Jeff Hutton Photography

I had some packs of The Impossible Project’s rejected PX600 silver shade film. I think it’s pretty decent but also understand why it ended up in the reject bin.

I wanted to use this last pack as I imagined it would be used maybe 30 years ago or whenever. I wanted the shots to be snapshots. For me to not think that much about composing them and for them to contain family. No matter what sort of photographer you fancy yourself aren’t family portraits the ones you really have to take- the ones you need to to take.

So that’s what I used it to shoot. My mom and dad, my brother, and my grandparents.

I’m really pretty pleased with the results. I think the film is probably best suited for portraits. It adds something you can’t create in post and that makes each one truly unique and special. Isn’t that what photography is about?

add this to the “very lucky” file. on friday afternoon I was really super ready for it to be the long weekend.

wasting time, i happened upon an ad on craigslist for a konica instant press.

as far as I’ve read this is the holy grail of instant cameras. it has an amazing lens and a modern design. i’ve actually never even seen one for sale.

and there it was. i won’t go on about the price because you wouldn’t believe me if I told you. it was crazy.

the deal was confirmed and I set out for my old neighborhood. making the experience all the more surreal was that the person selling lived across the street from an old apartment we had lived in on 37th street.

and it’s mine. I feel like gollum.

I would call that “user” condition. the best cameras are the ones people have used, though. the uglier the appearance the better the guts.

the bellows will need replacing sooner rather than later. but the mechanics are all fine. and no vignetting. well. a little bit. but who cares!

see what I’m doing with it here:
pictures