Polaroid film is no longer being made. I never really used it that much, although I enjoyed using the format when friends had a camera. The immediacy was pretty much the best part. But the pictures themselves did have something to them that digital photos lack. (There's been a few recent articles about this; check this one out.) Apparently there is still a polaroid of me posted to the wall in the footwear warehouse at the REI in Berkeley. In the picture I'm screaming in anguish at the pile of slippers that holiday shoppers had left strewn around the floor. That picture really caught a moment of employee levity during the hectic holiday shopping season. I guess that's what polaroids were so deft at capturing.
If you are missing the format, www.rollip.com will allow you to upload your digital pictures to see what they'd look like as Polaroids. The site is essentially a one-stop, online filter. And you can order your shots printed to Polaroid film (or something like it).Here's a few of my pictures converted to Polaroids with a few of the originals to compare. It's a pretty fun way to play with your digital images.
Lea in Monterosso, Italy
Wedding in Moose Pass
The Bulkley Valley, in BC
Avalanche class in Hatcher Pass
Liz and Romer in Norcia, Italy
Lea and I at our wedding
Phil near Thompson Pass
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Polaroid film: Making your pictures look like they're from 1981 since 1963.
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