heaven

heaven, originally uploaded by wendymd.

I have been wanting to do double exposures for the longest time, but i am kinda apprehensive with it not turning out the way i liked it to. I tried it today with the Polaroid Spectra Pro, and here you go. I shot the first layer in dim light, second layer outside. Maybe next time i shouldn't shoot at the noon sky, maybe i should've waited a little bit later because it almost overexposed. But anyway, i loved the vintage effect...and yeah, it's almost like heaven!

drool

baby don't cry, originally uploaded by wendymd.

Today I used up my last pack of expired 779 film from '06 and it was well worth it! Look at that cute frowny face - isn't she a darling? I am falling in love more and more each day with my Polaroid SLR680. It spits out nice vintage photos. Sorry i have to say over and over again. I am in love!

We had a fun picnic on the beach today. It was Jay's birthday! Cheers to you, and here's a lovely photo, the one shot deal.

jammed

jammed, originally uploaded by wendymd.

Me and my friend Det went out to shoot yesterday. We were lying under a nice tree by the baseball field when i took this shot. The SLR 680 accidentally jammed on shot no.10. I thought it broke! Ugh! Apparently it turned out to be an awesome photo (in my opinion, of course!). And the SLR is still working after this...I have more polaroids from yesterday. Awesome ones. But still lazy to scan them all. It is Sunday morning after all, and laziness is forgiven.

Thank you Det for a photoshoot well done!

polaroid long exposures

my first night, originally uploaded by wendymd.

As I have said, i will experiment on night exposures on the polaroid SLR. I was able to do it by just setting it to manual exposure and letting the camera do the rest! I actually have to restrain myself after shooting four in a row. It is addictive. Pretty wild results, and i love it! But since film is mighty precious, i have to control this relentless shooting of mine. I'll save the films for more photo inspirations to come.

Polaroid Night Pool @ Flickr

something not yellow for a change

something not yellow for a change, originally uploaded by wendymd.

Okay, the SLR 680 really works. It doesn't only spits out yellow photos! The previous results were all due to the seriously expired films. I used Polaroid 779 for this one, which was only 3 years out of date. Oh well, the films have their limits!

I will stop here, and take my afternoon nap now. I rest my case. Next project is a night time exposure. Hmmm, will it work? Let's see!

First.

Yay! I am finally starting a photo blog!

I am currently obsessing about Polaroids, and dreaming about Polaroids. When I was young, my father used to shoot with a Kodak instant (yes, Kodak used to make those), which uses instant film that costs only about $2.50 per pack of 10. We had boxes of Polaroids in the cabinet, and I've been meaning to scan them all, hopefully, if i have time. Those are priceless memories, and in my opinion, nothing beats analog. Last 2007, i bought my first Polaroid camera, a gray chunky Polaroid impulse plus a bunch of 779 films off Ebay. I wasn't too happy with the results so the camera stayed in the cabinet, and the films stayed in the fridge. I occassionally take some snaps of friends and give the instant films away. Two weeks ago, inspired by all the polaroids i saw in Flickr, I decided to shoot again. I was blown away by the vintage-y feel it gave.

So off to Ebay i went and fell in love with a Polaroid SLR 680. I got it, and it takes magical pictures! So there! (The first photo above was taken with the SLR 680 and seriously expired film, circa 2001). And here it goes, my endless profession of love for POLAROID.

Since Polaroid films are no longer made, please support:

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P.S. If you know anybody selling polaroid films, please let me know!