The Japanese Philosophy that changed my photography - a Polaroid I-2 project

Today I'm taking you with me as I begin a new photography project with the Polaroid I-2 that is based on a Japanese philosophy that changed my approach to photography a couple years ago. Thank you so much to Polaroid for their support. If you'd like to check out the I-2 camera or their new film you find them here: https://shorturl.at/cZIHo #polaroid #polaroidi2 #wabisabi If you're interested in Lightroom Presets, colour grading tutorials and similar extra content you can check out my Patreon. This is also a great way to support me and my work. You can have a look at the options here: https://www.patreon.com/teocrawford Btw. if you like my work and would like to purchase a print, you can check out my shop here: https://teocrawford.darkroom.com/ All the music in this video is from Epidemic Sound - if you want to try out their music and support me you can use my referral link to sign up for a free trial: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/ep0tgd My Colour Grading has been in part been made possible thanks to the Plugin Dehancer. I've partnered with them so that you can get 10% off of your purchase, if you decide to buy the plugin and use the code "TEODEHANCER". You can check them out here: https://www.dehancer.com/ My variable ND filters, lens adapters and camera straps are all from my favourite camera accessory brand URTH. If you want to check out their products you can do so here: https://get.aspr.app/SHfrZ And if you decide to purchase anything and would like to save some cash you can use my code "TEO10" to save 10% :) Chapters: 00:00 - 01:06 - Introduction 01:06 - 02:32 - Why I keep coming back to B&W photography 02:32 - 04:23 - Ideas that led to this project 04:23 - 05:49 - What is Wabi-Sabi? 05:49 - 07:35 - Wabi-Sabi as an aesthetic 07:35 - 08:33 - Wabi-Sabi in Hiroshi Sugimoto‘s work 08:33 - 10:22 - Wabi-Sabi in Todd Hido‘s work 10:22 - 11:51 - The concept and themes 11:51 - 13:40 - Stylistic directions for the project 13:40 - 14:49 - The Testshoot 14:49 - 17:47 - Shoot 1 17:47 - 20:52 - Shoot 2 20:52 - 25:07 - Shoot 3 25:07 - 26:38 - Conclusion Links to the rest of my Gear (USA) My main video camera: - Sony A7iii - https://amzn.to/3hsc7T2 The two lenses for the camera: - Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 - https://amzn.to/2FPHMjs - Samyang 14mm f/2.8 - https://amzn.to/3j1YOsI My favourite digital camera for photography: - Lumix GX80 - https://amzn.to/2FTwZF3 The two lenses I use with it: - Panasonic 14-140mm f/3.5-5.6 - https://amzn.to/2EmtQwK - Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 - https://amzn.to/2CS6EWF Other gear I use to make my videos: - GoPro Hero8 - https://amzn.to/31mZPWl - Microphone - https://amzn.to/3j5hCre - Tripod - https://amzn.to/3F0ZWKd - Softbox Lights - https://amzn.to/3l9JSL6 - Big camera bag - https://amzn.to/2QhjFw7 - Smaller camera bag: https://amzn.to/3Q1qS34 - SD-Cards - https://amzn.to/2Yuam02 - SD-Card case - https://amzn.to/3tlXUSk - Micro SD-Card (for GoPro) - https://amzn.to/3l8QKIF - HDD Hard drives - https://amzn.to/459jKG9 - SSD Harddrives - https://amzn.to/468vf1I - Mouse - https://amzn.to/3ryW3cy (all links are affiliate links) For my German friends, here are the links for .de My main video camera: - Sony A7iii - https://amzn.to/2NRSQgn The two lenses for the camera: - Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 - https://amzn.to/2PZ6mBn - Samyang 14mm f/2.8 - https://amzn.to/2PZ6SiN My favourite digital camera for photography: - Lumix GX80 - https://amzn.to/2WSkOg2 The two lenses I use with it: - Panasonic 14-140mm f/3.5-5.6 - https://amzn.to/2X1mxj5 - Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 - https://amzn.to/2Cmx3Ij Other gear I use to make my videos: - GoPro Hero8 - https://amzn.to/2YISU8v - Microphone - https://amzn.to/2NTPdWZ - Tripod - https://amzn.to/46vtfjZ - Softbox Lights - https://amzn.to/36MZ3Tt - Big camera bag - https://amzn.to/2Ys84P2 - Smaller camera bag - https://amzn.to/3RIyKHL - SD-Cards - https://amzn.to/2EmmObx - SD-Card case: https://amzn.to/48tSpBc - Micro SD-Card (for GoPro) - https://amzn.to/2Qi50AD - HDD harddrives - https://amzn.to/3F2mJW0 - SSD Harddrives - https://amzn.to/3PGAw9B - Mouse - https://amzn.to/3LLZRhg (all links are affiliate links) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teo_crawford/ Contact: [email protected]