Archive for February, 2008

face in the crowd.

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

oh, to stick out. that is all you want isn't it, to be noticed? truthies. Holga +3 diopter. Ilford HP5+.

Outlook not so good…

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

you have to hate when the local weather forecast runs parallel with you own existence. too often, it seems, this happens when the outlook calls for something shitty... holed-up and waiting. Minolta Instant-Pro. Type 990. Do not forget these picturey things... Toy Stories. Holga Show. F-stop. Light Leaks.

some decisions are easier than others.

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

by all means. weekend. simple decisions. Minolta Instant Pro. Polaroid Type 990. Expired 1999.

Spanish anyone?

Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Spanish Newspaper El Paîs has quoted my good friend (and WebMeister) Lexi from Polanoid, re: the announcement by Polaroid of the cessation of instant film production ~  Polaroid article in El Paîs   They also go on to quote a few words from me, but I’m not half as eloquent as my friend Lexi. (I tried [...]

Save Polaroid Instant Film

Sunday, February 17th, 2008
On February 8, 2008 Polaroid Corporation announced that it will discontinue production of the instant film that made the company a household name. Save Polaroid serves as a home-base for the effort to convince another company to take over and begin producing the cherished technology that Polaroid has abandoned. Further to my previous post ~ [...]

The Beginning of the End?

Saturday, February 16th, 2008
Yours truly has been quoted on skynews this week (or rather partly quoted) Here is the whole of the text that I provided to Laura, the reporter for skynews (I must be a nightmare for any reporter with a word-limit, being so verbose to the point of ridiculum) I think that once the Petters group acquired [...]

Powershovel

Friday, February 8th, 2008
Has anyone heard of powershovel? Got to love the name. They have a fascinating site in both Japanese and English which seems dedicated to photography, art, music and books. Here is a quote from the site: “We have been dealing with cameras ever since the founder of our company succeeded in introducing Russian camera in Japan. [...]