12 Months on Film: March at PolaCon Bay Area
Attending PolaCon in San Francisco in March meant Polaroid was the absolute only choice for this installment of 12 Months on Film. There is something incredibly inspiring about being surrounded by a community of people who share the same love for instant film, and it completely pushed me to lean into the fun and unpredictability of the medium all weekend.
I ended up shooting a mix of I-Type and 600 film across a trio of Polaroid cameras, which was a fun creative challenge in itself. I balanced the precise control and sharpness of the newer I-2 with the point-and-shoot simplicity of the Polaroid Now, and, of course, the classic, nostalgic feel of my restored and modified SX-70. San Francisco is full of incredible light and texture, and seeing those physical prints develop right there in front of me never gets old.
There was a contest during the event to submit a quadtych, which is a series of four images that work together, and I was thrilled to win runner-up. Here is the grid that took home the prize:
Here are the images I took over the weekend- some that I love, some learning moments, and some what the heck?! Can you guess which were taken with which camera?
