sorting a massive polaroid collection

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  • Опубликовано: 30 май 2023
  • Sharing some thoughts as I sort through hundreds of photos made with instant film over the years. Thank you to Squarespace for sponsoring this video! For 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain, go to squarespace.com/mattday
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  • @WillemVerb
    @WillemVerb Год назад +61

    When I was flipping through that box in your studio I was just blown away, gem after gem. Would love to see a curation of the collection.

    • @highjinkss
      @highjinkss Год назад +1

      I love that he called you William Vanderbeek 😂

  • @user-oc3lc1sx8m
    @user-oc3lc1sx8m 10 месяцев назад +4

    Polaroid photos are like trading cards for moments. You're collecting moments.

  • @elleoat
    @elleoat Год назад +3

    I love to see those blue shifted 669 images. Some of my favorite Polaroids are those that remind you of the chemistry that makes them, and the stories behind that chemistry.

  • @InAnInstant
    @InAnInstant Год назад +6

    So beyond stoked for this book, I know the process you're in and it's a doozy, but you're unearthing some true gems.

  • @louisrimmer6544
    @louisrimmer6544 Год назад +2

    Hey Matt, really glad this video came out just now! I’ve been shooting Polaroid for a couple of years and have some really mixed results so haven’t done it much. But recently started being much more purposeful about it and have been absolutely loving it! I’ve also just shot my first pack of black and white Polaroid and that has blown me away - as you say, there is nothing better than a Polaroid coming out as good or better than you imagined! And when I organised all mine into a binder it was so satisfying to see all those little captured moments

  • @con2047
    @con2047 Год назад +3

    Matt got the George muncey negative feedback haircut ❤😂

  • @WhoIsSerafin
    @WhoIsSerafin Год назад +1

    How cool is this, you got me fascinated about the sx-70 a year or so ago. I picked up a alpha I had refurbished a couple of months ago and I just got a photo book today 😊

  • @srad.
    @srad. Год назад

    Despite the enormity of this project I can only imagine how lovely it feels to come across old shots you've forgotten about!

  • @GielSweertvaegher
    @GielSweertvaegher Год назад

    I like to keep them in a box. Just like the film itself it's always a surprise when you take some photos out of the box. Looking forward to see more of your polaroids.

  • @Klpinfl
    @Klpinfl Год назад

    Just happy to be the first one here. Couldn't agree more about organizing. I find I spend hours and hours just sorting picture files and film. What I've noticed over time is that my original system of organization changes between cameras, lenses or locations. What I end up with is a spaghetti filing system with many duplicates. The battle continues. Another great video Matt (as i'm still watching)

  • @dvtony
    @dvtony 6 месяцев назад

    Thank you for sharing you knowledge

  • @larsgraulo478
    @larsgraulo478 Год назад

    Thanks for the Video! I have a big Box with thousand of photos of me and my Brother and Sisters childhood laying in the loft. Made from my mother who passed away a few years ago. You gave me Inspiration how and what to do with it 🙏🏻

  • @gorakphoto
    @gorakphoto Год назад

    Perfect video to watch as I just loaded my first box of 600 in I don't know how long.
    Always great to see your images. Oh, how I enjoy your eyes. ha
    Thanks Matt.

  • @manuelrodriguez7200
    @manuelrodriguez7200 Год назад +1

    I feel as though I have as many polaroids and instax as you do and have been figuring out what to do with them. I have done a decent job scanning and putting them in photo albums but then I think "whats next?" thank you for the inspiration. I needed this video.

  • @colinbazzano
    @colinbazzano Год назад

    I taped 4 polaroids to each side of some printer paper and used the space in between for more details on the photo. This is much cleaner and looks great 👌🏼

  • @ORRmagedon
    @ORRmagedon Год назад +1

    Bring it on. I’m drowning in polaroids and instax 😂

  • @SlightlyDank
    @SlightlyDank Год назад

    boy do i miss the fp100c film. such beautiful colours!

  • @NinjaMonkeyPrime
    @NinjaMonkeyPrime Год назад +1

    So I expected to click on this video and end up crying but I didn't, and I'm kind of glad. For me it's not polaroids, but slides from my father who passed just a few years ago. It's refreshing to hear you talk about sorting photos in the light of moving forward and developing projects. When I look at my slides, it overwhelms me with the burden of documentation. Where you are searching for projects and books based on subject or topics, I'm looking at documentation and archival of history. You are looking at themes, while I'm looking at historical accuracy when the subject matter expert is no longer with us. My project is a mystery that I have no hope of solving, while yours is an excercise of finding a story that others might find interesting. I have a mountain of slides that I haven't started to analyze yet because I've been paralyzed by the thought of how best to organize them. I hope I can find a way to take what you're doing and apply it to my slides and get the courage to ate least start working on something to document the images. Thanks.

  • @mistergonzom
    @mistergonzom Год назад

    RTJ fans unite! honestly wasn't expecting it after all this time.
    I am going through the same dilemma of how to store them...books...containers?

  • @highjinkss
    @highjinkss Год назад

    What is your go too Polaroid camera? Because those portrait shots look amazing

  • @63MacGuy
    @63MacGuy Год назад

    Great video. I just got out my Spectra SE & Spectra 2. Where can I find film? Also a Onestep 600

  • @_jprater
    @_jprater Год назад

    Killer Mike!

  • @Benjaminjohansson93
    @Benjaminjohansson93 Год назад +1

    William vanderbeeck?? 😂😂

  • @parkermillican
    @parkermillican Год назад

    Have you used the instax square? Its the same aspect ratio as the polaroid 600

  • @ordinary.american.beauty
    @ordinary.american.beauty Год назад

    I’ve got a question: What’s going to give me the best quality lens/final image for a camera for 3:4 or some other rectangular aspect ratio similar to a digital frame? I love the quality of those Instax and the rectangular photos in portrait orientation I saw here in this video but am otherwise oblivious to the genre of film.

  • @azzalos
    @azzalos Год назад

    Most of my love of photography was catalyzed by this channel over the years. Thank you Matt Day.

  • @AeromaticXD
    @AeromaticXD Год назад

    Your polaroids are legendary! Film sorting is also a pain lol
    Edit: I do hope Polaroid sort out that sepia tone issue! I’ve heard that it’s something in the fixing process, but I’m no expert!

    • @maxmuster3297
      @maxmuster3297 Год назад +1

      I assume these "not well aged" pictures are film material from the Impossible Project and what later became of that?
      In my experience, pictures taken with Polaroid's original materials (what they produced with their original processes and chemicals before stopping everything in 2008) are aging pretty well.

    • @AeromaticXD
      @AeromaticXD Год назад

      @@maxmuster3297 I dunno, I’ve had PO and Polaroid black and white brown over time. It’s less likely to be as harsh though

    • @AeromaticXD
      @AeromaticXD Год назад

      @@maxmuster3297 the colour stuff has aged fine for me as well

  • @bluesnitoper
    @bluesnitoper Год назад

    i saw kingJvpes in the binder ;)

  • @norasanpo1145
    @norasanpo1145 Год назад

    Do you scan your instant film? I've been looking for a high quality and fast way to scan my Instax but have found reflection to be hard to get rid of if I scan with a digital camera.
    (Edit: Not looking for flatbed suggestions, I've tried it and don't like the process with flatbed unfortunately)

    • @th1649
      @th1649 Год назад

      Use a flatbed scanner. Tons of videos about this topic.

    • @norasanpo1145
      @norasanpo1145 Год назад

      @@th1649 newton rings and not fast

    • @th1649
      @th1649 Год назад

      @Nora Sanpo put em in foam cutouts. Again, this is a very well documented topic on RUclips and other forums. Scanning is a time-consuming process regardless, so there's no way around that fact.

    • @norasanpo1145
      @norasanpo1145 Год назад

      ​@@th1649 I know, I've seen them and tried it, that's why I'm looking to do better than the flatbed process. Do you have any ideas to my original question? Not sure why you keep referencing flatbed process as that's not what I'm asking about.

    • @th1649
      @th1649 Год назад

      @Nora Sanpo RUclipsr "Just Another Chris" has done a video about a portable scanner, seems like it works pretty good. ruclips.net/video/frwjE7soZ44/видео.html

  • @ChristopherVisser
    @ChristopherVisser Год назад

    @1:48 it me.

  • @_jprater
    @_jprater Год назад

    #FTA

  • @Vi0-2
    @Vi0-2 Год назад

    Bonr

  • @rezadehghan1504
    @rezadehghan1504 9 месяцев назад

    u talking to much