Lo-Fi and DIY

Was it the babysitter's husband, or was it some random neighbor? I don't remember who it was- I was five years old and memories g...

My acquisition of non-Polaroid instants has been accidental and secondary. I never really intended to get a collection of these, but I am...

I am perhaps the worst used car salesman, as I believe in complete honesty. Paradoxically, this honesty sold my car through Craigslist in le...

This is a very easy swap that I have performed many times. Over times the bellows(accordion-like leather or leatherette) can sag or get d...

After a Polaroid bankruptcy in the early part of the 20 th century, Polaroid changed- and not for the better. They went from a company o...

Cigar box guitars are a tradition that stretches back to the 1830 when cigars first became available in small wooden boxes. Inspired by the...

It began with an innocent inquiry by a 3 year old girl in 1943. While Doctor Land was snapping pictures on the beach in Santa Fe, his dau...

Dr Land and Polaroid came up with a million ways to use instant photography, much of it in professional fields. From dentistry and forens...

Somewhere along the line the transition occurred- maybe the early nineties. Entertainment centers were out, and a reinvented version of...