A PolaWalk at the Ft. Worth Zoo
November 12, 2012 § 10 Comments
The meet-up at the fair was the inaugural event for the Instant Film Society, an organization I’m helping start that promotes the use, accessibility and education of analog instant photography. Following the success of the State Fair PolaWalk, we were all anxious to hook up again for another. The next event was scheduled for November 10th. The weather up ended being gorgeous and the turnout was phenomenal.
Photo: Daniel Rodrigue – Polaroid Spectra SE – Polaroid Softtone Film
On the day of, I packed a Polaroid Sonar SX-70, a SLR680 and a handful of packs of Impossible Project PX-70 COOL & PX-680 CP. Synthia had her trusty Spectra AF with some Polaroid Softtone film. We threw in a couple more Polaroid cameras for some friends to borrow, hopped in the car and made our way over to Ft. Worth.
The evening before I had been contacted by one of my cousins, Luke. To my surprise, he told me his family was going to join us at the zoo and needed to know where he could pick up some film. I mentioned I had a One Step he could borrow and directed him to Urban Outfitters. He ended picking up a pack of Impossible’s Rainbow Frame film. Another friend of ours, Amy, joined as well. She had been keeping up with the blog and was interested in learning more about The Impossible Project and instant film in general. In fact, they weren’t the only ones who were new to the walk. While promoting this event, I got connected with a few other photographers online who came and a large group from Brookhaven met up too. We had more than 20 people there. It’s really cool that we all met up for the love of instant film.
After we arrived and hooked up with everybody, we started making our way around the zoo. The images shot were a mix of Impossible Project, expired Polaroid and Fuji instant film. Enjoy the pics!
Photo: Luke Bolton – Impossible Project PX-680 Color Block – Polaroid OneStep
Photo: Laidric Stevenson – Impossible Project PX-680 CP – Polaroid Sun 660
Photo: Ashley Sierra – Impossible Project PX-680 COOL – Polaroid Cool Cam
Photo: Amanda Fleetwood – Polaroid 420 Land Camera – Fuji FP-100C
Photo: Synthia Goode – Spectra AF – Impossible Project PZ680 Old Gen
Photo: Laidric Stevenson – Impossible Project PX-680 COOL – Polaroid Sun 660
Photo: Ashley Sierra – Impossible Project PX-680 COOL – Polaroid Cool Cam
Photo: Kathy Tran – Impossible Project PX680 CP – Polaroid 600 One Step
Photo: Marc Weintraub – Bronica SQ-A – FujiFilm FP-100C
Photo: Luke Bolton – Impossible Project PX-680 Color Block – Polaroid OneStep
Photo: Justin Goode – Impossible Project PX-680 CP – Polaroid SLR680
Photo: Luke Bolton – Impossible Project PX-680 Color Block – Polaroid OneStep
Photo: Catherine Downes – Polaroid OneStep – Impossible Project PX-680 Color Block
Photo: Justin Goode – Impossible Project PX-680 CP – Polaroid SLR680
Photo: Catherine Downes – Polaroid OneStep – Impossible Project PX-680 Color Block
Photo: Justin Goode – Impossible Project PX-680 CP – Polaroid SLR680
Photo: Marc Weintraub – Bronica SQ-A – FujiFilm FP-100C
Photo: Amy Hirsch – Polaroid 100 Land Camera – Fuji FP-100C
Photo: Amy Hirsch – Polaroid 100 Land Camera – Fuji FP-100C
Photo: Ashley Sierra – Impossible Project PX-680 COOL – Polaroid Cool Cam
Photo: Laidric Stevenson – Impossible Project PX-680 CP – Polaroid Sun 660
Photo: Daniel Rodrigue – Polaroid Spectra SE – Polaroid Softtone Film
Photo: Justin Goode – Impossible Project PX-70 COOL – Polaroid Sonar SX-70
Photo: Scott Mitchell – Polaroid 180 Land Camera – Fuji FP-100C
Photo: Daniel Rodrigue – Polaroid 180 Land Camera – Fuji FP-100C
Photo: Scott Mitchell – Polaroid 180 Land Camera – Fuji FP-100C
Photo: Laidric Stevenson – Fuji Instax Wide
Photo: Marc Weintraub – Bronica SQ-A – FujiFilm FP-100C
Photo: Marc Weintraub – Bronica SQ-A – FujiFilm FP-100C
Photo: Christian Oliveira – Impossible Project PX-70 CP – Polaroid SX-70
Photo: Scott Mitchell – Polaroid Spectra – Polaroid Softtone Film
Photo: Adriana Salazar – Impossible Project PX680 – Polaroid 600 One Step
Some of the group has wandered off at this point and had gone their own way. We regrouped as many of us as we could and snapped a quick shot about halfway through the afternoon.
PolaWalk at the Ft. Worth Zoo – Polaroid Spectra AF – Polaroid Softtone Film
Photo: Synthia Goode – Polaroid Softtone film – Polaroid Spectra AF
Photo: Christian Oliveira – Impossible Project PX-70 CP – Polaroid SX-70
Photo: Amanda Fleetwood – Polaroid 420 Land Camera – Fuji FP-100C
Photo: Laidric Stevenson – Impossible Project PX-680 CP – Polaroid Sun 660
Photo: Kathy Tran – Impossible Project PX680 CP – Polaroid 600 One Step
Photo: Justin Goode – Impossible Project PX-70 COOL – Polaroid Sonar SX-70
Photo: Justin Goode – Impossible Project PX-70 COOL – Polaroid Sonar SX-70
Photo: Catherine Downes – Polaroid OneStep – Impossible Project PX-680 Color Block
Photo: Laidric Stevenson – Fuji Instax Wide
Throughout the day, we were approached by strangers inquiring about the event and just what all this was about. Everyone was thrilled that you could still buy instant film, smiled at the sight of the cameras and were glad to know that it was still being produced. We passed out handfuls of flyers & stickers from Impossible and helped spread the word about all things instant.
The next day I talked with many of the people that joined up with us. Everyone loved the event and most were already talking about the next. I could feel the energy & excitement. One in particular said she spent her Sunday afternoon obsessively looking on Ebay for Polaroid cameras and felt as if somehow she was supposed to stumble upon this hobby. That’s what this is all about for me. Spreading the love of instant photography to others and inspiring more people to reach out and try it. Once you shoot it and feel it .. it’s really hard not to love it.
Want to learn more? Come to our next PolaWalk on December 15th in Sundance Square. You can find details here.
-Justin
Justin Goode 