Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸
@thereisnocat
Advocating Semantic Markup since 1987. Not posting here any more. Married to @JerseyGrrrl. On Mastodon: @thereisnocat@toot.cafe
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 23, 2022 at 8:33:12 AM
A Girl’s Best Friend It's #PolaroidWeek on Flickr. I decided for this one to revisit something I did for the #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret event a couple of months ago about shapes I've twisted that slightly by shooting only shapes I've constructed. #BelieveInFilm https://t.co/tZLYbFdWXi
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 10, 2022 at 6:05:21 PM
Great windup of the recent #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret event for Analog Forever magazine. If you didn’t take part and were wondering WTF all those Polaroids I posted were about, this is a great explanation. Thanks, @NinianeK for including one of my shots in the gallery. https://twitter.com/NinianeK/status/1579504529531248641
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat October 1, 2022 at 12:01:31 PM
I blogged about my experience with the #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret event: https://www.thereisnocat.com/showme1010.html
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 30, 2022 at 1:47:08 PM
I said I was going to go out big… In keeping with the dictum that any camera is a shitty camera when shooting instant film, here’s an 8x10 Polaroid from my Intrepid 8x10. The pods mostly failed; you can see a tiny bit in the lower right. FIN @ShittyChallenge #InstantRegret https://t.co/43OVJX25hT
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 30, 2022 at 11:15:24 AM
Last Day part 2 This is the future of pack film. I shot this on OneInstant B&W Type 100. When the film is available, it’s $16+ per shot. I don’t know if that’s sustainable. It definitely limits the audience. @ShittyChallenge #InstantRegret #ShittyCameraChallenge #BelieveInFilm https://t.co/tzj1g39MPw
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 30, 2022 at 8:19:38 AM
Last Day part 1 Going out with a bang. Two emulsion lifts from Belford Harbor. I didn’t know how to do these when #InstantRegret started. Thanks for the inspiration to explore. @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #FilmIsNotDead #BelieveInFilm #BeNiceShootFilm https://t.co/WxNHfuFWAt
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 29, 2022 at 8:13:01 AM
Diner Corona There was a better shot of this, but it went down the drain…. @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret #EmulsionLiftGang #Polaroid #FilmIsNotDead #BelieveInFilm #BeNiceShootFilm https://t.co/BfoGKsR4rK
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 28, 2022 at 7:47:57 AM
Sennheiser 421 I got this microphone almost 40 years ago. It was laying on the floor at an abandoned radio station in NYC. It’s such as classic that you can still buy one new 60+ years after it was introduced. @ShittyChallenge #InstantRegret #Polaroid #BelieveInFilm https://t.co/xZ0LlJZNVt
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 27, 2022 at 8:24:59 AM
9 Gun Embankment This is really early New55; you can tell because the sheet is much longer than it ultimately became. I look at this and think “Civil War jail” @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret #FilmPhotography #FilmIsNotDead #BelieveInFilm #BeNiceShootFilm https://t.co/NtS68K8zeq
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 26, 2022 at 7:40:36 AM
Gazebo Over time, the developer pods in instant film dry out. In the intermediate term, you can get partial results, like this. Shot on early production #New55 @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret #FilmPhotography #FilmIsNotDead #BelieveInFilm #BeNiceShootFilm https://t.co/qAcUUUdn4S
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 25, 2022 at 6:10:38 PM
Hey #InstantRegret participants, once we reach September 31 and it ends, you have a few weeks to come up with shots for Polaroid Week! https://twitter.com/MerriMayhem/status/1574158957383675904
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 25, 2022 at 7:38:52 AM
Love Shack (I actually have no idea what the purpose of this building was.) Shot on well-expired #New55 film, a box with an ISO 50 sticker on it and a list of Kickstarter backers inside. @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret #BelieveInFilm #BeNiceShootFilm https://t.co/VsPmjb8KjT
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 24, 2022 at 7:05:26 AM
Pyramid Last shot from Keansburg Amusement Park for now. @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret #Polaroid #FilmPhotography #FilmIsNotDead #BelieveInFilm #BeNiceShootFilm https://t.co/Hn4EqJ7lpR
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 23, 2022 at 7:06:37 AM
Star More from the Keansburg Amusement Park. @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret #FilmPhotography #FilmIsNotDead #BelieveInFilm #BeNiceShootFilm https://t.co/2MLKzpcXgo
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 22, 2022 at 7:06:39 AM
Fence Keeping the kiddies safe from nearby traffic is a high priority at Keansburg Amusement Park. @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret #Polaroid #FilmPhotography #FilmIsNotDead #BelieveInFilm #BeNiceShootFilm https://t.co/dc0sPqkaac
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 21, 2022 at 6:34:03 PM
@chadhillphotos @MaureenBond @ShittyChallenge Ghod knows they’ve sold more film to me because of #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret than I would have bought normally.
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 21, 2022 at 6:18:30 PM
One of my #InstantRegret photos was chosen for @Flickr Explore today. So I have 100+ likes on it, and an infestation of “Congrats on Explore!” comments. I should be grateful, but I just find those irritating. If you like a photo you see on Explore, say something intelligent.
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 21, 2022 at 7:27:28 AM
Horses More from Keansburg Amusement Park. @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret #Polaroid #FilmPhotography #FilmIsNotDead #BelieveInFilm #BeNiceShootFilm https://t.co/xBKbHpNm5t
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 20, 2022 at 7:03:14 AM
Spaceship More from the Keansburg Amusement Park. @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret #Polaroid #FilmPhotography #FilmIsNotDead #BelieveInFilm #BeNiceShootFilm https://t.co/ClK4TKBnhd
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 19, 2022 at 8:10:15 AM
Capsule Ride Another’s ride from the Keansburg Amusement Park. @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret #Polaroid #FilmIsNotDead #BelieveInFilm #BeNiceShootFilm https://t.co/x05sPLvlgd
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 18, 2022 at 8:07:16 AM
Airplane Another kiddie ride from Keansburg Amusement Park. @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret #Film #FilmIsNotDead #BelieveInFilm #BeNiceShootFilm https://t.co/TqJprxA7gb
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 17, 2022 at 7:11:41 AM
Train Shot at the nearby Keansburg Amusement Park, the most northern boardwalk on the Jersey Shore. I used to work here when I was a teenager. @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret #Polaroid #Film #FilmIsNotDead #BelieveInFilm #BeNiceShootFilm https://t.co/QrNaITmPgA
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 16, 2022 at 7:17:15 AM
Planter Shot yesterday. This is an attempt to take what I learned from my shapes project and apply it in real life. Not sure it’s completely successful here. Should have shot it closer and offset it. @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret #BelieveInFilm https://t.co/hjJqDaU3eh
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 15, 2022 at 7:28:51 AM
These photos do not exist. They might have been good, but the camera failed them; to salvage them, I tried making emulsion lifts. I failed, and the emulsion is down the drain. Maybe they never existed, but were created by AI like the second two @ShittyChallenge #InstantRegret https://t.co/aTb2X2Cvy7
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 14, 2022 at 7:04:33 AM
Wheelchair Took one of the lemons that came out of my cockeyed SLR-680 and made some lemonade. This is my first ever emulsion lift. I couldn’t find a workable brush, but I kind of like the edges bunched up anyway. @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret #Polaroid https://t.co/4o308ARrQA
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 13, 2022 at 8:59:22 AM
Visitors Info Sunday I took the Speed Graphic out to Sandy Hook and some New55. It was old New55; this shot was from a box that said ISO50, so one of the first after the Kickstarter. I was happy to get this much from it. @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret https://t.co/yuyWEVv7AF
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 12, 2022 at 9:06:56 AM
Clock Shot some photos with my SLR-680 yesterday and discovered that the viewfinder is off. I took my time to line up everything straight, but they all came off tilted. Fuck. Compensated on this one, but still wound up with sideways parallax… @ShittyChallenge #InstantRegret https://t.co/6wib66mdOf
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 11, 2022 at 7:05:49 AM
Wave Not really a wave. @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret #Polaroid #Film #FilmPhotography #FilmIsNotDead #BelieveInFilm #BeNiceShootFilm https://t.co/UsWvaf885X
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 10, 2022 at 7:59:36 AM
Yellow More texture than shape. @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallege #InstantRegret #Polaroid #Film #FilmPhotography #FilmIsNotDead #BelieveInFilm #BeNiceShootFilm https://t.co/MnjaJ4k9p1
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 9, 2022 at 7:05:11 AM
Holes First outtake from my Shapes series. Some shots I took were good, but didn’t fit the theme, and were more about patterns or textures. @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret #Polaroid #Film #FilmPhotography #FilmIsNotDead #BelieveInFilm #BeNiceShootFilm https://t.co/7YgxNYXLYU
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 8, 2022 at 8:13:22 AM
I’ve been here / You’ve been here / Give me a pen / Or a camera — “Beep”, Pylon Last one in this series on shapes. I’ll definitely revisit this, because it’s been so different from what I usually do and so rewarding. @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret https://t.co/vgNEngYPAU
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 7, 2022 at 7:20:25 AM
AM/FM More shapes. @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret #Polaroid https://t.co/76gpqZFIBq
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 6, 2022 at 7:02:10 AM
Shapes #21 @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret https://t.co/8BV0SfH6bP
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 5, 2022 at 7:46:51 AM
Green @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret #Polaroid https://t.co/w3DCxyEdtA
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 4, 2022 at 7:51:17 AM
Shapes #20 It may be a little more obvious what this one is a picture of. @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret #Polaroid #Film #FilmIsNotDead #FilmPhotography #BelieveInFilm #BeNiceShootFilm https://t.co/VfPz79JOdL
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 3, 2022 at 8:42:13 AM
Shapes #19 This is not a photo of a pie chart. @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret #Polaroid #Film #FilmPhotography #FilmIsNotDead #BelieveInFilm #BeNiceShootFilm https://t.co/uREWwDgQ65
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 2, 2022 at 7:51:23 AM
Shapes #17 I like forms, and forms like me The more you look, the more you see — Pylon, “Cool” At this point, my photography almost disappears. That’s what I get for shooting a clear item on a white background…. @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret https://t.co/BlyjrBPWUj
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat September 1, 2022 at 7:45:40 AM
Shapes #18 There are these forms I like to watch There are the shapes which talk to me — Pylon, “Cool” @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret https://t.co/mINKRIHAVT
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 31, 2022 at 6:59:48 AM
Shapes #16 Pure form Real gone Like wild Good vibes — Pylon, “Cool” @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret #Polaroid #Film #FilmIsNotDead #FilmPhotography #BelieveInFilm #BeNiceShootFilm https://t.co/Ta1pVTD0uS
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 30, 2022 at 6:59:59 AM
Shapes #15 More exploration of shapes in the most shape centered format, Polaroid Round Frame. @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret #Polaroid #Film #FilmPhotography #BelieveInFilm #BeNiceShootFilm https://t.co/GzGxzbPf7c
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 29, 2022 at 6:58:54 AM
Gift This was a gift from the Elder Gods. I was trying to put the close-up lens on my Mint SLR-670S and accidentally hit the shutter in the process. This was my reward. Fits right in with my shapes exploration. @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret #Polaroid https://t.co/MSxwt23dGe
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 28, 2022 at 7:15:51 AM
Yellow Continuing my exploration of shapes in the most shape-centric of formats, Polaroid Round Frame. @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret #Polaroid https://t.co/u5qQTb7yRB
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 27, 2022 at 5:49:01 PM
Tried again. This time, gaffer taped the camera to a table. Much more stable. The images didn’t line up perfectly, so you can see stuff at the edges, but this is better. Still looks like shit, but good shit @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret #ThermalPrintParty https://t.co/mrvoXCfKCa
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 27, 2022 at 5:26:36 PM
It’s really hard to pull off a tricolor thermal print. There’s no easy way to mount the camera to a tripod. Did my best with gaffers tape, but there are a lot of artifacts in this. Did I mention that my Hoya trim-color filter (TRI-COT) showed up? @ShittyChallenge #InstantRegret https://t.co/9cntfUdNnv
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 27, 2022 at 6:50:09 AM
Circles Continuing with my exploration of shapes inside the film that’s all about shapes. Really happy with this one. It turned out exactly like I wanted it to. I used the manual exposure on my Mint 670 to make it high key. @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret https://t.co/L4bVPTFLl4
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 26, 2022 at 8:11:53 AM
Cube Seems to me that Polaroid Round Frame is all about shape. The shape of the frame is what defines it. So when trying to figure out how to use it, the place I landed was pictures of… shapes. @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret #Polaroid https://t.co/Z3K3UwdkyF
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 25, 2022 at 11:19:05 AM
Four pack In keeping with the theme of trying stuff with film I’ve never understood what to do with, I now start an attempt to use geometry to fill the round frame Polaroid I’ve never been able to figure out. @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret https://t.co/nKChXPmvuU
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 24, 2022 at 11:59:51 AM
RT @sfphotogirl: Dahlias and monsoon skies. 📷: Lomo Instant with Instax Mini film #InstantRegret #ShittyCameraChallenge https://t.co/ZVCPZm…
Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 24, 2022 at 10:19:43 AM
Untitled Last of the Hello Kitty shots from Steel Stacks, the decommissioned steel mill in Bethlehem,PA. @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret #InstaxMini https://t.co/XRZc7PyHMa
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 23, 2022 at 4:06:25 PM
How it started How it’s going @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret https://t.co/H71PqPzOEw
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 23, 2022 at 10:06:11 AM
Tanks More from the Hello Kitty Instax camera. Almost to the end of this series of Instax shots from Steel Stacks, the decommissioned steel mill. @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret #InstaxMini #FilmPhotography #FilmIsNotDead #BelieveInFilm #BeNiceShootFilm https://t.co/sfXRFkm444
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 22, 2022 at 3:02:10 PM
Framed by Failure @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret https://t.co/D9qFrhjHql
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 22, 2022 at 10:12:31 AM
Stacks More from the Hello Kitty industrial complex and our visit to Steel Stacks in Bethlehem. @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret #Film #FilmPhotography #FilmIsNotDead #BelieveInFilm #BeNiceShootFilm https://t.co/tjXrC5bKfS
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 21, 2022 at 7:04:34 PM
An Abstract Representation of the Transience of Consumerist Gratification for @NinianeK or Pondering the Place of Failure in the Creation of Art @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret https://t.co/GfOvpZfMgk
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 21, 2022 at 5:21:17 PM
Come seven, come eleven…🎲 Aaaaand…. Snake eyes…. Science proves that even Instax film, more reliable than modern Polaroid, can fail catastrophically. If you got it, shoot it, lest you wind up with gray boxes. Fin. @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret https://t.co/M6dRjd039Y
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 21, 2022 at 10:12:13 AM
A Little Lightness More Hello Kitty Instax mini industrial goodness from our visit to Steel Stacks in Bethlehem, PA. @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret #Film #FilmPhotography #FilmIsNotDead #BelieveInFilm #BeNiceShootFilm #InstaxMini https://t.co/rSb71CKpj6
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 20, 2022 at 7:39:30 PM
I’ve been running around all day, but science can’t wait, so while waiting for some water to boil, day 9. The purple-ish lower corners seem to get larger with each passing shot, and yet nothing appears. One more chance. #InstantRegret #ShittyCameraChallenge @ShittyChallenge https://t.co/lpviRRUZX9
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 20, 2022 at 10:25:00 AM
Rust More Hello Kitty Instax mini industrial carnage. @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret #InstaxMini #Film #FilmPhotography #FilmIsNotDead #BelieveInFilm #BeNiceShootFilm https://t.co/QMWWQqJwiM
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 19, 2022 at 5:09:06 PM
Day 8. Lost track of dates, but think the last correct. Tragedy all along the line. At lunch, the day before yesterday, poor Titus Oates said he couldn't go on; he proposed we should leave him in his sleeping-bag. Oh wait, that’s Robert Scott at the South Pole. #InstantRegret https://t.co/JITUGXlVLU
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 19, 2022 at 10:19:43 AM
Pipes More from the Hello Kitty camera and its visit to the former steel mill at Steel Stacks in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret #Film #FilmPhotography #FilmIsNotDead #BelieveInFilm #BeNiceShootFilm #InstaxMini https://t.co/NyGzexEQln
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 18, 2022 at 8:06:30 PM
Day 7. At this point, hope is fleeting. With Polaroid, even if the first shots fail, often the final shots show something. For the most part, we haven’t explored modes of failure of Instax (lasers notwithstanding). So I keep on hoping. The experiment continues. #InstantRegret https://t.co/hKEoxjxrUS
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 18, 2022 at 10:12:19 AM
Circles More from the Hello Kitty camera and its visit to the former steel mill in Bethlehem, PA. @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret #instaxMini #Film #FilmPhotography #FilmIsNotDead #BelieveInFilm #BeNiceShootFilm https://t.co/HuV3Z5PD3z
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 17, 2022 at 2:23:24 PM
Alas and alack, those initial milliseconds of anticipation and hope give way once more to the realization that life is a shit sandwich. This time the purple extended farther, but no difference. Regret isn’t instant, but doesn’t take long. #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret https://t.co/2WjylBJhFx
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 17, 2022 at 10:04:02 AM
6-39-12 More from Steel Stacks in Bethlehem, the site of a decommissioned Bethlehem Steel plant. Shot with the camera shown in the second shot (a.k.a. “The Shot, The Shit”) @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret https://t.co/K82AET6m0T
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 16, 2022 at 6:05:17 PM
Polaroid mio, you’re a cruel mistress. Every day, you tease me with a hint of purple on your lower edges, and every day I wind up with the same gray square. Five more chances…. @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret https://t.co/NlwtHy4XIx
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 16, 2022 at 9:57:59 AM
Hello Kitty has no mouth, and she must scream I was pondering what to do with my Hello Kitty camera and film, when the perfect subject hit me: the ruins of an old steel plant in Bethlehem, PA. The congruence of subject and medium spoke to me. @ShittyChallenge #InstantRegret https://t.co/XvGbij64Gs
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 16, 2022 at 6:47:17 AM
Made tintypes on Sunday to test the @ILFORDPhoto Pop-Up Darkroom I got for my birthday. It was mostly a success, but the safelight I used for my grow tent didn’t work well, leading me to overdevelop. Do tintypes count for #InstantRegret? It takes longer to dev Polaroid color. https://t.co/NiDP7PQgh4
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 16, 2022 at 6:37:25 AM
RT @moragperkins: I’ve definitely got a Thing going with these and so far I don’t regret it one bit… #InstantRegret https://t.co/lJjOFvTZs4
Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 15, 2022 at 6:57:20 PM
No luck today either. It looks the same when it comes out of the camera as it does days later. Just… nothing. @ShittyChallenge ##ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret https://t.co/Gq7UMQWDdr
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 15, 2022 at 10:56:41 AM
Do Not Block They closed off one of the parking lots for Leonardo State Marina last year. @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret #Polaroid #Film #FilmPhotography #BelieveInFilm #BeNiceShootFilm https://t.co/4dk63qvIEF
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 14, 2022 at 3:16:32 PM
Third time’s a charm? Er, no…. @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret https://t.co/eX2JW7YkPJ
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 14, 2022 at 11:09:01 AM
Leonardo Beach Outbuilding at the entrance to Leonardo Beach, right next to the marina. @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret #Polaroid #Film #FilmPhotography #FilmIsNotDead #BelieveInFilm #BeNiceShootFilm https://t.co/3FWlwoNzv8
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 13, 2022 at 11:17:10 AM
Second verse, same as the first @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret https://t.co/kadc9oafSP
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 13, 2022 at 10:15:53 AM
I’m not even supposed to be here today If you’re a fan of a certain film director, you’ll recognize this place. @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret #Film #FilmPhotography #FilmIsNotDead #BelieveInFilm #BeNiceShootFilm https://t.co/o4M8eKAryX
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 12, 2022 at 3:56:09 PM
So, Ralph, did you have a good day? Why yes, yes I did…. (Not shown, three 4x5 Grafmatic backs filled with six exposed sheets each of @Kodak Tri-X 320, Efke PL-100, and @Kodak HIE infrared film @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret https://t.co/GQIfsoo0gS
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 12, 2022 at 2:18:36 PM
Context This is the context for yesterday’s more abstract post. Maybe I shouldn’t post this…. @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret #Polaroid #Film #FilmPhotography #BelieveInFilm #BeNiceShootFilm https://t.co/clbSvHmhQC
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 12, 2022 at 7:50:42 AM
Inspired by @MaureenBond and noting that while failures of Impossible film are widely understood, I decided to explore the possibilities with 20 year old Polaroid mio (Instax Mini) film. It fails with a gradient of gray with hints of purple. #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret https://t.co/chm102XgZD
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 11, 2022 at 4:41:35 PM
This film has a distinct vibe of walking up to Mark Hamill with the Vulcan hand greeting and saying “Nanu-nanu”. Instax Mini film with a Polaroid logo? WTF? So, any bets on whether 20 year old Instax Mini film will work? Amazon just brought batteries… #InstantRegret https://t.co/WFhuM1wZXO
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 11, 2022 at 10:07:49 AM
Bricks Always loved this little bit of modernist frippery on a nearby building. Just a nice little abstract pattern. Mint SLR-670S, Polaroid 600 Color @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret #Film #FilmPhotography #FilmIsNotDead #BelieveInFilm #BeNiceShootFilm https://t.co/oBgypjO6FN
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 10, 2022 at 9:24:59 AM
Railroad Distillery My wife noticed it the other day and pointed it out to me. It’s across the street from our local brewery. Always good to have these within stumbling distance of home. @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret #Polaroid #MintCamera https://t.co/yMqm7FpFcB
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 9, 2022 at 1:10:03 PM
More provisions from B&H for #InstantRegret and just in time…. https://t.co/frsQnTflrC
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 9, 2022 at 7:04:24 AM
Prime Meats Mint SLR-670S, Polaroid 600 Color. @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret #Film #FilmPhotography #Polaroid #FilmIsNotDead #BelieveInFilm #BeNiceShootFilm https://t.co/458DfIrBCA
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 8, 2022 at 10:48:12 AM
Really the Last Skulls Forgot to look at the regular film I shot when I said my last skulls shot was the last of the skulls. Polaroid SLR-680, Polaroid 600 Color. @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret #Polaroid #FilmPhotography #BelieveInFilm #BeNiceShootFilm https://t.co/Xjh05VTGEH
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 7, 2022 at 10:42:36 AM
Arrrrgh! More from the pirate bar. 📸: Polaroid SLR-680 🎞: Polaroid 600 Color @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret #Film #FilmPhotography #FilmIsNotDead #BelieveInFilm #BeNiceShootFilm #Polaroid #InstantFilm https://t.co/1K4D73q95G
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 6, 2022 at 11:00:38 AM
Last of the Skulls Another shot I thought would be a throwaway that actually worked. Last shot for now from my favorite local outsider art project. @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret https://t.co/vCh6mD8fHF
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 5, 2022 at 11:03:43 AM
Skulls I needed to use up the last of the 600 Yellow film I bought for my Ukraine project for the most recent ‘Roid Week. Figured I would just burn a few shots on my favorite local outsider art project. Didn’t expect much, but very happy. #InstantRegret #ShittyCameraChallenge https://t.co/Vf0toFppu8
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 4, 2022 at 11:28:04 AM
Scooters Last #Polaroid dry transfer for now. Framing of this isn’t what I saw in my viewfinder. Gee, thanks, parallax. Polaroid 195, Type 669 film, Arches Aquarelle watercolor paper @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret #Film #FilmPhotography #FilmIsNotDead https://t.co/ugoaVrHNtt
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 3, 2022 at 11:14:42 AM
Skeletons Another #Polaroid dry transfer image for the @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret thing. This is some of the decorations on a pirate bar near the Belford fishery. It’s private, only for the fishermen, and it’s awesome in its garishness. #FilmIsNotDead https://t.co/R1bLVJj93Z
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 2, 2022 at 12:32:49 PM
Polaroid dry transfers for @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret requires 669 peel apart film, which hasn’t been around for 14 years. It’s not what it used to be, but it’s still worthwhile. Some worked (image 1), but even the ones that didn’t are fun (image 2) https://t.co/Mv1wBOn8vV
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Ralph Brandi 🇺🇦-🇺🇸 @thereisnocat August 1, 2022 at 8:51:25 PM
Getting ready to go out tomorrow morning before work and try some Polaroid dry transfers for the @ShittyChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #InstantRegret shindig. Hoping I didn’t wait too long, but judging by how my 100 Chocolate did after 14 years in the fridge it’ll be okay. https://t.co/qnZPJQXmoA
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