Polaroid Photography.

I love taking Polaroids.  I had one when I was younger. The immediacy of it was sensational.  Now-a-days, that's circumvented by cell phones.  The wow-factor of taking a picture and then seeing it develop within a few seconds, right before your eyes, was...incredible.

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But technology moves on.  I have to admit that I was excited about digital processing.  That meant no more long hours in a darkroom, no more chemicals.  The trade off is hours spent in front of a lighted computer screen and endless possibilities.

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My Polaroids are digital.  It is a filter process that I use to get the effect of a real Polaroid.  A lot of time goes into it, actually.  But the act of taking a Polaroid style picture is much like how one uses the cameras on their phones today.  Quick.  Intimate.  Capturing the moment. Snapping the shutter to get that instantaneous response. 

Not everything I photograph will make a good Polaroid.  But I have found that not every image makes for a good final art print, either. The journey to a finished photograph is marred by the confines of the form it will eventually take.

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So, when I shoot for my Polaroid collections, I strive to fit that particular frame that only a Polaroid possess.

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Please Contact Me for Commissions, Photo Shoots, or interest in one of these original works.  Thnx!