Episode 13 - Indecent Exposures - The Culture of Naughty Polaroids

Dan Bullman Photography Podcast

Polaroid revolutionized photography and changed the way people took pictures forever... Turns out they affected change in more ways than one. In the film days, most people would have to send their film to a photo finishing lab for developing and printing. This meant that whatever pictures they took would be seen by the lab technicians. But the introduction of instant photography allowed photographers to cut out the prying eyes of photo finishing labs, freeing some up to create more risque images without fear of having their privacy violated. SIGN UP FOR THE NEWSLETTER http://eepurl.com/cOpm4D This episode explores the sub-culture of boudoir, nude, intimate partner, and other forms of risque photography that Polaroid made possible with their instant cameras and film. To read more on the subject, check out the following books and articles. Instant: The Story of Polaroid by Christopher Bonanos https://goo.gl/jAjT5c The Camera Does the Rest by Peter Buse https://goo.gl/covFXM Before Sexting, There Was Polaroid https://goo.gl/jcXf6T Connect with Me: YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/c/danbullmanphotography/ INSTAGRAM: @danbullman FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/danbullmanphotography/ MEDIUM: https://medium.com/@danbullmanphotography WEBSITE: http://danbullman.com/ TWITTER: @danbullman