Down the Street...

I love the Polaroid peel-apart Chocolate film, I love rad signs, and I love taking photos in Fort Worth. Here are two shots I took the other day that combine all three of those things I love. I took them using my Holgaroid, which has no viewfinder. I know I have break-the-rules composition skills anyway; I love the way the Holgaroid accentuates that, and surprises me with its perspective.


Silhouette


Edmonson's Fried Chicken

A Motel Made of Chocolate

I went to Fort Worth yesterday, and fell in love with this old sign:


Motel Landmark Lodge (2009)
Camera: Holga with Polaroid back (holgaroid)
Film: Polaroid Chocolate 80 *expired*

Signed print available in my Etsy shop. Mention "I read your blog" in the checkout note for a shipping refund!

A Futuro & An Interview!

I am Futurowoman, and I named myself after a dreamhome! Voilà, a genuine Futuro!! These are a few of my favorite shots from my recent shoot at an abandoned Futuro in Texas:


Futuro
Camera: Polaroid SX-70
Film: Polaroid Time-Zero (expired)



Upon Landing
Camera: Holgaroid
Film: Polaroid Choco80


The Pod
Camera: Polaroid SX-70
Film: Polaroid Time-Zero (expired)

Signed prints, as always, are available in my shop!

And here is a recent interview with me from the Photographers of Etsy blog:

Thanks for looking!

faded glory

As my stash of beloved Polaroid films dwindles, I've been trying to enjoy shooting interesting places and people, and came across a crazy old mansion a couple of weeks ago that really demanded attention. "El Castile," or the Waggoner Mansion of Decatur, Texas, is apparently still occupied, but you couldn't necessarily tell that by looking.

Behold the last photo I will ever take using the beautiful Type 85 Polaroid film...


The Waggoner Mansion (2009)
Camera: Holgaroid
Film: Polaroid Type 85 (expired)

And here are some other photographs of this rather magical, out-of-time place:


Faded Glory (2009)
Camera: Holga with Polaroid back (Holgaroid)
Film: Polaroid Chocolate 80


El Castile (2009)
Camera: Polaroid 104
Film: Polaroid Blue 100


The Ghosts of Waggoner Mansion (2009)
Camera: Polaroid Spectra System SE
Film: Polaroid Spectra (expired)

Thanks for looking! I have not added these to my Etsy shop, but if you'd like a print, please let me know and we can make it happen!

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