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Impossible Pictures of Pictures

Impossible Instant LabHey photo friends, Erik here with my quick 2 cents on a new product that has sparked some debate here in the CJ Studio. The Impossible Project has a Kickstarter campaign for their new “Impossible Instant Lab”, which will “transform your digital iPhone images into real instant photographs that you can touch, caress and share with friends.”   Take a look at the Kickstarter video for all the details:

I should love this thing.  I mean, it combines Polaroids with iPhone Photography with Kickstarter! What’s more hip and awesome than that?  The charm wears off for me quickly though when I realize that all of this is just taking pictures of pictures.  Is there any artistic merit here?  I respect the tangible nature of instant analog photography, but more than that I respect the difficulty, unpredictability, and commitment it takes to do it well.  In my opinion, all of that is lost when you’re using an instant camera more or less as a printer that connects to your iPhone. We LOVE our iphone dearly, but this gadget isn’t about that. Does an analogue printer of digital undermine instant analogue photography?

What do you think? Like I said, I should love this thing, but I don’t know

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  1. Derek Anson says:
    September 10, 2013 at 4:08 pm

    If the user is selecting shots to print, then where is the magic & feel of Polaroid?

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  3. Invest in film says:
    April 20, 2013 at 5:33 am

    If you want these individuals upon actually Polaroid video, an individual probable own some sort of Polaroid camera, just take a graphic on the image standing on ones observe. I am talking about, I really like what Difficult Challenge is performing entire, specifically since they are promoting my friend Amber’s project, nevertheless this appears like a whole waste materials associated with cash.

  4. Gricelda Harbinson says:
    December 22, 2012 at 8:53 pm

    Thanks for that information. It is very useful for me.

  5. DanielKphoto says:
    November 26, 2012 at 8:21 am

    Couldn’t you just use the polaroid little printer? I think that does more or less the same…

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