I've had people ask my why this is the last pack of Polaroid film I'll have ever shot. Some of them simply don't know that Polaroid has ceased producing instant film. Others don't understand why I don't just buy more. Well, the last time I checked eBay, packs of Polaroid 600 film were going for upwards of $75, and I just don't have that kind of money to spend, and even if I did, by now they would all be out of date or close to it. No, this pack of film I put away a couple of years ago, about the time I was graduating college, when I found out Polaroid was going to stop making the film. I put it in my refrigerator to prolong its life as much as possible. I held onto it thinking that someday I would find an occasion worthy of my last pack of Polaroid film.
The day before I left for Chicago I decided I had better shoot the film before it gets any further out of date (it was a year and a half expired when I shot it), and what better subject matter than my favorite place to visit?
As for the end product, I am satisfied, but these are by no means my best Polaroids ever. The color is a little dull due to the age of the film, and that was to be expected, but it's not horrible. The sense of urgency that surrounded this pack of film effected my judgment. I'm pleased with my compositions, but I felt rushed, and probably could have been more discriminatory about what situations or locations I chose to capture. There are a couple of photos I used my Fuji to capture that I wish I had used the Polaroid on instead. For instance, the stuffed animals looking out the window at night, or the rolled up hose on the sidewalk by the window would have made better Polaroids than Instax shots.
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