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Polaroid Week @polaroidweek.bsky.social · 1d

Hey Hey Polaroiders. 🍁 Autumn Polaroid Week 🍁 starts tomorrow. Tag your images with #polaroidweek so we can see your instant film goodness!
#believeinfilm #instantfilm

Polaroid Week @polaroidweek.bsky.social · Apr 26

Thank you to everyone who took part in 2025’s Spring Polaroid Week. We’ll be back again in the Autumn from 19-24 October. Hope you’ll join us again then ☺️☺️

#polaroidweek #instantfilm #polaroidfilm #instaxfilm #believeinfilm #filmisalive

A Polaroid photo announcing Autumn Polaroid Week 2025. A person is walking under a railway bridge. There shadow is shown on the wall to their right.

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Cromwell Schubarth @cromschu.bsky.social · Sep 11

Sorrow: Scene at Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery, shot during Sunday’s Sonoma County Instant Photowalk on expired Polaroid 669 film with a Polaroid 180 camera.
#polaroid #instantphotography #expiredfilm

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Cromwell Schubarth @cromschu.bsky.social · Sep 6

Summer: The highs of summer pass so quickly, but the memories are strong. Shot at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk on Fuji Instax film
#blueskyartshow #summer #instantfilm #instantphotography

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Cromwell Schubarth @cromschu.bsky.social · Aug 30

Shiny: It takes years to get the shine found on this car, found in a field in Niles, California. Polaroid round frame shot with a Mint SLR670m and fisheye lens
#BlueSkyArtShow #Shiny #Polaroid

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Cromwell Schubarth @cromschu.bsky.social · Aug 23

Good Bones: Caught the Science Museum in Valencia in good light last month with a Polaroid Flip camera.
#blueskyartshow #skyline #polaroid #valencia #spain

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Cromwell Schubarth @cromschu.bsky.social · Jul 12

Summer Daze: Polaroid triptych shot at Alviso with an Impossible Project I-1 Camera
#BlueSkyArtShow #SummerDaze #Polaroid #InstantPhotography

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Cromwell Schubarth @cromschu.bsky.social · Jul 9

Looking forward to the Instant Film Show on Thursday night at the 540 bar in SF. I have 5 Polaroids in it. Others in the show include lots of friends from the monthly San Francisco and Sonoma County instant photo walks.
#instantphotography #Polaroid

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Cromwell Schubarth @cromschu.bsky.social · Jul 5

Twin Peaks: Never get tired of this view of San Francisco.
#BlueSkyArtShow #sideways #polaroid #instantphotography #triptych

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Cromwell Schubarth @cromschu.bsky.social · Jun 28

Redwood Airs: Last Saturday marked the 20th anniversary of my move to California from where I spent most of my life in New England. This double exposure of redwoods is from my archives, a contemplation on the passage of time
#BlueSkyArtShow #GetOutside #DoubleExposure #InstantPhotography

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Cromwell Schubarth @cromschu.bsky.social · Jun 15

I should point out that this photo shows only a detail of “The Wave” sculpture by Katherine Worden

Cromwell Schubarth @cromschu.bsky.social · Jun 14

Joy: Double exposure of a sculpture in Newport, RI, shot with a Polaroid I-2 camera and Black Frame I-Type instant film.
#polaroid #instantphotography #joy #blueskyartshow

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Cromwell Schubarth @cromschu.bsky.social · Jun 8

Riot Gear: Designer Rachel Riot and model Leeonnista behind the School of Visual Philosophy in San Jose. Polaroid shot with a yellow filter
#blueskyartshow #vibrant #polaroid #instantphotography
@rachelriot.bsky.social

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Cromwell Schubarth @cromschu.bsky.social · Jun 2

My post for the most recent 12:12 Project theme of ‘ADHD’ is a triptych of B&W Polaroid transparencies mounted on fluorescent translucent acrylic panels. The model is Dr. Nora Jean.

#polaroid #instantphotography #the1212project

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Cromwell Schubarth @cromschu.bsky.social · May 28

Double Flip: Tried the double exposure feature on the new Polaroid Flip camera on Sunday’s SF Instant Photowalk in Golden Gate Park. Here’s a few shots. Next stop, PolaCon NYC!
#polaroid #polaroidflip #instantphotography

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Cromwell Schubarth @cromschu.bsky.social · May 26

Spectral Flip: Tried taping some Spectra filters to the new Polaroid Flip camera on Sunday’s SF Instant Photowalk. Here are a few examples. Will anyone have a 3D printed holder in time for this week’s PolaCon NYC? If not, certainly not long after that, right?
#polaroid #instantphotography

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Cromwell Schubarth @cromschu.bsky.social · May 25

Worked great as a quick portrait camera on Day 1. I plan to try some gel and taped on filter hacks at today’s SF Instant Photowalk in Golden Gate Park 🤞

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Cromwell Schubarth @cromschu.bsky.social · May 25

Flipping Out: Bought a Polaroid Flip to be my second camera at PolaCon NYC next weekend. Shot a test pack at FanimeCon in San Jose on Saturday. Here’s a few pix from that
#polaroid #instantphotography #FanimeCon #cosplay

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Cromwell Schubarth @cromschu.bsky.social · May 24

Straightened Out: The bent rim of this bicycle tire looks fine in its shadow. Instax Square film shot with a Fuji SQ10.
#BlueSkyArtShow #LightAndShadow #InstantPhotography

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Cromwell Schubarth @cromschu.bsky.social · May 20

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Cromwell Schubarth @cromschu.bsky.social · May 19

Doubly Jemal: Another ‘Artist Remix’ double exposure, this time of Jemal Diamond who I collaborated with a few years ago when he drew on a symmetrical collage of 4 Polaroids I shot of scissors, shown in the second image
#polaroid #instaxsquare #instantphotography

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Cromwell Schubarth @cromschu.bsky.social · May 18

@thealamedaartworks.bsky.social

Cromwell Schubarth @cromschu.bsky.social · May 18

Artist Remix: Double exposure shot of wool sculptor Stephanie Metz at The Alameda Artworks where she is turning a mechanical bull into a giant pink sea slug ride which will end up at Cannonball Arts in Seattle. You have to see it to believe it 👀
#instaxsquare #nudibranchseaslug #instantphotography

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Cromwell Schubarth @cromschu.bsky.social · May 17

Flashback: Shot this Fuji Instax Square double exposure in The Haight during PolaCon Bay Area a few years ago. Looking forward to PolaCon NYC at the end of this month.
@instantfilmsociety.bsky.social
#polaroid #blueskyartshow #texture #instantphotography

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Cromwell Schubarth @cromschu.bsky.social · May 11

Time Zero in Santa Cruz: I stumbled upon a pack of one of my fave expired Polaroid films and it worked pretty well in the I-2 camera. I understand why some would wonder why I like TZ so much, but it’s unique color shift and artifacts make it highly sought by PolaNerds
#polaroid #instantphotography

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Cromwell Schubarth @cromschu.bsky.social · May 8

Calling The Doctor: When a group of SF instant film shooters gathered in North Beach to celebrate Polaroid founder Dr. Edwin Land’s birthday, look who showed up!
#Polaroid #instantphotography

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