalia! The more the merrier!
Btw, love the pics you took with your Land Camera! So cool!
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