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The value of instant photography

The value of instant photography

From the course: The Practicing Photographer

The value of instant photography

- The first Polaroid Land Camera shipped in 1948, marking the beginning of instant photography. Polaroids remained popular for decades. But with the development of digital cameras, Polaroid, like most film-based companies, fell on hard times. Recently, instant photography has seen a rebirth with everyone from a re-invigorated Polaroid to Fuji getting into the instant photography game. In the age of smartphone cameras, where just about everyone has a camera with them all the time that can instantly produce high-quality images and then immediately share those images with anyone in the world, a camera that produces a low-fidelity small print might seem like a nonstarter. But it's not. Instant cameras are selling very well. And at Christmas time, instant film packs are one of the best if not the best-selling items on Amazon. This week on The Practicing Photographer, we're going to take a look at why you should possibly invest in a modern instant camera. Now, in addition to just being a…

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