instant gratification

 yay huburts * sulley wishes he was as scary as me* future home* yes I'm that tall* 

this dress * carslandcarslandcarsland* THEY MAKE GLITTERY EARS* it glowed. that's all.

all photos taken with instax mini 8 c.o. fujifilm

I love this camera like a child. 

As I have previously mentioned, 

I have wanted a mini instax since B.o.B released his "Airplanes" video. 

'sup 2010

When Fujifilm offered me one to review,
I burst into a celebratory dance moment to the song

It was completely worth the wait. 

This camera is everything I hoped it would be. 

I initially was worried that the shape

(it's the Fat Amy of cameras)

 would make it a  bit cumbersome to carry around, 
but it's actually super light, 

and easy to slip into everything but a clutch. 

Or if you're not a purse person,

 and have strong faith in thick pieces of string, 

there's a wrist strap for you to precariously dangle it from.

 The prints are adorable, and turn out way clearer then I expected. 
They're the perfect size, and more rectangular than square, 
which is good for shooting stuff like people  and castles and ice cream cones.

I took it with me on vacation, and so can vouch for it's Justina-proofing. 
I dropped it,
several times, 
 in a pile of sand, 
on a boardwalk,
into a palm tree.
don't ask. 
The plastic shell a. absorbed it and b. was really easy to clean off.

The only thing I had an issue with was the settings

 but that was more due to me being a bad judge of high sunlight v. low sunlight

I think it's really cool how polaroid cameras have evolved in the important ways, 

while still retaining what makes them a classic. 

They've also come fast and hard as an "old" thing 

into fashion blogging, which is a relatively new industry. 

Even the way the camera looks takes it from being just a tool to making it an accessory. 

It's an amazing way to capture moments and make them physical. 

You can look at a print a week later, a month, a year, and it all comes flooding back: 

the sounds, the lights, the laughter. 

It's a special kind of man-made magic.

Now I just wish I could work some magic on my wallet. 

The one true con of this camera is that the film is rather pricey, 

                                            running for about $13-$20 for 10 color prints.

 I recommend factoring in at least two "practice" shots.

(see: settings)

To top it off, it makes a really satisfying "rrrrRRrr" noise while it's printing your photo.

Total package.

xx,

Justina

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