Macaroons; Afternoon Tea series for Analogue

More Afternoon Tea Polaroids taken for the 'Analogue' exhibition in February.

Lamingtons; Afternoon Tea series for Analogue

These were 2 of my 'Afternoon Tea' series, exhibited as part of the 'Analogue' exhibition in Sydney this month. Shot on Polaroid 779 or 600 film, the colours stood up fairly well even 2 years after the film's expiration date.

Analogue Exhibtion, Sydney

The lovely ladies at Kaleidoscope Gallery in Paddington Sydney recently asked me to take part in their group show 'Analogue,' an exhibition dedicated to the analogue film aesthetic. I was lucky enough to be able to shoot up to Sydney for opening night. No sales but a great opportunity to meet other emerging photographers interested in film.

Yen Magazine, Photo of the Day

Yen magazine featured one of my Polaroids in their 'Photo of the Day' gallery back in September last year - I only recently discovered it!

http://www.yenmag.net/artery/photo-of-the-day/friedrich/

Thanks to the lovely team at Yen!

Peony Emulsion Lift

The original PX scan of this shot is in the previous post below.

After Impossible announced that their PX black & white films could be used for emulsion lifts, I was intrigued. The original Polaroid 600 format of film could never be separated into its' components to extract the emulsion, however Impossible's new method of manufacturing film in the old 600 format has allowed this to be possible. It's a pretty exciting advancement for instant film if you're a film nerd like me.

Aside from being an exciting new format for instant film, lifting the emulsion layer from a PX shot stops the development process, halting the deadly 'killer crystal' phenomenon which has affected all my other shots using the First Flush edition of the PX600 film. From now on I'll be shooting with PX with the aim to do emulsion lifts within 3 - 6 hours after development to avoid any killer crystal degradation. As a point of comparison, the other shot in the peony post below has now almost entirely disappeared from killer crystal.

The method is simple but time consuming. Good tutorials on this method can be found on the Impossible site here or on Photo Jojo here.

Sweet dreams

My best friend in the whole world has the sweetest cat (apart from mine, obviously) and the cutest pillowcases. Her cat's name is Bil-lee and the pillowcases are by Miranda July and feature dreamy messages which I just can't resist. You can get your hands on them here.

High tea in London

Our final English afternoon tea in London, prepared by our amazing friends who share our love for macaroons and freshly baked scones. It was absolutely the best way to spend an afternoon before getting on a plane for 24 hours.

Alhumbra chairs, Granada

Marrakech lanterns

Lanterns in Marrakech. I wanted to buy them all.

Marrakech oasis

The Diner, Shoreditch

A favourite hangout in London. Amazing burgers, milkshakes and even better soundtrack of 80s music. I feel as if the waitresses should all be on rollerskates. If they were, I would work here in a heartbeat.

Tulip florals

A weekend in the country...

A weekend in the English countryside visiting family, including this little cutie, Heath. He is just bursting with character.

Lunch at Brixton Market

Lunch with friends at Brixton Market. The most warming pea and mint soup with rye bread. We ate seated on wooden crates covered with gorgeous gingham tablecloths.

Florals

Berlin, Ich Liebe Dich (1)

German favourites; gingerbread hearts and warm gluhwein in the Tiergarten

Polapremium Berlin

A visit to the Polapremium shop in Berlin - like travelling to Polaroid Mecca. Nice to visit a dedicated space in real life after only sharing instant film discussion in online Polaroid communities.

Brighton Pier

Brighton Thrills

The last weekend of the summer

Cat amongst my thyme

Polaroids from the last sunny Saturday of the year, in our London back garden.The cat belongs to one of our neighbours I suspect but she loves calling in for a cuddle. She licks everything in sight so we've named her 'lolly.'