Kickin' it old school - Lester A. Walker style

Although I try hard to stay on the technology track for all the latest and greatest releases and developments in the digital and computer fields, I am really a vintage girl at heart.  I love old architecture and old cities and old furniture.  These things have history and a story and I love to find out who came before me and what they did.  So it's no big surprise that I have been trading in my digital camera for some film-love in my downtime.

A couple months ago I picked up a Polaroid camera on Ebay... an SX-70.  A couple weeks later I picked up a case for it and a week or so later, Polaroid came out with this announcement.  (Darnit!)  I haven't let the sad news dampen my enthusiasm, though, and when I've been able to pick up packs of the instant film, I do.  Unfortunately for me, the film for my particular model is extinct.  (Two strikes?)  Fortunately for me, I have found tips and tricks to get around this and have been enjoying this new medium.  (If you have a chance, take the time to check out Jen Altman's blog a bit more.  Her polaroids are partly what inspired me to get into this!  Seriously, they are swoon-worthy.)  (Don't forget to click on the image for the full size!)

So, without further ado, I would like to introduce Lester A. Walker:

(He arrived in my mailbox, already named...)

Ready for his close-up:

Although I've shot a couple packs of film before last weekend, I hadn't taken it out on the town with me.  Saturday I met up with my friend Devlynn for an "all day-date" and I promised myself I would only shoot film.  My first camera didn't work properly, so I used the Polaroid for all the documentation of our day.   All of the shots are from Downtown San Diego.

Horton Plaza

The newly restored Balboa Theatre

Dick's Last Resort

Thanks for our date, Dev, and for being such a great model!  (haha)

Have fun on the East Coast... I miss you already! 

To see the rest of the set, mosey on over here!

Comments

[alison conklin]

these are great! how fun it is to use anything else but digital! i love your work.

[Erin]

Ok the best part about this entire thing is that your camera came already named. That rules! I am still laughing at that.

I am so tempted to get one of these but really intimidated about the no film thing in the future. Should I just go for it?

[trask]

Nice to see Lester found a good home, take care of him will you...

[air jordans]

if a thing is worth doing it is worth doing well.