Scad is here, er I am at Scad. I'm using Polaroids in my 2nd color theory project simply because I've realized that I am hording all this film but not taking any pictures. I thought this would be a way to get a good grade on an assignment and also take some Bad-A pictures as well.
Everything was going well until I tried to take the first photo. Nothing happened. no motor sound, no picture, no nothing. I tried a couple more times but in vain.
When I got back to the dorm, I took the pack out in a darkroom and tried to slide the darkslide back in so as to not expose any pictures. I thought I had it in the right away, but unfortunately I did not. To my horror, I had exposed all of the film.
So, trying to look on the bright side, I now have 10 blank polaroids to manipulate.
Yes, tragedy struck, but now to figure out what happened to my dear sweet sx-70.
I put the empty cartridge back into the camera to see if it would respond. It did not.
I'm pretty sure it was the battery contacts because when I pressed the shutter button nothing happened what so ever. I stuck a pencil inside the camera and tried to scrape the battery contacts. It looked like they had a little bit of rust or corrosion on them. It must have been just enough to prevent the flow of electricity.
After I scraped them with the pencil, she came back to life! Of course this is after I had a breakdown and bough another off of ebay.
Today I went around and actually took a few photos for my project. I'm pretty happy with the way most of them turned out. My sexy70 and I are still getting to know each other, however. I learned today to never turn the brightness wheel to the white, because the exposure will almost always be way too overexposed.
Scans to come soon.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
September 1, -3 168 remaining.
Tiffany had just dyed her hair and I though it would be nice to take a few photos to document the fiery red. Of course the colors weren't represented properly. Oh well. I think they're cute anyway.
Friday, August 22, 2008
August 20, +40 171 Remaining
Went to Walgreens to meet someone to pick up a shirt. While I was there I thought it fit to stock up on their last remaining Polaroid Packs. Almost $18 each.
August 18, Drawing in trees, -2 131 Remaining.
I went to the arboretum to meet Tiffany and pose for her for a drawing she had been planning. I sat in a tree and read Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil while she drew me.
On one of my breaks I took a couple Polaroids of her. After having realized 2 days before that the battery in the pack only lasts for about a month I've decided to take the remaining photos in the camera ASAP.
Yeah, so here they are.
On one of my breaks I took a couple Polaroids of her. After having realized 2 days before that the battery in the pack only lasts for about a month I've decided to take the remaining photos in the camera ASAP.
Yeah, so here they are.
Monday, August 18, 2008
August 16, Makin' Memories. -7. 133 remaining
Today Jeremy and I took the scanner and some other stuff over to his house to do some work and generally prepare for his departure to Lubbock. While we were at his house, I took two Polas of him holding the new Alabama Football magazine in which he was published.
It wasn't without sacrifice, though. At first when I tried to take the photo, it wouldnt take. Over and over I oushed that little red button, but to no avail. Finally I decided that it was a bad battery in the pack, so I had to sacrifice the three remaining exposures.
When I put a new pack in, it took about 10 excruciating seconds before it spat out the dark slide. Finally we took the photos.
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After that, we walked outside to take a ride. I took two Polas of a discarded book below the curb next to the tire. The first was a bit overexposed. I turned the exposure wheel and toon another. Still a little underexposed but I didnt want to waste anymore.
Then, we went out on an escapade that I will not soon forget. We packed up in the old, smelly, light blue, beaten down car that is the LeSabre.
Late Afternoon with Windows Down and Wind It Up by Gwen Stefani blaring, Jeremy and I drove arund Auburn for about an hour. The whole time I had his xti wrapped around my hand and hanging out the window, taking photographs of whatever he told me to and whatever else I thought was significant.
One of the stops we made was an old house our father once lived in. There was a man outside smoking a cigar. So, naturally, we engaged in conversation. He was a really nice guy, and he actually turned out to be the father of someone I knew at the high school. Anyway, I took his Polaroid Poratrait and we went on our way.
During the hustle and bustle of everything, I apparently lost the two Polaroids I took of the book. Very sad.
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It wasn't without sacrifice, though. At first when I tried to take the photo, it wouldnt take. Over and over I oushed that little red button, but to no avail. Finally I decided that it was a bad battery in the pack, so I had to sacrifice the three remaining exposures.
When I put a new pack in, it took about 10 excruciating seconds before it spat out the dark slide. Finally we took the photos.
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After that, we walked outside to take a ride. I took two Polas of a discarded book below the curb next to the tire. The first was a bit overexposed. I turned the exposure wheel and toon another. Still a little underexposed but I didnt want to waste anymore.
Then, we went out on an escapade that I will not soon forget. We packed up in the old, smelly, light blue, beaten down car that is the LeSabre.
Late Afternoon with Windows Down and Wind It Up by Gwen Stefani blaring, Jeremy and I drove arund Auburn for about an hour. The whole time I had his xti wrapped around my hand and hanging out the window, taking photographs of whatever he told me to and whatever else I thought was significant.
One of the stops we made was an old house our father once lived in. There was a man outside smoking a cigar. So, naturally, we engaged in conversation. He was a really nice guy, and he actually turned out to be the father of someone I knew at the high school. Anyway, I took his Polaroid Poratrait and we went on our way.
During the hustle and bustle of everything, I apparently lost the two Polaroids I took of the book. Very sad.
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Saturday, May 24, 2008
After graduation waffles. -4 140 remaining.
Yesterday was Graduation. Er, I guess two days ago. My sleep schedule has been raped by the graduation party which lasted until 3 the next morning. On top of that the gang and I decided to go to waffle house, just like every other red blooded high school student. While we were there I took a few photos to document the great time we had and the friends we spent it with. Touching? Yes.
Monday, April 14, 2008
-2 144 Remaining
I kind of broke out of my mold yesterday photo-wise. I went out on a limb and bought 15 red balloons to go and have some fun with.
I dont know why it was so hard but actually being proactive and taking photos that I actually thought of and executed really inspired me and helped me get out of my "slump" as I call it. Up until now, I had mostly taken photos of things I had found and, frankly, I was tired of it.
Put simply...its hard. You go out sometimes confident that you're going to come back home with a masterpiece, but instead you get 300 photos that you don't like. Its really frustrating and quite discouraging when you get right down to it.
Also, recently I have come to the realization that, for some time, I had been taking photographs just because of the cameras I have. I collect older cameras and use them as much as I can, most of them taking 120 film. That's great and all, but I have been using them poorly. Its like a writing getting a brand new fountain pen and writing gibberish. So, I think, having realized that, I can also come out of that too and return to getting quality work.
Bleah, anyway. Here are the two polaroids from yesterday. These are my favorite polaroids I have ever taken, so they will be big. Enjoy :-)
I dont know why it was so hard but actually being proactive and taking photos that I actually thought of and executed really inspired me and helped me get out of my "slump" as I call it. Up until now, I had mostly taken photos of things I had found and, frankly, I was tired of it.
Put simply...its hard. You go out sometimes confident that you're going to come back home with a masterpiece, but instead you get 300 photos that you don't like. Its really frustrating and quite discouraging when you get right down to it.
Also, recently I have come to the realization that, for some time, I had been taking photographs just because of the cameras I have. I collect older cameras and use them as much as I can, most of them taking 120 film. That's great and all, but I have been using them poorly. Its like a writing getting a brand new fountain pen and writing gibberish. So, I think, having realized that, I can also come out of that too and return to getting quality work.
Bleah, anyway. Here are the two polaroids from yesterday. These are my favorite polaroids I have ever taken, so they will be big. Enjoy :-)
Monday, April 7, 2008
Been a while -3 +20 146 remaining
Its been a while since the last post. Not much has been going on. I took a trip to Birmingham and took some photos, but just one polaroid. I liked the two different colors, but the print doesn't look very much like what I saw. I don't know, maybe I could have shifted the exposure wheel a little to the darker side. Anyway, its not too bad.
The others I liked after forgetting about them for a while. The greens didn't look that yellow. Maybe the exposure wheel again?
Whatev, at least they're exposed correctly.
The others I liked after forgetting about them for a while. The greens didn't look that yellow. Maybe the exposure wheel again?
Whatev, at least they're exposed correctly.
Monday, March 24, 2008
Breaking the bank. +20 129 Remaining
I went to Walgreens today to get some 110 film developed. As I was checking out I remembered the sale on Polaroids they were having a few weeks back, so I excused myself away from the cashier for a moment and looked around. Film! I think they had two twin packs and one single pack. The price had gone way up, though. A few weeks ago a single pack was about $10-11 and now its $14!
I got up to the cashier and handed her a twin pack and a single pack, praying that the buy a twin pack, get a single pack free sake was still going on. But it wasn't. So I ended up buying a twin pack anyway. I couldn't resist. Its ok, though, because I'll have some extra funds coming in soon.
So, anyway, this should make up for the majority of the messed-up photos I took trying to get the SX-70 to work.
I got up to the cashier and handed her a twin pack and a single pack, praying that the buy a twin pack, get a single pack free sake was still going on. But it wasn't. So I ended up buying a twin pack anyway. I couldn't resist. Its ok, though, because I'll have some extra funds coming in soon.
So, anyway, this should make up for the majority of the messed-up photos I took trying to get the SX-70 to work.
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Happy Easter! -6 109 Remaining
Sadie, my niece, came over to the house today to celebrate Easter and search for some eggs. Well...jelly bean eggs anyway.
She had a good time and I had the opportunity to take some shots of her while she searched.
Everything still seems to be working great on the SX-70. Nothing to complain about.
She had a good time and I had the opportunity to take some shots of her while she searched.
Everything still seems to be working great on the SX-70. Nothing to complain about.
Friday, March 21, 2008
SUCCESS! -2 115 Remaining
This morning I woke up eager to test out the SX-70 after replacing the photo-cell filter. I'm in the shower thinking of what picture I want to take when my brother yells at me from the hallway letting me know he's at the house. I quickly get dressed and go and talk to him. We discuss the camera and the fungus in the lens when I start telling him about the filter on the photo-cell. Then I ask him to go outside and pose for me because I hadn't tested it and I knew that anything to do with jeremy and a photo will be a riot. So, with the new "filter" in place and the exposure wheel set to slightly darken...
SUCCESS! A perfectly exposed Polaroid straight from the SX-70. WOOHOO! Now I don't have to waste anymore exposures trying to figure what's wrong with the thing. Now I can just focus on taking pictures.
--later---
Tiffany and I are at Chewacla soakin' up the sun when I take another, wanting to show her my triumph.
Again, another well-exposed image! I think I could have even left the exposure wheel at normal, what with her shadow and all.
So yeah, a good day for Polaroids and the SX-70. I couldn't be more relieved.
SUCCESS! A perfectly exposed Polaroid straight from the SX-70. WOOHOO! Now I don't have to waste anymore exposures trying to figure what's wrong with the thing. Now I can just focus on taking pictures.
--later---
Tiffany and I are at Chewacla soakin' up the sun when I take another, wanting to show her my triumph.
Again, another well-exposed image! I think I could have even left the exposure wheel at normal, what with her shadow and all.
So yeah, a good day for Polaroids and the SX-70. I couldn't be more relieved.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Lake Martin. -10... 117 Remaining
I woke up this morning excited about the 600 pack I had put in the camera the night before. Wanting to see what the new pack had in store, I immediately got up and took a pretty neat looking photo of the horn on the vintage-ish record player Tiffany had gotten me as a present some time back. (exposure wheel set an normal)
I liked it, but i could tell that the shutter was open for a little too long. There was plenty of light, and there was noticeable camera-shake on the print. (Also, I had already forgotten that this wasn't SX-70 film and tried to manipulate it. It worked to some degree (black lines))
This worried me, and, in my mind, a well-exposed image outside would do my nerves good. In the backyard, I took a photo of Patch (my dog) in the shade with exposure wheel set at normal.
As you can tell, it's ridiculously overexposed. At this point I was pretty annoyed/confused. Shade+normal exposure+ND filter SHOULD turn out a well-exposed photograph. In another attempt, solely for the sake of experimentation, I took a photo of a flower in direct sunlight with the exposure wheel at its darkest setting.
This came out reasonably well with only slight overexposure. regardless, it was 100x better than the photo of patch. Colors were good, clear image, black blacks and white whites. Good stuff for the most part. So keeping the wheel at the darkest setting was the answer......
Later...
Tiffany was off work today, so we went to lake Martin and hiked some trails. I took my less-than trusty SX-70 along for the ride in hopes that, under pressure, I can find a way to make it work. We're walking and talking and having some fun, when we come to a scenic point where the trail runs alongside the lake-shore. Still in my ever experimental mood, I try to take the photo and capture some of the colors and leaves underneath the water. Exposure wheel at its darkest setting.
Ok, not COMPLETELY overexposed, but you can't see the colors very well and there is little definition. I shook it off and trekked on. Along the trail there were more photo-ops, which I took.
All of them were slightly overexposed, which was a little disappointing. I wanted to be able to catch the rich colors that I was seeing.
Another photo-op. The trail had led to a point where it met the lake-shore. You could see the water reflecting on the golden rocks underneath the beautiful teal water. I stepped out, got in position, framed and...jam. Not good. This time I had no idea what could have started it. I tried to take another picture, but to no avail. I could hear the gears turning inside, but no photo. With hair standing on the back of my neck, I sat down and tried to fix the problem without having to expose the rest of the pack.
Finally, after not being able to take out the print myself, I sacrificed a polaroid and took out the pack. I put it back in in hopes that the camera would spit out the jammed photo after being closed. Nothing. Retried. Nothing. Finally I was able to pull the twice-exposed photo out of the camera.
Unfortunately that meant that another photo as wasted, but at this point I just wanted to make sure that nothing was wrong with the camera itself. I put the pack back in the camera. Still no photo. After some more finagling...
I thought about the ND filter. Could that be keep the film from coming through? Again I took out the pack, sacrificing another polaroid, and removed the filter. After putting it back in, out comes a photo.
Already mad that I had wasted 3 shots, I took another photo of Tiffany looking at my troubles
No ND filter. Overexposed, but looking good. The last of the pack. Nearly a whole 10 images wasted.
I have come to the realization that trying to fix this bloody camera will require a lot of sacrifice. But, however, 600 film is still being produced in Mexico (I think) so there is still the possibility of acquiring more.
Anyway, I hike the rest of the trail with the thought of wasted Polaroids weighing heavy on my conscience. Fortunately, that means thinking of ways to overcome the situation at hand. While hiking, I decided that I would replace the ND filter in front of the electric eye with a clear piece of plastic. This would allow the electric eye to see more light and adjust shutter speed accordingly, hopefully giving me a correctly exposed Polaroid (for once)....So I did.
http://photojojo.com/content/photojojo-original/discontinued-polaroid-projects/
Compare that with the photo I took the other day.
I REALLY have high hopes for this mod. I put the same ND filter on another pack of 600 film, but made sure that everything was secure and that it wasn't preventing any of the camera's operations. The ND filter, along with the piece of plastic in front of the photocell amounts to a -3 exposure stop. I think that's the right terminology.
Usually all it takes is two stops, but...I don't know.
-1 Pack of 600 film
I liked it, but i could tell that the shutter was open for a little too long. There was plenty of light, and there was noticeable camera-shake on the print. (Also, I had already forgotten that this wasn't SX-70 film and tried to manipulate it. It worked to some degree (black lines))
This worried me, and, in my mind, a well-exposed image outside would do my nerves good. In the backyard, I took a photo of Patch (my dog) in the shade with exposure wheel set at normal.
As you can tell, it's ridiculously overexposed. At this point I was pretty annoyed/confused. Shade+normal exposure+ND filter SHOULD turn out a well-exposed photograph. In another attempt, solely for the sake of experimentation, I took a photo of a flower in direct sunlight with the exposure wheel at its darkest setting.
This came out reasonably well with only slight overexposure. regardless, it was 100x better than the photo of patch. Colors were good, clear image, black blacks and white whites. Good stuff for the most part. So keeping the wheel at the darkest setting was the answer......
Later...
Tiffany was off work today, so we went to lake Martin and hiked some trails. I took my less-than trusty SX-70 along for the ride in hopes that, under pressure, I can find a way to make it work. We're walking and talking and having some fun, when we come to a scenic point where the trail runs alongside the lake-shore. Still in my ever experimental mood, I try to take the photo and capture some of the colors and leaves underneath the water. Exposure wheel at its darkest setting.
Ok, not COMPLETELY overexposed, but you can't see the colors very well and there is little definition. I shook it off and trekked on. Along the trail there were more photo-ops, which I took.
All of them were slightly overexposed, which was a little disappointing. I wanted to be able to catch the rich colors that I was seeing.
Another photo-op. The trail had led to a point where it met the lake-shore. You could see the water reflecting on the golden rocks underneath the beautiful teal water. I stepped out, got in position, framed and...jam. Not good. This time I had no idea what could have started it. I tried to take another picture, but to no avail. I could hear the gears turning inside, but no photo. With hair standing on the back of my neck, I sat down and tried to fix the problem without having to expose the rest of the pack.
Finally, after not being able to take out the print myself, I sacrificed a polaroid and took out the pack. I put it back in in hopes that the camera would spit out the jammed photo after being closed. Nothing. Retried. Nothing. Finally I was able to pull the twice-exposed photo out of the camera.
Unfortunately that meant that another photo as wasted, but at this point I just wanted to make sure that nothing was wrong with the camera itself. I put the pack back in the camera. Still no photo. After some more finagling...
I thought about the ND filter. Could that be keep the film from coming through? Again I took out the pack, sacrificing another polaroid, and removed the filter. After putting it back in, out comes a photo.
Already mad that I had wasted 3 shots, I took another photo of Tiffany looking at my troubles
No ND filter. Overexposed, but looking good. The last of the pack. Nearly a whole 10 images wasted.
I have come to the realization that trying to fix this bloody camera will require a lot of sacrifice. But, however, 600 film is still being produced in Mexico (I think) so there is still the possibility of acquiring more.
Anyway, I hike the rest of the trail with the thought of wasted Polaroids weighing heavy on my conscience. Fortunately, that means thinking of ways to overcome the situation at hand. While hiking, I decided that I would replace the ND filter in front of the electric eye with a clear piece of plastic. This would allow the electric eye to see more light and adjust shutter speed accordingly, hopefully giving me a correctly exposed Polaroid (for once)....So I did.
http://photojojo.com/content/photojojo-original/discontinued-polaroid-projects/
Compare that with the photo I took the other day.
I REALLY have high hopes for this mod. I put the same ND filter on another pack of 600 film, but made sure that everything was secure and that it wasn't preventing any of the camera's operations. The ND filter, along with the piece of plastic in front of the photocell amounts to a -3 exposure stop. I think that's the right terminology.
Usually all it takes is two stops, but...I don't know.
-1 Pack of 600 film
Posting for March 19. -7 ...127 Remaining
Yesterday I didn't get a chance to post. Maybe just too distressed. Anyway, the day just doesn't start off well. I tried to take a shot of some boxes, but I guess I'm too dumb for my own good. Whatever the case, the shot turned out completely black. I took it with the time-zero onestep. I supposed I guessed incorrectly when it came to available light inside.
The day didn't really go any better after that. I went to see Tiffany at work, and I wanted to test the SX-70 some more so I took her photo. (yeah I know, another one). You could see her pretty well but, nevertheless, it was really overexposed. Strange. We weren't in bright light, and I had the exposure wheel at normal...
This disturbed me, so when I got home I took some more photos trying to figure out what the problem was, or if there even was a problem...hoping that it was mere user-error. This is what I came up with
I played around with the exposure wheel as well. Still nothing. ALL of them looked bad. AND some of them had that strange black spec, like someone had used a sharpie to mark them. Distressed, I went about the rest of my day wondering what was going on with the camera I wanted to work so much. That night, after having taken ALL of the remaining exposures in the blend pack (GRRRRR) I attempted to switch the ND filter from the blend pack to the 600 pack here.
I did this, then blindly hopedthat somehow in some great scheme of things I got a wacked out pack.
BTW Keep in mind that I made that video very late last night and was a little delirious.
-1 pack Blend film
The day didn't really go any better after that. I went to see Tiffany at work, and I wanted to test the SX-70 some more so I took her photo. (yeah I know, another one). You could see her pretty well but, nevertheless, it was really overexposed. Strange. We weren't in bright light, and I had the exposure wheel at normal...
This disturbed me, so when I got home I took some more photos trying to figure out what the problem was, or if there even was a problem...hoping that it was mere user-error. This is what I came up with
I played around with the exposure wheel as well. Still nothing. ALL of them looked bad. AND some of them had that strange black spec, like someone had used a sharpie to mark them. Distressed, I went about the rest of my day wondering what was going on with the camera I wanted to work so much. That night, after having taken ALL of the remaining exposures in the blend pack (GRRRRR) I attempted to switch the ND filter from the blend pack to the 600 pack here.
I did this, then blindly hopedthat somehow in some great scheme of things I got a wacked out pack.
BTW Keep in mind that I made that video very late last night and was a little delirious.
-1 pack Blend film
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
-2, SeXy-70. 134 Remaining
Yeah, weird title.
Today confirmed that the SX-70 is in full working order. I went outside for some better light and took a picture of a spray-paint can.
Needless to say I was pleased with the results. While it was developing I threw it in the fridge to grab some extra blues.
I find it amazing that the fungus in the lens doesn't appear on the photos or the viewfinder for that matter. Crazay. You can see the worst of it here. Its that spot in the lens. Here's a big pic for you.
So now its just more of a cosmetic thing, which I can live with. The seller on ebay isn't going to be getting any positive feedback, however. The seller said that the lens "appeared" to be clear and free of scratches. Free of scratches, yes. Clear, no.
While writing this entry I took a photo of the inside of a lamp. I dig it.
Now my next Polaroid project is going to be getting this mama to work for me.
I thought she was in great shape when I got her. All I needed was a battery and film. Well, the battery came in the mail, but the shutter wouldnt open at all. :-( I took it apart, cleaned the battery contacts, everything I could think of.
Finally I took it down to cameragraphics and let them look at it. They seem to think that the power to the "electric eye", and in turn the shutter, is being cut off somewhere from the battery. I'll take it somewhere else this week to see if they can take care of the electrical problems. I really have hope for her, although it has been diminished a little bit now.
Today confirmed that the SX-70 is in full working order. I went outside for some better light and took a picture of a spray-paint can.
Needless to say I was pleased with the results. While it was developing I threw it in the fridge to grab some extra blues.
I find it amazing that the fungus in the lens doesn't appear on the photos or the viewfinder for that matter. Crazay. You can see the worst of it here. Its that spot in the lens. Here's a big pic for you.
So now its just more of a cosmetic thing, which I can live with. The seller on ebay isn't going to be getting any positive feedback, however. The seller said that the lens "appeared" to be clear and free of scratches. Free of scratches, yes. Clear, no.
While writing this entry I took a photo of the inside of a lamp. I dig it.
Now my next Polaroid project is going to be getting this mama to work for me.
I thought she was in great shape when I got her. All I needed was a battery and film. Well, the battery came in the mail, but the shutter wouldnt open at all. :-( I took it apart, cleaned the battery contacts, everything I could think of.
Finally I took it down to cameragraphics and let them look at it. They seem to think that the power to the "electric eye", and in turn the shutter, is being cut off somewhere from the battery. I'll take it somewhere else this week to see if they can take care of the electrical problems. I really have hope for her, although it has been diminished a little bit now.
Monday, March 17, 2008
...Strange day for Polaroid -8! 136 Remaining.
Well, the day started off strange and just kept going. Today Tiffany and I went to Chewacla again, although I didn't bike there this time. Anyway, we're having some fun and we want to take a few pics. Why not a Polaroid or two? I mean, after I'm through with the packs in the time-zero and the pro, The SX-70 will be taking up the rest of the slack, right?
Well, the first shot we took was a doozy...actually I should say the first TWO shots we took, since TWO photos came out. The first came out ok but it had some strange stuff at the top corners and a line that is probably a light leak at the bottom. The second, which came out underneath it, was all f-ed up as you can tell. Weird, and not too happy about it, since it was just a straight up waste. I put it down kind of freaked out, but maybe it wouldn't happen again.
Well we messed around some more and wanted to take some more photos. Well, I nervously pulled out the Polaroid. But then I thought about it, "better now when we can make up for it rather than later when I need a photo of something fast". Turned out to be a good decision. Same story. Two photos came out, one on top of the other. The top photo came out looking ok with minor faults. The second, obviously getting no light, was completely black.
Well, now just wanting to alleviate the problem, I just decided to to empty the pack because there might be some more screw ups...so I did. And, of course, they looked fine.
So, my Onestep Pro decided to play a few tricks on me. Grr... but ok. Its over and done with, and I kind of have some cool "shots" to show for it. But then I found out at dinner that my brother had just gotten my SX-70 in mail today!!!! Woohoo! right?
Well, I get it home and...well...just watch.
So not exactly what I'd hoped for. But, as far as the fungus goes, you can't tell on the actual print, as you can see in this terrible shot which, by the way, is the first "official" photo taken with the SX-70.
Also, some good news I guess. Apparently my scanner isn't as bad as the scans its been putting out lately. For some reason I imported the images straight from Photoshop tonight rather than just telling the scanner to do its own thing. Whadda ya know? These look 10x better than the ones I've already posted.
SO, be expecting much better quality scans in the near future. Hopefully the good scans will be of good photos, but that still remains to be seen.
With everything going on I'm not sure if this is going to pan out, but, assuming it does, here is the plan.
1. No more photos with the One600Pro
2. Finish pack in Onestep time-zero
3. Take all remaining photos with SX-70, assuming I can whip it into shape.
Well, the first shot we took was a doozy...actually I should say the first TWO shots we took, since TWO photos came out. The first came out ok but it had some strange stuff at the top corners and a line that is probably a light leak at the bottom. The second, which came out underneath it, was all f-ed up as you can tell. Weird, and not too happy about it, since it was just a straight up waste. I put it down kind of freaked out, but maybe it wouldn't happen again.
Well we messed around some more and wanted to take some more photos. Well, I nervously pulled out the Polaroid. But then I thought about it, "better now when we can make up for it rather than later when I need a photo of something fast". Turned out to be a good decision. Same story. Two photos came out, one on top of the other. The top photo came out looking ok with minor faults. The second, obviously getting no light, was completely black.
Well, now just wanting to alleviate the problem, I just decided to to empty the pack because there might be some more screw ups...so I did. And, of course, they looked fine.
So, my Onestep Pro decided to play a few tricks on me. Grr... but ok. Its over and done with, and I kind of have some cool "shots" to show for it. But then I found out at dinner that my brother had just gotten my SX-70 in mail today!!!! Woohoo! right?
Well, I get it home and...well...just watch.
So not exactly what I'd hoped for. But, as far as the fungus goes, you can't tell on the actual print, as you can see in this terrible shot which, by the way, is the first "official" photo taken with the SX-70.
Also, some good news I guess. Apparently my scanner isn't as bad as the scans its been putting out lately. For some reason I imported the images straight from Photoshop tonight rather than just telling the scanner to do its own thing. Whadda ya know? These look 10x better than the ones I've already posted.
SO, be expecting much better quality scans in the near future. Hopefully the good scans will be of good photos, but that still remains to be seen.
With everything going on I'm not sure if this is going to pan out, but, assuming it does, here is the plan.
1. No more photos with the One600Pro
2. Finish pack in Onestep time-zero
3. Take all remaining photos with SX-70, assuming I can whip it into shape.
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