INSTANT JOY

Sometimes time passes in a flash but on other occasions it drags on and on... Like waiting for Polaroid film to be reintroduced, which according to The Impossible Project (brilliant people who badgered Polaroid into submission and succured the future of visual nostalgia for all) is still a whopping 4,781,751 seconds away! Impatient? Me? Yes. That's why I like instant photography, also because it looks lovely in a perfectly imperfect way.


So while tapping my fingers, wishing away the seconds, I'm using Polardroid as a sort of Nicotine gum – not quite the same but helps a little bit – substitute. Poladroid sits on your desktop, drag and drop a photo onto the camera icon and then it spits out a 'Polaroid picture', which slowly develops on your screen. Instant joy!


For a brilliant round up of alternative instant cameras and films, visit the Lomography Store's microsite