Photo Live Issue 3

Q: Tell us about your Polaroid
project, why Polaroid (instant
prints)?
My first step into photography was
as a teenager, carrying a backpack
loaded up with disposable film
cameras and a couple packs of
polaroid film to a comic convention
and I remember having a blast with it.
Times were much different than with
digital where you can fine-tune your
exposure, composition and focus
to get the perfect shot. With the
polaroid and disposable cameras you
had no idea what you were getting..
it was always a bit of a surprise. I
moved onto digital and have been
shooting that for nearly 15 years now
and decided to pick up one of the
Instax cameras a couple years ago
to use as a fun behind-the-scenes
camera at shoots. I quickly realized
how addicting it was and loved the
throwback to my starting days with
film.. There was just something
refreshing about it. As much as I still
love Digital (and have no plans to
move away from it) there’s something
nice about a candid instant print and
looking back at it years later.. It’s a
completely different feeling than with
looking at an album of JPEG files!
Q: What do you want to
accomplish with the project?
My main goal in starting with it was
to just have a good time with it - and
I definitely have been! - it’s also been
great seeing others so into it. With
Instant Film making a big comeback
in recent years a lot of people are
getting it (either getting back into
it or discovering it for the first time)
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