The Newest Addition to the Family

I recently was able to purchase something I have wanted for what seems like forever, and that is an Instax Polaroid Camera. I have no idea what exactly it is about a Polaroid camera, whether its the idea of the image being raw, or whether it's simply the novelty of watching a photo develop. Either way, I am VERY happy with the purchase, and I have been pleasantly surprised with the images it produces.

To get back to the reasoning behind the purchase, I would say it primarily started with my love of quirky "vintage" photography. I have always loved the look of old photos, and I have always been pulled in with the Polaroid's faded edges, and extra glow. Recently I was able to go through a box of old photos with my Grandma and Grandpa, and seeing all their old Polaroids, and the smiles it brought to their faces made me want to experience something like that years down the road.

I realize that in this day in age, we are blessed with absolutely insane technology, and our cameras today take some stellar photos…but there is just something so special about Polaroids! I (as a proud owner of a Canon DSLR camera) have a deep appreciation for digital media, and the things it can do for our society today, but I know for me, being shown an image on the computer vs. being shown a polaroid…one of them definitely has MUCH more meaning.

I am very excited to begin to create my own collection of Polaroids, and I can't wait to be able to show them to my grandchildren in the future.