Who would have ever thought that I’d like pink film?
When The Impossible Project announced their special edition magentatype film, I didn’t think I’d have any interest in it. This was actually their second special edition film that was a colored monochrome; Impossible Project did a cyanotype film prior to releasing magentatype. Even though I wasn’t that interested in this pink film, magentatype happened to be on sale when I was making an order of some other IP films. I decided I might as well throw a pack of it into my shopping cart!
I’d bought this order of film as a birthday present to myself, so I actually planned ahead of time how I’d use the magentatype film. My sister and I have birthdays that are exactly seven days apart. That means we usually have some joint birthday outing (or two) during our birthday week. This year, it just so happened that The Princess Bride would be showing at The Orpheum in Memphis in the middle of birthday week. Perfect! Once we’d planned to see that movie, I knew going downtown to that beautiful theatre would be a great way to spend my special pack of film. (It was!)
I even watched the film Pretty in Pink that day at home in preparation for using the magentatype film for this series of photos, because I knew I’d name the series “Pretty in Pink.”
Team Ducky. Forever.
Testing 1-2-3…my test shot in my sister’s office at work
Dinner time in Midtown Memphis
The ghost of Elvis
(My favorite place in Memphis)
The prettiest in pink (though she’d never wear pink)
Kenny G’s star on The Orpheum’s “Sidewalk of Stars”
The grand lobby in the theatre
I will say that the scans of these photos don’t do them justice. Given the hit-or-miss nature of the revived instant film format, I was really happy with how these turned out. They made me “birthday happy” the night I took them. Well, the photos made me”birthday happy” in addition to the fact that we had so much fun seeing The Princess Bride on the big screen in my favorite place in Memphis!
Polaroid SLR 680 SE • Impossible Project Magentatype 600 film
August 1, 2014 • Memphis, TN
If you ever get your hands on some magentatype film, it’s a bit worrying initially because the film looks cyan as it’s developing. But never fear! It turned pink once it was finally developed properly!
“Cheer me up birthday coffee” and my handbag that I bought in England
Technically, this should have gone in the “Impossi-fail” pile. It’s a photo of my old apartment, which is close to Otherlands. We were driving around the neighborhood for old times’ sake, in case there was anything I wanted to photograph before we left the area. Mom told me that I should get out and take a photo. I didn’t think it’d be a big deal. I moved out of that place 3 years ago. But I actually got weirded out and ran out of the driveway as soon as I took the photo! So the fact that this looks kind of ghostly is appropriate, because standing in the driveway taking this photo felt like I’d seen a ghost! And yet, I’m somehow glad I did it
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Birthday me – arm length self portrait of the birthday girl
Birthday dinner. No beer. Just a menu and my mother.
ReddyIce
Beautiful Homes for Rent
Crepe Myrtles
Bank landscape
Photographer girl’s shoes, awkward stance
Happy birthday, Shiv! 
A little impromptu chalk art for Shiv’s birthday party, by Jason
It turned out wonderfully, don’t you think? 
Cute cute cute party decorations!
Shiv’s pretty cool. He had specially designed graphics for his birthday party.
Mama and Gigi help Shiv blow out the candles on his birthday cakes
Do you get the idea that Shiv loved the trampoline? 
Shiv loved being spun around in the swing by his Gigi! 
Gigi, Shiv wants to play some more! 
Beautiful dining room at Kate’s house, with some of the brunch foods laid out 
That ball is almost as big as you are, Shiv!
Some sweet time between Shiv and Gigi 
Shiv and Mama open some of his presents. He’s so excited to have new books! 
(baby kisses!) 
