Impossible Project Newsletter - PX70 Push

If you get the chance, pop on over to the Impossible Project's site to check out their most recent newsletter and a great offer on the last batch of PX70 PUSH! for your SX70. You might just notice while you're there that the top image in the newsletter is my very own PX70 PUSH! image from Sara's Diner at the Gateway to Presque Isle in Erie, PA.


PX70 is definitely one of my favorite films from Impossible, and, a big part of what got me started in the world of instant photography. I'm very excited to have one of my images featured on their Newsletter. Thank you Impossible! Keep the great products coming.


View the full newsletter here.

My 100th Post - Your Chance to Win

Today marks my 100th post to this blog. What started out as a rarely updated, read by few, personal project in May of 2009 has really grown in the past year with my re-exploration of analog and instant photography. When I began this blog, it was more of a personal outlet for my photography with hopes attached of making it big. While that hasn't happened there has been a lot of growth with my work, myself and my blog. Because none of that would be possible without you as a reader, I've decided to fall in line with millions of other blogs and run a giveaway with my 100th post. Here's how it's gonna work:


I will be giving away one free print (12in x 12in) to a randomly selected winner. The winner will have their choice of print from the three selections below:

Parasol on Impossible Project PX70 Push

Willow on expired Polaroid Chocolate

Edgewater Pier on Rollei Retro 400s

To Enter


1. For one entry, you must follow my Twitter page @StudioTim and then tweet the following - I just entered @studiotim's giveaway contest for a chance to win a free print! http://bit.ly/nbiQ9j #giveaway


2. For a second entry, you become an official follower of this blog using your Google, Twitter, Yahoo or OpenID and leave me a comment on this post letting me know you are now following (follow can be found at the top righthand side of this page)


3. I use Random.org to pull a winner from all entrants, contact them to find out which of the three prints they want, and then mail them their print of choice (which, if for some reason, they want signed... I will sign)


This contest will run from today, July 27, through Wenesday, August 10th at 12 noon EST., and is open to contestants internationally. Winner will be selected August 10th and announced here on this blog shortly after.


Thank you to everyone who has been a fan of this blog, shared it with friends and followed along. Good luck!


** As a matter of housekeeping, I would also like to point out that I have recently added the functionality to share posts from this blog via multiple social networking sites - You can find those buttons below - Share away! **

Impossible Project PX600 BlackFrame PP - Rick Ross and Taking Back Sunday

Sometimes my job takes me to interesting places, and other times it lets me meet interesting people. For quite some time now the studio I work for, Uppercut Motion + Sound, has been doing a series of videos with Microsoft Zune and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. As different musical artists are passing through town on their tours they stop by the Rock Hall and do a quick interview and walk through which we film and edit.


Just recently I started shooting a quick polaroid of the artist/s right before the interview begins, and then right before we wrap I have them quickly sign it. This past week I snapped two such photos, above of Rick Ross and below of Taking Back Sunday. They definitely aren't the best photos I've ever taken, but I think the memorabilia factor still makes them interesting.

I don't think I'll be taking these photos with everyone that rolls through from now on, but, I do hope to get a couple more before it's all said and done.

Photograph Info:

Location: Cleveland Ohio - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Camera: Polaroid SX70 Sonar

Film: Impossible Project PX600 SS Black Frame PoorPod

Fuji FP-3000B - Some suitcases, a bike, and you should come my show...

The more I shoot with Fuji's FP-3000B the more I like it. The tonal range and contrast to the film is really nice, and, the fact that I can leave it sit or carry it around with me without peeling it until I am home is even nicer. Of course, if I'm not on the move, the ability to peel the film after a quick 60 seconds is also great, because lets face it, I'm impatient when it comes to seeing how a photo turned out. There's really just a great flexibility to this film, I need very little light to get a good shot, and there's always something fun about shooting with my Polaroid 250 (mostly the looks and questions that I get from people while I'm using it)

These two photos are from polaroid week. After the polaroid walk, while everyone was sitting in Aperture getting their shots scanned for the Aperture blog post, I pulled out my 250 and shot these photos with the last two sheets of film left in my camera. I really like the way the suitcases came out and the fact I was able to get such a good exposure with the little daylight that was left streaming through the window.


I guess this would also be a good time to mention... If you like these photos, or any of my photos, I will be having a small show Aug. 12th at Aperture in Cleveland, Ohio and these prints (along with many more that you've seen on this blog) will be available for purchase. More info in the show poster below... Of course, in the off chance you would like a print but live no where near Cleveland, you can always Email Me as well and we can try to work something out.

Impossible Project PX 70 Color Shade - Polaroid Walk Follow Up

During a post from last week, I talked about Aperture's first ever Polaroid Walk in honor of Polaroid Week as well as my first experiences with the Impossible Project's PX70 Color Shade. I thought I would do a little follow up to share a few more of the photos from that days walk. 


The first, seen above, is a photo of an arcade bowling game at Prosperity Social Club. Being indoors without a tripod, this image was shot perched atop a bar stool and had an exposure of around 2-3 seconds. I always find that I get really nice colors with long exposures (or, if nothing else, warmer, contrasty colors). Another long exposure from that night (below) was shot in near darkness with just about a 14 second exposure. I shot this little piano with my SX70 propped up on a wallet and tabletop while inside the Literary Cafe.

I did take a couple outdoor shots along the way as well. The first, being a very good example of the color that can be pulled out of the new PX70, was someone's bright yellow front door. And then there's a set of two images taken along one of Tremont's sidewalks... a simple paper lantern and a tree wrapped in lights.

Of course I wasn't the only person walking the neighborhood and shooting Impossible's film that day... As luck would have it, I convinced my girlfriend (we'll call her Tiffany) to come along as well despite having never picked up a polaroid camera before. Aperture was nice enough to be loaning out cameras for the walk, and Tiffany got to shoot the Impossible PX70 as well using a non-folding SX70 Button. Even though I have never posted anyone else's work on my blog before, I thought these two images were a great example of the new PX70 and how wonderfully saturated the colors can be... not to mention, these photos are pretty nice for her first outing with instant film.

Photograph Info:

Location: Cleveland Ohio

Camera: Polaroid SX70 Sonar/ SX70 Button

Film: Impossible Project PX 70 Color Shade