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Polaroid Week: The Conclusion

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robayre
on November 6, 2009
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It is Friday and that means today’s are the final pictures for Polaroid Week.

Once again trying to keep this week’s pictures relevant I decided to do portraits. This is my brother (who wishes to be known only as “Alfonso” or was it “Alfonse”?) and my Sister-in-law (who shall remain nameless, not because she requested but just because it’s fun). The relevance is that they are expecting their first child. They are so thrilled and the rest of the family and I are SO excited. I had the idea to document them in this manner, in this turning point of their life. They are right on the verge between being married and being married with children.

I set up a tripod and had them stand in the exact same spot so the height is consistent. They looked at each other off camera and it worked out perfectly. I kind of like to imagine the pictures framed as it is above.

polaroid fall

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robayre
on November 4, 2009
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The “Roid Week 2009″ flickr group said to bring on the “seasonal Eye Candy” so I figured one fall leaves picture wouldn’t be bad.

I was wearing this gold scarf today and one of the last remaining bushes with leaves caught my eye so I took up the opportunity to sit in front of it and take this portrait. For some reason my eyes in this picture really remind me of pictures of myself from when I was little.

Look Ma, no cavities!

Polaroid Week / Found Art Tuesday

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robayre
on November 3, 2009
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Today I had the brilliant (patting myself on back) idea to kill two birds with one stone. Day two of Polaroid Week would also be a great day for a Found Art Tuesday piece.

I remembered the other Found Art Tuesday Polaroid piece I did around this time last year at Carhenge. That piece was a failed picture that I drew on, so I was inspired to look through my bag of old Polaroid pictures and find an old one I’ve never posted before and then leave it somewhere for another person to pick up and keep.

The picture is from 2003, as it was written on the back. I like all of the white/neutral colors and textures.

Shhhh, don’t tell anyone but….tonight I had my ceramics class at the community college and I decided beforehand I’d leave the Polaroid in the Art wing somewhere. When we got to class I remembered how many bulletin boards are covered with all sorts of artwork and decided to sneak my picture in on one of them. As it turns out one of the boards was filled with art cards with different subject matters, portraits being one of them. Perfect. My piece fit in wonderfully.