Comments on: Polapremiums Fade to Black Polaroid Film

By: jarrod

jarrod — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 02:31:41 +0000

thanks man. i agree. the film is just for that

By: Robert

Robert — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 13:17:48 +0000

Very moving. I think the film is intended for exactly what you stated. Capture that fleeting moment…..

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By: bryce

bryce — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:13:27 +0000

How did I miss this? I feel like a bad friend. This is a beautiful insight into creation of art, which can feel so damn forced and ugly sometimes. I love this.

By: Luis

Luis — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:52:00 +0000

luv fade to black film, black is so incredible!

By: jarrod

jarrod — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:31:24 +0000

Jim! So glad you got something from this! Your comments mean a lot to me. And good perspective with the film in general. Its definitely not for everyone:)

By: Jim Robertson

Jim Robertson — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:14:06 +0000

I am so grateful to have stumbled across your blog and especially this post. I have been wrestling with why I want to create anything at all and it always comes back around to satisfying the ego, which of course can never be satisfied. As far as capturing “moments” I find that I’m more often “in the present moment” when I am shooting. Anyway, I’m in agreement with and am moved by this post.

I’m also aware that Polapremium is creating new ways of selling bad chemicals but that doesn’t mean it’s not fun to use. I look at it as a form of alternative processing. What you make of it is up to the artist within you. I recently tried the ATZ and loved it. The packs I had didn’t seem all that dull. I just ordered some Fade to Black and am looking forward to some creative “moments”.

Thanks Jarrod!

By: jarrod

jarrod — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:53:16 +0000

Ha. Yeah I can see the controversy behind the film and I think there will be only a handful who will buy the stuff, but when you do stop the process by cutting into the film the image stays real well. The contrast with this film is so much like original TimeZero, I’m stoked about that since TimeZero goes for like $40+ on eBay.

Thanks so much for the comments! Means a lot!

By: Zach Risso

Zach Risso — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:23:53 +0000

While I agree whole-heartedly with your sentiment, I think the film is an absolutely ludicrous marketing ploy. The ATZ film skirted the line of them just selling bad chemicals, but this is ridiculous.

Back to the original question you posed though, I think the fleeting thing that is life is why I am a photographer. I want to capture things that are only there for a moment; there is an immortality in knowing that my photos will, potentially, be around far longer that I will and that they are able to show people how I saw the world.

By: Suvarna

Suvarna — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:27:03 +0000

Well put Jarrod. I think as photographers it is sometimes easy to be so busy behind the lens that we miss a lot of moments. What a great realization and how fitting to have come from a film (company) that was on the verge of disappearing itself.