Photography has never been faster to made and share than in our modern “insta” era, but over half a century ago, it was American scientist Edwin Land and his company Polaroid that helped the industry take a giant step forward in speed and ease.
PBS NewsHour just aired this 5-minute segment that looks at Polaroid’s […]. petapixel.com
I wanted to see if it was possible to turn a dead SX-70 camera into a functioning digital camera without significantly modifying it’s outward appearance. I had no idea if this was reasonably doable but I set out to give it a try. petapixel.com »
2019-06-25 20:37
Back in its heyday, Polaroid made seven 20×24-inch instant cameras, and only six of them are known to exist today. Marco Christian Krenn of Analog Things recently paid a visit to the camera found at Supersense in Vienna. petapixel.com »
2018-11-13 23:09
If you enjoy DIY projects and don’t mind diving deep into programming, soldering, and otherwise hacking apart old cameras, this weekend project is right up your alley. Meet the thermal paper Polaroid. dpreview.com »
2018-04-23 21:26
Here’s a tutorial on how you can shoot Polaroid i-Type instant film in an old Polaroid 600 instant camera. I think the pictures speak for themselves I hope you like it, and that this tutorial saves you some money. petapixel.com »
2018-04-23 20:26
Years ago, the idea of how a Polaroid worked needed to be explained to the general public simply because the public’s understanding how photography worked was so much different from everything else. thephoblographer.com »
2017-06-06 10:00
Did you know you can transfer the image on a Polaroid instant print onto paper? It’s called an “emulsion lift,” and this video tutorial by photographer Matt Day shows you exactly how to go about doing it. petapixel.com »
2017-02-02 00:11
Gordon Parks was an American photographer best known for documenting African Americans, civil rights, and poverty in the mid-1900s. PBS NewsHour just aired this 6-minute segment that looks into how the self-taught photographer used his camera as a tool to help share people’s stories with the world.