Their original idea was to send a single Polaroid 600 series camera around the country and get volunteers to collectively shoot 600 photographs (75 x 8 = 600) using new film from The Impossible Project. The response was so great, they'll be sending out three cameras total: two in North America and one in Europe. Read more about the original idea by clicking on the image above. At this point, the project is underway and there are a few posts up with images.
I'm excited to take part, and to try out the new film(s) produced by TIP for the old Polaroid cameras. After my turn comes around, I'll write about the experience here. The photos will be uploaded to Snap It | See It.
In the meantime, I got my hands on some expired Polaroid 600 film and a One Step Closeup camera. Most of the film was too far gone and had barely any developable image area left.
The last pack had a 2006 expiration date and, I was pleased to discover, actually developed for the most part. Shooting a 24 or 36 shot roll of 35mm is hard enough. Being limited to 10 shots (only 8 with the new TIP films) really makes you think twice before pressing the shutter button. The new films are not cheap, either. This image below I tried framing up in the viewfinder, but I wanted to get low to the ground. The actual shot was a little bit of a snap-and-hope-for-the-best type of thing. The bluish horizontal lines are just artifacts from the scanner I used. The rest is pure expired Polaroid film "goodness."
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