Photography Through the Ages; Thursday, Third Period [03/14].

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"Alright, so!" Prompto greeted the class with an eager grin to get to today's topic, so much so that he already had one of the cameras they were focusing on for the lesson in his hands, juggling it almost idly between them as he sat on the desk at the front, kicking his feet a little. "We've been going over some of the different...developments," AH! PHOTOGRAPHER HUMOR!, "in cameras through the years, as one might expect for a class named like this," he chuckled a little at that, "and most of the cameras we've gone over use a film or other process that you need to go through in order to get your pictures to show up, right down to developing our own pictures in the darkroom. Today's going to be all about a camera that turned that concept on its head a little bit by giving your photos instantly, but also physically, and that, if you haven't guessed it yet...." He lifted the camera in his hand, "are instant cameras, or, as most people know them by the most popular brand name here on Earth, Polaroid.

"Back on Eos," he added with a little bit of a grin, "I actually had a LOKTON brand one of these for a little while, they're pretty fun. It all started with this dude named Rott Andor," and didn't that sound like a name that would have been right at home in Eos?, "who created something called DTR, or Diffusion Transfer Reversal, that allowed for the film to develop immediately inside the camera itself! So all you'd do is just...." He lifted the camera, snapping a shot of the class, "...take the picture, and..." A few seconds later, the photo was sliding out of the camera and he held it up to show them as the image began to surface, "voila! Instant Pic! Pretty neat, right?

"So I'm going to break down how the process works and some of the different types of instant cameras that are out there, and then you can probably guess what happens after that, you guys get free range to borrow them for the week and sort of play around with them as much as you like, and I'll even throw in some extra film rolls for you, because it can definitely get addicting."

With that, he hopped off the desk and the lesson could begin!

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Sign In - 03/14.

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With instant gratification!

Listen to the Lecture - Photography, 03/14.

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After an exhaustive and eager explanation of exactly how instant film works, Prompto also launched into some of the pros and cons of instant over digital, and was thrilled to start talking about the evolution of the camera, with examples!

Who knew there could be so many different types of instant cameras? This guy! This guy knew, and now his students did, as well!

Class Activity: Instant Cameras! - Photography, 03/14.

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And once you've learned hopefully everything you could about instant cameras, it's time to check them out, give them a whirl, pick out which camera you want to borrow for the week, and maybe even ask some more questions about them now that you've got a chance to fiddle with one for a bit.

Or just snap through a whole roll of film right then and there because it really is pretty cool. Prompto definitely thinks so, anyway!

Talk to the Teacher - Photography, 03/14.

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Who is remembering why instant cameras are dangerous in his hands, and why he really should stick to digital or else he'd just flood his entire apartment with Polaroids.

OOC - Photography, 03/14.

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