Kelsey and Ayn with Instax
May 22nd, 2018
Since all the peel-apart film will soon be gone, never to be seen again, I’ve been working with the instant film that will be around, at least for a while. That’s Fuji’s Instax film. It’s nothing like the wonderful old peel-apart film, but it does have a unique quality that I’m trying to learn to take advantage of.
Again, I’m posting largely unedited files scanned from the Instax originals. Ayn and Kelsey did their usual wonderful job of working with the camera to make great images.
The main problem that I have with all the Instax films is that the medium itself is inherently soft focus. There’s really no way to make a truly sharp photo using this film, no matter what camera and lens you use. They are always going to be soft. That’s ok, once you realize it and accept it. Then you can just work with it, knowing what it’s going to do. But I sure do miss the wonderful sharp photos that were possible with the old peel-apart film coupled with a good camera and a sharp lens. So it goes.
Time marches on and materials come and go. It’s up to us to make the most of whatever materials are available at any given time.
I also shot on this day with a “real” camera, so some regular digital photos will be coming here soon. Stay tuned.
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