What’s going on at Unsaleable.com? I just got a somewhat cryptic email from them about a new site called Polapremium - it says it’s “The New Home Of Instant Photography.” Could it be?! I knew unsaleable was obsessed with Polaroid and had some neat connections with different suppliers, but this could be amazing. We’ll just have to wait, you can check the countdown here. Right now it reads at about 633,730 seconds, which is about 10,562 minutes or 176.03 hours or 7.3 days - which puts it at about Nov 27th, 2008 - so this should be cool. Can’t wait.

EDIT: yea, my original math did suck- I think I missed a digit or something- it should be right now.

Alright - Photojojo mentioned this in their 10 Ways to Love Polaroid newsletter but didn’t give any specific instruction, so in the spirit of Polaroid Awesomeness, DIY and being green I have put together a little tutorial for you on how to make these sweet Polaroid frames. It’s fairly simple, looks great and gives your pictures that extra kick of DIY hipness.

Observe.

Full instructions after the jump!
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I came across this really fascinating video about the SX-70 narrated by Ray Eames on mental_floss after reading about this extraordinary guy, Jamie Livingston, who took a Polariod photo every day for 18 years until he died. You can see the article about him and his work here. This video though was really interesting and answers a lot of questions about Polariod and the SX-70. Imagine “How It’s Made” of the 1970s.’

Enjoy.

I have the SX-70 SONAR Onestep



Picture from The Land List

However, I don’t have any Time Zero or SX-70 Blend film- although I do have some 600 and 779, so I might mod it for that- however, I’m going to hold out a wee bit longer to see if I can get my hands on the original (or blend) stuff to experience the full effect.

Do any of you have interesting Polaroid stories? I’d love to hear ‘em and feel free to post a link to your Polaroid stuff in the comments!

Alright, yes, I just started a “My Lomography” set on Flickr. But I’m torn. Yes, I think it’s intriguing, cool and kind of awesome in a funky way, but I also think it’s bullshit. So I guess first I have to say a few things to clear my conscience and get myself sorted.

All thoughts, rants, praises and etc after the jump (more…)