Justin Porter Stephens

Hello. My name is Justin Porter Stephens. I am a writer living in Boston. I have an MFA in creative writing from Lesley University. I like toy cameras and video games.

The new Polaroid 300, which snaps and prints business-card-size photos, doesn’t look a thing like the angular Polaroid SX-70 that ruled the 1970s. Instead, the new Polaroid is all circles and rounded edges — just like the Fujifilm Instax Mini 7.

How did I miss this?

1 note 27/07/10 #Polaroid

Mirim, 01210
Polaroid 600 film, expired 9/09

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Impossible Project PX100 Silver Shade/First Flush

The Holga Blog did a fantastic, in-depth review of The Impossible Project’s first release of new Polaroid film, the PX100 Silver Shade. The film is supposedly VERY challenging (it’s extremely sensitive to heat and light—no more watching the film develop!) which is good and bad, I guess. The TZ Artistic looks to be a better option, though it won’t work with with the SLR-680.

2 notes 08/04/10 #Polaroid

Polaroid Film Back On Sale This Week

With an assist from Lady Gaga, The Impossible Project pushed new black-and-white film back on the market this week, promising that color film is coming soon. However, apparently some of the endearing aberrations of the film have been (accidentally?) fixed.

“The colors feel quite different,” Cookman says. “They are not crisp and clear and [it] has a certain retro feel to it in terms of its color and its size. And I think this is a really important dimension of it.”

Should have added this to the original Instant Film post. It’s available here: http://shop.the-impossible-project.com/shop/film

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