Shutters down, but Polaroid fans are growing Jun 28, 2008
"To you and me it's old technology, but to teenagers in a nightclub it's new technology most of them have never experienced a Polaroid camera. They're interested in it, they like it, it's unique. It's instant gratification and it's driven kids into retail stores all around the country at a rate of 3 times the original forecast," he said. But only artists and photographers will properly mourn the death of the classic Polaroid. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Pining for the days of relaxed security Jun 21, 2008
Our photos were taken with a Polaroid camera, and the following day, voil. we had brand-new passports. (Globe and Mail)
Leonard Cushner, who invented camera for orthodontists, dies at 82 Jun 17, 2008
So in the 1960s, his father came up with the idea to graft a more sophisticated lens onto a Polaroid camera body. Few consumers would have wanted to spend more money for such detailed images, Stuart Cushner said, but his father found that other orthodontists were interested. (Boston Globe)
Infotainment Jun 17, 2008
1970 Edwin Land patents Polaroid camera. 1967 1st Chinese hydrogen bomb explodes. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
'Dateline' cop yet to see trial Jun 13, 2008
Inside his SUV, officers found several digital and Polaroid cameras, several handguns, an M-4 assault rife and a shotgun. According to the Perverted Justice website, officials also located knives, a variety of firearms, rope, duct tape, tarps, a chainsaw and a boat anchor. (Andalusia Star News, AL)
Daily Polaroids Detail Last 18 Years of NYC Man's Life Jun 1, 2008
In 1978 at Bard College he began to take photos with his Polaroid camera, according to MyFOX National. After a few weeks he realized he had taken almost an image a day. (Fox News)
My View: Copiers don't copy technology's parade May 20, 2008
Isn't that what a Polaroid camera does, or used to do. If something that could fit into a large purse could make a copy and transfer the resultant image to a 3-by-5-inch piece of film, shouldn't a copier be able to do something similar. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Parting shots May 5, 2008
Like sales of the newfangled Polaroid cameras, business on the boulevard jumped. The same wheels of progress that brought that spate of prosperity eventually took it away. (Fresno Bee)
The drama queens Apr 21, 2008
People say things to me that they wouldn't say to their own mother, like, "You've got the same teeth as my nan!"' Laughter peals through the studio as they snap away with Polaroid cameras, although the photos don't bring out the best in Alan. He mock-cringes as one develops, shrieking, 'I look like something from Most Haunted. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Technology - Going digital is an exercise in compromise Apr 21, 2008
The Polaroid camera and instant photos will live again this fall, but in digital form. Mark Ratledge is an information technology consultant in Missoula. (Missoulian, MT)
The Post-Polaroid Age: Some Cling to Film Apr 15, 2008
Faster technologies make classic Polaroid cameras obsolete. "The thing with digital is it totally acts differently," she says. (ABC News -- Business)
Pictures at a (Polaroid) exhibition Mar 28, 2008
Kai Aitchison, 28, bought his first Polaroid camera, an SX-70 Sonar One Step, about five years ago on eBay. "The cameras themselves are beautifully designed pieces of machinery," Aitchison says. (OregonLive, OR -- Living)
NEW DAWN FOR MUSEUM Mar 23, 2008
Armstrup said a paper machete four-chambered stomach and a Polaroid camera station for tour documentation has also been added to the museum. Armstrup and Musk Ox Farm Manager Amanda Kristinat built the foundation for the museum renovation project, both agreeing that displaying local art, a large mural in particular, would be an added bonus in perking up the tourist attraction. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
In a hot town's hot seat Mar 17, 2008
Something brushes my nose and a Polaroid camera clicks and whirs just inches from my face. At some point an unseen guide raises me out of the wheelchair and pushes me up against a wall. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Retro snapshot fans mourn instant film Mar 6, 2008
In creating a self-portrait for a photography class, she turned the friends on to the kitschy, retro pleasure of the instant film and helped them scour thrift shops for used Polaroid cameras ... At the Albany County Correctional Facility, guards used Polaroid cameras for years to photograph inmates. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
The passion for Polaroids won't fade in mere instant Mar 5, 2008
Guilderland High student KC Orcutt uses a polaroid camera Monday, March 3, to take a shot of her friends McKenzie Bourque, right, and Corina Goutos at the school ... Guilderland High student KC Orcutt uses a polaroid camera Monday, March 3, to take a shot of her friends McKenzie Bourque, right, and Corina Goutos at the school ... In creating a self-portrait for a photography class, she turned the friends on to the kitschy, retro pleasure of the instant film and helped them scour thrift shops for... (Albany Times Union)
Biometrics on the battlefield: Technology developed on Fort Huachuca helps troops in Iraq Mar 5, 2008
The device, which is the size of an old Polaroid camera, rapidly searches stored information, allowing a group of about 10 soldiers to determine if a person is being sought. Called the Handheld Interagency Identity Detection Equipment HIIDE for short the device also can be used to input information on a person into a database, DeBolt said. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
No shots! Children's Health Fair will offer a variety of screenings and ID programs in a fun setting Mar 4, 2008
Medical technicians use two Polaroid cameras equipped with flashes and positioned at different angles that snap two photos simultaneously. The red eye effect is captured in the photos. (Camdenton Lake Sun Leader, MO)
Reese Witherspoon's Dirty Obsession Feb 28, 2008
She's also big into Polaroid cameras, and she laments they're being taken off the market. "Every since I was a little kid my mother was very bad with 35 mm cameras pictures so she took Polaroid's of us," Witherspoon said. (CBS News)
End of Polaroid film leaves many in lurch Feb 27, 2008
He documents each of them with snapshots from a Polaroid camera ... Consumers bought millions of Polaroid cameras and hundreds of millions of Polaroid film packs, establishing the company as one of Massachusetts' biggest manufacturers, with as many as 15,000 employees, and revenue that peaked at $2 ... Each fits into existing Polaroid cameras. (Boston Globe)
Polaroid ushered in end to photo development wait time Feb 25, 2008
But when asked in 1943 by three-year-old Jennifer Land, it was a revolutionary query that prompted her father, Edwin, to invent Polaroid cameras and instant film. The first commercial instant camera was made available to the public in 1948, marking the beginning of an era - one that has now been ended, 60 years later. (Canada.com)
JIM DODSON: Of Polaroids and Sunday Lunch Feb 24, 2008
Though the Polaroid was invented by physicist Edwin Land in 1948, and used for almost two decades by professional photographers to check lighting and establish shots before committing them to conventional film, Polaroid cameras hadn't gained broad consumer attention until not long before the time my dad brought one home from the office ... If you stop and think about it, the Polaroid camera -- that marvel of instant gratification -- was the perfect consumer product for a society where Sixties... (The Pilot Newspaper)
Snap To It! Polaroids are on the way out, so we want you to send us your best pics Feb 16, 2008
But now, 45-years since that piece of history was instantly captured in time - Polaroid cameras will be taking their last snaps ... "The company is closing three film production factories in Mexico, the Netherlands and the US later this year.Polaroid cameras were invented by Edwin Landin in 1947, the technology taking off in the 1970s and 1980s when sales soared into the millions. US soldier with a Polaroid in Iraq It is thought there will be supplies of the film available until the start of... (Sky News)
POP CULTURE HOT LIST: 10 celebs, athletes making news Feb 14, 2008
Tiny digital cameras are great but our walls are lined with the infamously slow developing pictures that were spit of those bulky Polaroid cameras. Top Photo Galleries. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Local woman's photos in N.Y. gallery Feb 13, 2008
" "Made in Italy" will show at the Broome Street Gallery from March 14-28 and Halcomb and her husband, Scott, have plans to attend the opening reception and spend a few days in the Big Apple. Besides snagging a coveted spot in a New York gallery, Halcomb also is excited about sharing space with Florida-based artist Anna Tomczak, who has served as a mentor of sorts for Halcomb. "Anna is a nationally known photographer and artist and her work will also be on display," said Halcomb, who has been... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Polaroid photography fades to black Feb 10, 2008
Page 1 of 2 Although the Polaroid company still wants to be in business for the next 30 to 40 years, instant Polaroid cameras have already ceased production, factories that make Polaroid film are shutting down and existing stocks of film aren t expected to be available beyond 2009 ... A revolution when first invented, allowing photographs to be developed within minutes of their being taken, the Polaroid camera was one of THE gadgets of the 20th century ... Founded in the 1930s by Edwin Land as a... (iTWire)
Father of missing Lawrence soldierkeeps hope for a safe return home Jan 26, 2008
Before the ambush, Jimenez took pictures for a hobby, and he owns two professional Polaroid cameras. Now he mostly collects pictures others took: of Alex and of countless vigils held in Alex's honor. (Boston Globe)
Reality shows bolster networks during writers' strike Jan 15, 2008
" A senior executive from a different network pointed to the performance of "American Gladiators," emphasizing that the show finished with about 60 percent higher ratings than the drama "Chuck," which had occupied the same time period before the strike. "If I were a writer and I saw ratings like that for a show that costs far less than 'Chuck,' I'd be scared to death," said the executive, who asked not to be further identified because the network had told its executives not to discuss publicly... (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
Scuba texting Jan 14, 2008
This year, it plans to update the Polaroid camera concept by selling a portable printer for your cellphone or digital camera. "Polaroid's new printer is a little bigger than a deck of cards and connects to phones by USB or Bluetooth." And here's the wow factor: They use a thermal printing technology from Zink Imaging Inc. - so there's no ink. (Boston Globe)
Polaroid Sticks To Quick Pics Jan 11, 2008
Unlike an old polaroid camera, you can make a bunch of the same picture. The printer will sell for $149 this fall. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Not the season to be rating Jan 5, 2008
Are they, like the telex, the Polaroid camera and Daryl Somers, just 20th-century dinosaurs. If I had to explain to children how Wallis and Edward's romance shaped, or in any way contributed to, the decline of the British empire and the reign of the corgi woman, they just wouldn't care. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
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Elf Malanee captured "Kodak moments" with a Polaroid camera while smiling parents looked on. This incredible event took place thanks to the miracle-working efforts of Gridley's Park's and Recreation Dept., (the elves day job). (Gridley Herald, CA)
1956: My year of grace filled with beautiful, imperfect children Nov 16, 2007
Our family was blessed by Santa who brought us a Polaroid camera. On Christmas morning, Kevin, our son who was almost six years old, and I walked about three blocks through the woods up to the hospital to try out our new toy. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Report: Document Shows How Copperfield Roped In Women Nov 7, 2007
The people who work Copperfield's shows are required to have clipboards, a Polaroid camera, a digital camera, brochures of Copperfield's islands in the Bahamas and "Blank photo(s) of David (if one of the girls is a scorpion)," according to the document obtained by TMZ and titled "Show Participation.". "Scorpion" refers to women David brings onstage as part of his act, TMZ reports. (Fox News)
A life document, one photo at a time Aug 23, 2007
He tried to keep his Polaroid camera with him as much as he could ... "Everything else is just inferior. Using a Polaroid camera, you have to be a lot more aware of what is happening." ... For instance, with Polaroid cameras, there isn't the at-your-fingertips advanced photography techniques associated with digital cameras. (Carroll County Times, MD)
New hiring law spurs identity-theft fears Aug 19, 2007
The runner can usually snap one for you behind a store or carwash with a Polaroid camera ... Adolfo took Juan to a carwash nearby and snapped Juan's picture with a Polaroid camera. (AZCentral -- News)
O'Brien's blog Aug 19, 2007
And Paladin will be there with his 1960 polaroid camera to record you buck-naked for all denizens to revere. Dude, you ll be a legend. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Freshen up your thinking to seek solutions Aug 12, 2007
The Polaroid camera is an example of the fresh angles naivet can bring ... Her father, inventor Edwin Herbert Land, followed up on her question and invented the Polaroid camera. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Community to celebrate blueberries Aug 2, 2007
Noon Scavenger Hunt with digital or Polaroid Cameras. 2 p.m. Water Fight between local Fire Departments. (Cadillac News, MI)
Susan Meiselas: photographs from the edge Aug 1, 2007
She laments the demise of the Polaroid camera for the way it allowed her to give a photograph, on the spot, to people who did not have cameras of their own. 1. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Time is now for Lodi to embrace redevelopment Jul 25, 2007
To Deputy Dawg wrote on Jul 23, 2007 5:30 PM:" The news van was not from the Sacbee it was from Reuters. They were borrowing a Sacbee truck. We want this rats nest to be exposed nationally so we can really make a point. You remind me of "Captain Sticky". Look him up. He was a caped crusader who handed out polaroid cameras to people to collect good info on the "good ol boyz". He is responsible for a lot of GOODGUYS going to Federal prison. ". I already have Argus watching wrote on Jul 23, 2007... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Bonds' impact can't be denied Jul 23, 2007
Asked what he hears when Bonds is at the plate, Estrada says, "Just the boos. But those same fans that are booing him, they're taking out their Polaroid cameras and taking pictures as they boo."I did not see any Polaroid cameras, but you know what he meant. There were plenty of cameras and signs and T-shirts made specifically to taunt the eventual home run champ. (Fresno Bee -- Sports)
For sale by owner: state surplus Jul 14, 2007
Record the trip on one of 10 Polaroid cameras for sale ($10-$25). There are medical supplies, including a rectal thermometer and a pair of crutches ($10. (SunSpot.net)
Shake It Like a Polaroid Picture Jul 12, 2007
"Adams always wanted people to see the Polaroid camera as a real aesthetic tool and not a toy.". In addition to the exhibit, adults can participate in a workshop on the "zone system," created by Adams. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Compact photo-printers Jul 8, 2007
The classic route to instant prints was once a Polaroid camera. Today the equivalent is a compact photoprinter designed to create 6x4in snaps in seconds. (Times Online)
Theyre back! Jul 7, 2007
Besides creating music, the Spice Girls cashed in on endorsements Polaroid cameras and Impulse deodorant, among others and even came out with a movie, SpiceWorld, featuring songs from its second album of the same name. The Spice Girls were notoriously loud, playful and most of all provoking. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Retro tech channels old-school cool Jul 5, 2007
People are buying old-school video games like "Centipede" and "Space Invaders," '70s-style Polaroid cameras and old-fangled vinyl records played on turntables. Reinier Evers, the Netherlands-based founder of , is reluctant to call the phenomenon a trend. (CNN -- Tech)
She's Not Just Selling Out Concerts Jul 3, 2007
McDonald's once hired entertainment marketing firm Maven Strategies to encourage hip-hop artists to integrate the Big Mac into upcoming songs, and OutKast signed a marketing deal with Polaroid after placing the brand in the megahit "Hey Ya." Under the deal, the Atlanta-based duo agreed to carry Polaroid cameras onstage with them as they perform. And who could forget '60s icon Bob Dylan in an - egads - Victoria's Secret commercial. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Grandmothers visit Uganda Jun 29, 2007
Peterson and her daughter, Sarah Walls, interviewed 30 grandmothers and a grandfather in three Uganda parishes - Kasawo, Kabimbiri and Naggalama - snapping pictures with a Polaroid camera to tell their story. Doug Marconnet also recorded the story on a video camera. (Kettle Moraine Index, WI)
Olsen twins celebrate 21st Jun 19, 2007
During the meal, each guest took it in turns to raise a glass of champagne to the birthday girls and the sisters happily posed for pictures, which were taken on their vintage Polaroid camera. An onlooker said, "It looked like a family dinner. You could tell they were all really close. The girls couldn't stop smiling.". (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Zest Rewarded Jun 18, 2007
June 18, 2007 -- PETER Beard, the photographer who loves to shoot naked models almost as much as elephants and crocodiles, faced a tough choice the other day while using one of only four giant Polaroid cameras in the world. Beard was in the studio, creating double-exposure images to be exhibited in the fall. (New York Post -- Gossip)
The Bullet That Changed Tampa Jun 11, 2007
" A Chase, Then A Shot Chambers was a lanky 19-year-old, a 10th-grade dropout whose brushes with the law included petty crimes such as trespassing. On the scorching evening of June 11, 1967, with temperatures hitting 94 degrees, the shirtless Chambers was running with his buddies Calvin Monroe and Edward Thomas after a burglary at the Tampa Photo Supply Warehouse on Ella Mae Street. More than $100 worth of Polaroid cameras and film had been stolen, according to police records. Among those... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
Quick Travel Guide to Kabul Jun 1, 2007
Instant photos from a Polaroid camera are popular. Clothing, blankets and personal hygiene items are needed. (Suite101.com)
»Cameras Will help Deputies May 18, 2007
Wester said in the past the task force had presented Polaroid cameras to law enforcement in the county and was upgrading to digital. Sheriff s Detective Terri Childers, also a member of the task force, said each of the detectives in the office had cameras but shift deputies needed them. (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)
Spy at heart of IRA 'is still a target' May 13, 2007
Agent Carol was so meticulous that, when he brought his handlers, police and British Army technical officers to IRA hides, he would first use a Polaroid camera to photograph the location and the way arms or explosives had been secreted. McGartland later told The Observer he did this so no one in charge of an arms dump would notice weapons or explosives had been moved. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Being in control of your thinking May 13, 2007
Imagine you are in a hot-air balloon that is slowly rising above the earth, and you have with you a Polaroid camera ... When you can handle your thinking just as you can zoom in or out at will like using a powerful camera lens instead of a polaroid camera, then you are in control of your thinking. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Horror-film life now on screen May 13, 2007
I'd ride around with this little Polaroid camera taking pictures of houses and white fences and nice cars, whatever I thought looked nice. "I kept the pictures in this little box at home, and what I was doing was creating a dream box of the different things I wanted. I built this fantasy in my head of this life I wanted, and I really pushed to achieve that. "I always said to myself, 'When I become a millionaire, life's going to be easy. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Ex-corrections officer faces child porn charges May 5, 2007
The search warrant inventory included a notebook full of computer passwords; five videotapes; a digital video camera and a regular video camera; two film cameras and an exposed roll of 35 mm film; a digital camera; a disposable camera; and a Polaroid camera. Henke said detectives are looking into whether there is an Internet link to pictures Clinkenbeard is accused of taking. (Fremont Tribune, NE)
Jurors Needed - Bias Wanted Apr 25, 2007
Prosecutors have said that robbery was the motive, and that Pitts and his co-defendant, Tavares Wright, stole computer tools, a Polaroid camera, and $200 cash from the victims. The bodies were found five days later on April 26 in a orange grove near Polk City. (The Ledger)
Days for discoveries Apr 16, 2007
Guided tour of the Cambridge Historical Society's special collections, including America's first patented sewing machine and Edwin Land's Polaroid camera. Call 617-547-4252 for reservations. (Boston Globe)
Mart seeks to sell Station North Apr 8, 2007
Bundled-up visitors browsed the curious wares - rabbit figurines, a furry purse, snow globes, old copies of Life magazine, a Polaroid camera, in-line skates, cross country skis, chess sets, T-shirts, Easter egg cookies, books, videos, tiki mugs and shimmery dresses. They tried on jewelry. (SunSpot.net)
SXSW 07: Diggers Mar 18, 2007
Hunt carries a Polaroid camera with him wherever he goes, and he clearly demonstrates a photographer's eye in the shots that he takes, but the idea of pursuing that interest as a career seems foreign to him. A flirtation with a city girl who's spending some time in town (Six Feet Under's Lauren Ambrose) begins to spur Hunt on in a different direction, though escaping the heavy gravitational pull of family, tradition, and mundane familiarity is easier said than done for some. (IGN FilmForce)
Cop busted during sting was armed Mar 6, 2007
Two video cameras; three digital cameras; two disposable cameras; two Polaroid cameras. Todd Monroe Spikes, 41, of DeFuniak Springs, was fired from the Florala, Ala. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Devlin Indicted On Federal Child Porn Charges Mar 4, 2007
U.S. Attorney Catherine Hanaway said that between October 2002 and July 2003, Devlin took still photographs of sexual contact between himself and a minor using a Polaroid camera. The other three child pornography counts allege Devlin videotaped the minor between July 2003 and Jan. 12, 2007. (KSDK)
Jury convicts Bentley on six counts of child pornography Mar 2, 2007
During the trial, federal prosecutors argued that Bentley used a Polaroid camera to take sexually explicit photos of 10-year-old Jetseta Gage and an infant girl in the fall 2003. They said he later took those images with him when he and his wife, Richelle Bentley, moved to Arkansas in the spring of 2004. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
