James Bueti | Commercial Photographer

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Instant film

Instant film isn't exactly instant.  Once its exposed and expelled through the rollers, spreading the caustic jelly a magical thing happens.  Over the next twenty minutes an irreversible chain reaction of light and chemicals slowly turns the blank canvas into an image.  Recently I rediscovered this artsy, scientific voodoo on a work road trip.  I shot one packet of impossible 600polaroid film, 8 shots to tell a story.  The result were muted colors and stark landscapes that mean the world to me.  My inner hipster just celebrated a little with some PBR.