The mixed-up exhibition
The exhibition opened on Friday 10th of February and will be up until March 10th c/o the Cantina Barbagianni, Via S. Egidio 13r, Firenze (map here).
The exhibition is an introduction to some of the most significant moments and examples of my works as a photographer, comprising Lomo and Holga prints, Polaroid reproductions on plexiglass panels, iPhoneography prints and so on…
See the dedicated page here for all the details.
Recovered shot: Stars in the sink
originally uploaded on Flickr: July 2007
We all look at the stars, even though we all are in a sink…
This photo has been featured on the Polaroid Gallery of the New York Times’ “LENS” (check on page 2).
This one Polaroid shot is possibly my favourite in my collection, one I am proud of and for a long list of reasons: from how I took it to the satisfactions it has given me, being selected for important galleries such as the New York Times “LENS” cited above and publications around the world.
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Recovered shots are a selection of photos I previously posted on Flickr that I consider worth of further exposure.
It’s ‘roid week again on Flickr!
Vedo & non vedo
See & don’t see
So, this is it again: one more Polaroid/Impossible film that I am done with for good: the Fade to Black.
This shot was such an hilarious moment between friends, I couldn’t let it fade away.
See also the full collection of my Fade to Black shots, on Flickr »
Polaroid of the week on Polaroiders
The good guys at Polanoiders have selected and featured this photo of mine for this week feature of the site homepage.
Thankyou, I am honoured!!
Newton rings* on Polaroid scans?
Not anymore, thankyou!
With the coming of new beautiful PX680 Impossible films, the Newton rings problem came back stronger than before - maybe the materials used on these new films are different than before and more prone to the effect?
So I started thinking of a way to get rid of this horrible thing, and after considering Mylar films seemingly unavailable here in Italy and terribly expensive to get from the US and cardboard scanning frames that in some way would “amputate” at least part of the photo frame** (I must say thanks to jesshibb for her great tutorial, though, as this is what really got my mind started on something else), I finally came up with another method.
Today, my latest Polaroid scans have turned out perfect (you might want to check more than the one posted here on my Flickr: here, here, here, here…).
I will try and find the right materials and a nice way to build and shape the idea in the next few days. Then, I might post a tutorial if anyone is interested… Just let me know ;)
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* Wondering what Newton rings are? Read about them here.
** Yes, I am a purist on the issue: a Polaroid 600(type) photo that is missing the frame isn’t a Polaroid photo anymore, in my world.
The last of the 600
To many of you this will mean pretty much nothing.
To anyone who’s ever done Polaroid photography this will say a lot.
Last Saturday, during a lovely lunch on the Tuscan countryside with some friends, I had the chance of finally shoot my last ever roll of Polaroid 600 film.
The one you see above is the last shot of the last roll. I was lucky beacause what came out of the camera is a shot I really like - it tells about emptiness, quietness and meaningless everyday life. It will be easier for me to cherish this photo as the last testimony of something gone for ever.
Photo taken in Grezzano, Saturday 2nd of April 2011, using a Polaroid 680 camera.
The gamers
After quite a few months, yesterday I finally was able to shoot again some Polaroids, and silky 669 it was this time around.
I took advantage of a quiet Sunday with friends to shoot around the table.
Pretty good results considering that this film expired at least 2 years ago.
“Nanowriters meet Polaroiders” book is out
A book of Polaroid photos accompanied by nanopoems.
A beautiful collection every Polaroid lover should own.
Made by the good guys at www.polaroiders.it
My photo (see the photo on Flickr) is at page 95.
