Polaroid

My Polaroid is an object which I communicate my traveling experiences through.

A picture perfect conduit

Often I will stop people and ask if they would like to have their picture taken, and let them know I will never have a copy of it. The physical copy they get is the only one in existence, a captured moment in time just for them for free. I have taken photos of couples, families, best friends, pets, and more. I will never see those photos again but knowing that they’re out there and that they are cherished is more than enough.

In a CAD-like layout, I set out to deconstruct a polaroid and show its internal machinery. I started by sketching my personal camera and taking in it’s shape, design, and feeling.

Starting from a fascination with how cameras work, I wanted to see what it would be like to deconstruct an instant camera with its self-printing capabilities. After some initial research, I began these quick study sketches above to find the rhythm of the object and how to apply it to a 2D space.

I then designed refined versions of my sketches into more technical drawings that I could use to build a digital 2D model from. Below are the final assets.

InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop 2023