Instant Film Archive

Portable compact cameras are nothing new. But portable compact cameras which can print your shots? That hasn’t been around for long. And some of the earliest generations of this sort of equipment were pretty underwhelming. But in the time since, these types of technologies have really come a long way. Polaroid SNAP Touch 2.0 As a brand, Polaroid needs little introduction. Which actually makes it …

Spontaneous shots are among the most special ways to capture a memory on film. Sometimes. The problem is a spontaneous shot can develop poorly almost just as often, especially if you’re trying to capture motion. Moving from one attempted photo to the next, the cost of film can start to stack up when you’ve got to print every shot before seeing if you actually want …

Taking photos with your smartphone is great, provided you want to share those photos online. Beyond social media sites, just about all you can do with your digital photos is use them in a digital photo frame. When the world switched over from film to digital, something was nearly lost. There’s something special about being able to hold a physical print of a photo in …

Anyone who lived through the 80’s knows that Polaroid cameras were unavoidable. The instant camera is as much of a part of retro culture as VHS tapes and hair metal. At the time of its release, the Polaroid instant print camera was a technological revelation. Before the ubiquitous takeover of mobile technology, Polaroid was the only camera brand that provided the user with instant gratification. …

Photography isn’t what it used to be. The way we capture and develop photos, like most forms of technology, has continued to evolve and get easier over time. For many years, the only way you could take a photo was with a bulky camera. Then, to develop that photo, you either needed to take your film somewhere to have it processed, or work in your …