American Bandstand

I've been wanting to make a post for some time now about a little roadside excursion I made recently, but time is a bit short these long summer days! Here's a little teaser...


American Bandstand (2008)
Camera: Holgaroid
Film: Polaroid Type 88 (expired)
Subject: An old Uniroyal Gal in Gainesville, Texas

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Last December, I went to San Francisco for the day, just to spend a few hours enjoying the city and seeing the Pacific, the ocean I used to live near, but now rarely see. I went down to Ocean Beach and shot a lot of film while the rain poured down. This may be my favorite photo of the day; it's a Holgaroid shot, taken with some of my last stash of Type 85 film. This is the positive, and it's a double exposure.

I love the way the seagulls in this photo appear just into the frame, leaving so much empty sky in the shot. This is what the sky above the Pacific is like: endless, vast, birds dodging in and out, and then, nothing but freedom and promise.


Celluloid Pictures of Living (2007)
Title taken from the song by Roxy Music

Holgaroid fun

I love my Holgaroid camera, a frankenstein creation fitting a Holga FN with a type 80 Polaroid back. What's more, I've hoarded a good amount of the square Polaroid films, so I can keep shooting with it for awhile, although it will never be long enough. Over the next few days, I'll post some of my favorite photos that I've taken with this delicious picture-making device. I'll start with these, some of my lesser known Holgaroid photographs.


Memories of Summer (2006)
Film: Polaroid Type 88
Location: Leu Gardens, Orlando, Florida


Strive (2006)
Film: Polaroid Type 85 (this is the positive)
Location: Greenwood Cemetery, Orlando, Florida


There's a Big World Out There (2006)
Film: Polaroid Type 88
Model: My terrier, Orson


An Alien's Confection (2008)
Film: Polaroid Type Chocolate 80
Location: Denton, Texas