Thursday 11 October 2012

Polaroid: The Story

Everybody seems to get hold of a vintage Polaroid getting it to work again.

The aesthetics of a Polaroid camera seems to have its own unique charm. Being an instant tangible photo, film like qualities and relatively small compare to the DSLRs it is type of must-have camera.

Lots of people are trying to bring back the polarograph with The Impossible Project trying to reproduce the Polaroid films that once stopped manufacturing, Fujifilm making modern Polaroid type cameras. This type of camera has suddenly turned into a cult amongst camera enthusiasts, hipsters, vintage collectors and many more.

I'm not an expert in Polaroid cameras so this video will give you a better understanding. The significant impact Polaroid cameras has on not just the camera world but technology as well as culture.

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