Artichoke Field

Artichoke Field, 2012 

I still haven't processed my 120 film from Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day, but I did shoot one instant pinhole one the day.  An artichoke field right after a rainstorm, with a rainbow barely visible in the sky in the background.  Shot on expired Polaroid Type 55 4x5 instant film (expired in 2006, I think), using a Leonardo 4x5 pinhole camera and approximately 4 minutes exposure time.  The results seem a tad solarized, but I'm not sure if it's due to expired film or something else.  I'm down to my last 9 sheets of this film, so I'm hoping for a comparable replacement soon.

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Polaroid Week 2011, Day Four

Sunflowers are the subject, again.  This time, I used a sheet of my dwindling supply of Polaroid Type 55 film.  Twenty second exposure, shot with a Leonardo 4x5 pinhole camera.

Sunflowers, 2011

Polaroid Week 2011. Day Three

Today, I shot my last sheet of Polaroid Type 59... ever.  The sheet was stored with my few remaining sheets of Type 55, and the Type 59 box is long gone, so I'm not sure when it expired.  It probably expired at least three years ago.

Shot with a Leonardo 4 x 5 Pinhole camera on expired Polaroid Type 59 film.  25 second exposure.

Sunflowers, 2011

Polaroid Week 2011, Day Two

Nessie, 2011

My shot for Polaroid Week, Day Two.  Nessie relaxes after a romp in the park.  Shot with a Pinhole 100 camera on Fuji FP100C instant film, ten second exposure.

Polaroid Week 2011, Day One

Today is the first day of Polaroid Week 2011.  I might shoot some of my remaining sheets of Type 55 this week, but today I shot Fuji FP100C using a Pinhole 100 camera.  Here are my first Polaroid Week shots.

Self Portrait while Roberto Naps, 2011
My second shot for Polaroid Week 2011.  A self portrait shot while my husband naps and my dog wanders around in the background.  Shot with a Pinhole 100 on Fuji FP100C instant film, 60 second exposure.

Playground, 2011
My first shot for Polaroid Week 2011.  Shot with a Pinhole 100 on Fuji FP100C instant film, 90 second exposure.

Pinhole Dog Again

My dog poses for a pinhole portrait.  Vaguely psychedelic, in my humble opinion.  Shot with a Pinhole 100 camera on Fuji FP-100C instant film.

Nessie in The Sun, 2011

Poppies (and other flowers)!

Spring is here!  A perfect day to take the old Pinhole 100 out for a spin and shoot a few flowers.  Both were shot on Fuji FP100C instant film.

Poppy, 2011

Yellow Flowers, 2011

Wheat (and Another Fuji FP-100C Negative)

Here's my latest attempt at Fuji FP100C instant negative reclamation.  Still not quite what I was hoping for, but much better results that my previous attempt.  The instant print is visible below.  Shot with a Pinhole 100 camera, 8 second exposure.  There is a pile of FP-100C backing paper piling up on my desk, so come back to this space for the results of further experimentation.  As usual, any comments or suggestions are welcome.

Wheat, (scanned from Fuji FP100C negative), 2011

Wheat, 2011

Pinhole Day is in Less Than a Month

Worldwide Pinhole Photo Day is fast approaching.  This year, it falls on April 24th.  Here is one of my shots from Pinhole Day 2010.  This isn't the one that I wound up submitting to the WWPD website (that can be seen here), but another shot on the same day.  I still have a few precious sheets of Type 55 stashed away... maybe I'll think about using a few on the 24th of April.

By The Sea on Pinhole Day, 2010

Reclaimed Fuji FP-100C Negative

I've recently learned that one can reclaim a scannable/ printable negative from Fuji FP 100C instant film.  This was very happy news for me, as I've been very sad since Polaroid Type 55 was discontinued, and a replacement/ comparable positive/ negative film would make me very happy.  I won't go into detail, but the process is explained here and here.   Here is the result of my first attempt, along with the instant print.  I'm not sure what I did wrong, but I think it has something to do with the emulsion.  The photo was  shot using a Pinhole 100 camera.

Caterpillars, 2011  Positive original from Fuji FP-100C

Reclaimed negative from Fuji FP-100C instant film.  I think my technique needs some work.

The Trees, They Bloom!

Trees, 2011

Trees, 2011

Two shots from this afternoon's dog walk.  The tripod tipped over during the first exposure, but it's not as shaky as I had feared.  The almond trees started blooming a couple of weeks ago, despite the fact that it was January (and now February) and still cold.  I'm not sure if that's normal for this area.
Both photos were shot on Fuji FP-100C instant film using a Pinhole 100 pinhole camera.

Cat in a Window

Cat in a Window 1, 2011

Cat in a Window 2, 2011

It is nearly impossible to get even the laziest cat to sit still in a warm and cozy window for a long exposure photo. Here are my latest attempts.  30 and 45 second exposures, shot on expired Polaroid 664 film using a Pinhole 100 camera. If you squint, you can see my cat.