Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Impossible Ukraine


Here are several photos I shot using the Impossible Project's new 600 PX film while I was in Odessa, Ukraine, last month. I've been with these guys since the beginning (Polaniod, Unsaleable, blah, blah...) and I'm still cheering from the sidelines, but shit, it really does suck watching these beautiful memories, fade, brown, crystalize, and otherwise totally deteriorate.

I went through a lot of Polaroid film on this trip, half of which didn't develop anyhow, and with my fingers crossed, had saved the Impossible film for last. Maybe my expectations for experimental chemistry were too high,  but the aftermath kind of makes my heart ache.

My attempts to preserve the film included shooting the film into darkness, sticking them in the fridge to develop and peeling them a part (sacrificing a few along the way). I basically followed the general suggestions, but they still seem to be rapidly making their way to the dark-side, and honestly I cant tell the difference between the shots I babied and those I let fend for themselves.

I finally decided to scan them in today, but only when I realized how rapidly they were leaving me. Ugh.

Anyway, here are the photos: