Hooray, it’s the weekend! Here are some fun-tabulous links I’ve discovered over the last seven days that I think you might like.
Sites like Empire magazine who recently celebrated their 20th anniversary by hosting a star-studded photoshoot paying tribute to some of the most iconic moments in movies of the last 20 years…
Now, dispoable film cameras are a lot of fun and still a popular choice to have at wedding receptions so everyone can get involved with photographing the day – kushni, on etsy has made them that extra bit special by creating hand-drawn sleeves for them so they look like cool vintage cameras. Genius!
In a similar vein, if you’ve always fancied a Leica camera but shuddered at the price, here’s one to suit most pockets, just £1.50/$3 and it’s yours, brand new!
I found a photographic project by Bobby Neel Adams called ‘Age Maps’ where he’s… actually, if you look you’ll see – creepy but cool!
Lastly, I think I’ve discovered my dream house – just need to start saving those pennies!
I finished work early today and went to the seaside. I love that I can do that. I’ve never lived ‘in-land’ – I wonder what that would be like?
There was a real party atmosphere on the beach as it was full of unbelievably happy kids and teenagers who had just finished school for the whole summer (the lucky blighters)! There were pretty beach huts so my Polaroid was happy too :)
Both taken with Polaroid SX-70 camera + 600 (edge-cut) film + ND filter on film pack
So, here’s the situation…
Polaroid SX-70 cameras are amazing. However in order to use many of the films that are available for it, SX-70s need to either make a longer exposure than it would normally do or have less light reach the film. There are three ways of doing this:
- Dial the lighten/darken wheel to the darkest setting and hope this will be dark enough to give the correct exposure (a bit hit and miss).
- Modify the camera by removing the little circular disc of tinted glass from the front of the camera (don’t forget to replace it though if you use film specifically designed for an SX-70 camera).
- Apply a filter to the pack of film without altering anything on the camera at all (this is the method I use all the time – instructions below)!
When to use a film pack filter…
- If you are using a classic Polaroid SX-70 camera and want to use original Polaroid 600 or 780 film
- If you are using a classic Polaroid SX-70 camera and want to use IMPOSSIBLE PX 680 Color Shade or PX 600 Silver Shade films (600 ASA)
When NOT to use a film pack filter…
- If you are using a classic Polaroid SX-70 camera and want to use original Polaroid Time-Zero film
- If you are using a classic Polaroid SX-70 camera and want to use IMPOSSIBLE PX 70 Color Shade (100 ASA)
Instructions…
- You’ll need a sheet of LEE 210 – 0.6ND gel filter material (see stockists below).
- Print out this template – trace the shape onto the filter material (I use a pen for writing on Cd’s).
- Carefully cut out your filter with sharp scissors/knife.
- Tuck flaps in under the left and right edges of the film pack – keep the top and bottom tabs on the outside and fix in place with a small pieces of sticky tape.
- Load your film as normal* and you’re ready to go – no need to adjust anything else on the camera.
(I would recommend having two filters cut and ready to use – one for the film pack that is in your camera and another installed on your next pack of film so you’re ready to make the swap when you’re out on a shoot)!
*How to insert the film
Because the Polaroid 600 film was not originally designed to be used in an SX-70 camera there’s a little trick to getting it in the camera – it’s quite easy (and is how you insert the film whether you are using the filter or not)…
Stockists of LEE 210 – 0.6ND gel filter material
The standard size for sheets of this seems to be 20×24 inches which is enough to make dozens of these filters, so it might be worth sharing the expense with some fellow Polaroid users…
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OK, so as phobias go I am generally OK with spiders (it’s moths and bats that freak me out). So long as they’re not too big or too close to me I am happy to co-habit; as they tend to keep themselves to themselves so I don’t bother moving them on.
However, I wish I’d asked this one to leave when I first noticed it as it has now reproduced and the whole family are living right above the dining room doorway. Just hanging there. I can’t just Hoover them up can I? look at those little babies! However, once they get mobile, having that many spiders in one room might be a bit too horrific even for me.
What would you do?
I just had to write this down as it is something that’s been bugging me for ages and possibly it has you, too.
Seeing you have thousands of unread emails every day can be a tiny bit soul-destroying but not as soul-destroying as the thought of deleting them 20 at a time (which seemed to be the only option). There is though, I am pleased to report, an EASY way to do this!
1. Click on the ‘Show search options’ link next to the big search button.
2. Don’t fill anything in – simply select ‘Unread Mail’ from the dropdown and hit the ‘Search Mail’ button.
3. Now use the tick all box to select all the unread emails now displayed on the page, and notice how when you do this a link appears, it’s the magical one-click link that’s going to save you – click on the ‘Select all conversations that match this search’ – it may take a little while to finish if you have a backlog of spam and newsletters you’ve lost interest in to get through, but it will mark every single one as unread! Hooray!
