Ally A. 

I don’t post nearly as much as I could; I do believe the laziness is beginning to set in. While I’ve been sitting about watching other people live lives scripted on television, I managed to marvel at the fact that I am very privileged to be able to take so many photographs, especially Polaroids with the Impossible Project’s Polaroid film, even though it’s all so expensive. Generous people and fun models make all the difference in a life lived with cameras.

I did get up and out of the house last Tuesday, and met the wonderfully adventurous Ally, pictured above. We both got rather soaked as she floated around this little…I don’t know what to call it. A creek? There was a tiny waterfall and a creepy cave, so who knows what it was, but I loved it. Gotta love having a great location and a model that’s willing to ignore the possibility that there may be snakes trying to kill us. (We survived, that’s all that matters)

Christina taken with #PX70 Cool Film #Impossibleproject

I have many, many thoughts and ideas haphazardly roaming around in my head, and Kickstarter makes these whims reality on a regular basis. I had the idea to give away Polaroid cameras and film, to meet strangers and let them use film they otherwise would never see about 3 weeks ago, and now I’ve got a good bit of cash from some kind strangers to help me give things away to friends and whoever else I can strike up a conversation with.

The project has about 22 hours left to raise funds, and then I get to start organizing a bit of chaotic joy. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tododelsur/polaroid-as-a-gift

amamakphoto:

From the very first roll of 35mm we ever got back, after it had been sitting, half-forgotten in the camera for 2+ years. Light leaks everywhere!

(2.4.2010)

Isn’t this just lovely

Christina taken with #PX70 Cool Film #Impossibleproject

On Wednesday I got back into shooting models (which is awesome), and had my first photo shoot in months with Christina. I just happened to have some Polaroid film left, and got a couple of shots that I love while we were baking in the heat of the day.

neil-gaiman:

The only thing I’d clarify here is that the book doesn’t “cost” $1000. The book is a reward that you get, along with all the goodies you get at the levels below it, at the $1000 level (or above). They could have made it a reward at the $500 level or the $5000 level. It’s a reward, a thank-you and…

This just feels good in my soul. Davis is definitely one of my favorite photographers, and he should be one of yours as well.

Kate M. 

Taken with #PX70 #Impossibleproject

Sometimes I don’t really feel like posting photos on the internet. It’s not the same as handing someone a Polaroid and talking about it as you visibly see whether or not someone likes it. I’ve taken photos of near strangers based on the reaction they have to a photo.

Which is where this photo of Kate came from. I’ve been volunteering at the Indie Grits Film Festival for the past two weeks, and as I was leaving the new Nickelodeon Theatre (where I was giving away two cameras to a girl that wanted to take Polaroids in New York) my short attention span jumped to a storefront housing an art store I’d never seen before. I wandered in and met Kate, and as we talked about art and photography I got around to showing her the still developing picture that I’d taken a few minutes before and got a smile much like the one in the photo above from her. The sense of wonder that things this rare gives to people is incredible. It instills more motivation to actually try it yourself than taking a class and learning for a grade ever could. Since Kate is taking a photography class this summer, I decided I’d make it more worth while by buying her a pack of film and letting her take my camera on an adventure. Hopefully I’ve created another Polaroid addict to take photos with.

This random real life encounter did give me a very good idea though, and I turned to Kickstarter to make it happen. For the next 11 days I’ll be running a project aimed at giving people a chance to take an instant photograph for the first time in their lives (or for the first time in years). One backer already funded the whole thing single-handedly and basically bought a stranger a camera! So if you want to help a stranger out and receive something from them in exchange, you can check out the project here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tododelsur/polaroid-as-a-gift?ref=category

Took this right before the Indie Grits Festival & 701 CCA Columbia Open Studios preview party got started. Tracie was one of the organizers, and I was able to woo her away from her busy day with my fancy antique of a camera before we all got to work. It was an excellent party, and I ran into a few familiar faces while I was there (see my Local SC post yesterday about Will DJing). I’ve got to get ready to help out at the Nickelodeon Theatre this afternoon, so I’m off.

One of my favorites from this past Saturday. I’ve got to take more good ones like this.

localsc:

WUSC Presents Folkcycle Fest Pt. 2: Burrito Boogaloo

WUSC Station Manager Dj Will The Thrill and WUSC Music Director Rhett The Threat taken with #PX600 Old Generation Film #Impossibleproject

These two threw an exceptional event, and are greatly appreciated here in SC. This was the very last Polaroid I had, and without question it was reserved for these two.

Yesterday was Will’s last official show on WUSC 90.5, which I found out after the fact. I’m usually late to too many amazing things. When I first met him, I had no idea that I’d been listening to his show, The Gentleman’s Club, for months on Wednesday nights before I went to work. To keep you ahead of things, I’d like to inform you that Will is DJing TONIGHT at the Indie Grits Festival Kickoff Preview Party which starts at 7:00 p.m. Plenty of time to get downtown and check him out; here’s all the info on that: http://www.facebook.com/events/370545592969621/

This is in 11 hours! Be there if you can!

(via rhetttalbert)