crush

mega mega. photo taken by me at borough market today with my iphone

i’ve got a mega mega crush on lisa wiseman.

her photographs are simple and exquisite.

she’s written a book which i am coveting, and

i am in so much love with her definiton of the new polaroid that i am inspired to try some of my own (see above).

the new polaroid

becuase the iphone is becoming a ubiquitous and trendy accessory, on-the-go picture taking is now the norm. i see people using their iphones to take spontaneous photos in the same carefree way that cheap polaroid has been used in the past. in concept and ideaology the iphone mimics polaroid, however it pushes the aesthetic forward by utilizing a new non-film (but technologically infantile) medium. just like traditional polaroids had a specific size and unique look, iphone photos are unmistakeable because the technology limits them to a fixed size and resolution and imbues them with a unique chromatic aberration that says iphone and nothing else.

i love the new polaroid.

- lisa wiseman | www.lisawiseman.com