e. gustavo petersen | cinematographer

…or at least I’m fairly sure I didn’t pay for it!

I got a package from UPS today. I thought it was some filters for my still camera and so I didn’t bother to open it until later in the evening. When I did, I was surprised to find inside the box was another box labeled Polaroid. It made sense that a photo dealer might be recycling boxes but the box seemed a bit large and heavy for a couple of filters. I opened the Polaroid box only to find a Pogo. It’s a small, portable printer that can print photos directly from a phone or computer via bluetooth or you can hook it up via USB from a camera. That’s it. Yeah me!

I remember filling out a “sign up and win” form on the Polaroid website not long ago after reading about the product on some website, most likely Gizmodo. I figured, why not. If I get junk mail, it’ll go to my gmail account.

See Polaroid isn’t dead. The Pogo is not great, but it’s not awful either. I can totally see taking it on vacation and leaving photographs behind for friends I visit. To be sure, it doesn’t have the charm of a Polaroid picture as I remember it. I miss the shake, the placing of the photo under the armpit, and the joy of seeing the photo reveal itself like a slow wake from a heavy sleep. Let’s see if it grows on me.