Polaroid Week 2011

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So, the week of Trek they were doing 'Roid Week on Flickr, which is where I post most of my photos. Each year they set up a new group for that year's Polaroid entries. It is a celebration of instant analog photography and any kind of Polaroid or Fuji instant camera is welcome. This year, with The Impossible Project's wide variety of new films, their has been a huge jump in the number of photos shared.

The Impossible Project selects some of their favorites each day, and one of mine was picked on Day 4. You can see it HERE on The Impossible Project's Blog, or HERE on my Flickr photo stream. (You can also scroll through their blog to see their other favorites.)

I am just so happy that other people like my photos. And it's crazy that that one was chosen to be shared on the Impossible Project's blog. And sometime soon I'll have one of my other photos up on one of their newsletters. (I'm still waiting to see what they do with it.) It feels so great to be a part of the renewal of instant integral films. I'm so glad that they decided to bring back that magic form of photography.

Trek and stuff

After all the craziness of sewing and planning and packing and attending meetings, it is finally here. We leave our house at 5:15 in the MORNING to meet up with everyone at the Stake Center and we leave from there no later than 7AM to head out to the trail head. There, Jon and I will be assigned a family. We'll go from not having any children to have eight teenagers. I'll let you know how that goes after the fact.

While we're a little nervous, we're also really excited. We'll be dressed up as pioneers, we'll be pulling a handcart, we'll be sleeping under the stars, and we'll be playing games and participating in reenactments. Jon's favorite part of it so far is knowing that we don't have to pack our own food-- every meal will be provided for us. He says that alone will make it the easiest camping trip he'll be a part of planning.

It should be good. Wish us luck!

Also, a happy bit of news that I don't feel like I can share on my photography blog yet-- I have been asked to share a photo of mine in one of the next newsletters that will go out by The Impossible Project. I've been photographing all kinds of subjects with film by the Impossible Project for over a year now, and it has been exciting to see how far they've come. I'm so excited to be a part of their history.