Who still uses polaroid cameras?

Answer 1

They are often still used for passport photos or for situations where a print is needed without the need for a computer. Typically, that's a specific kind of event shooting. And if you want a photo of you with a famous movie star and an autograph, Polaroid is the way to go. I typically have seen a lot of Polaroids at conventions like glamourcon, where fans can meet models/playmates/actresses, have a Polaroid taken, and then have the model/playmate/actress autograph it right there. Finally, Polaroids are also used extensively in modeling, so that people hiring models can see photos that haven't been retouched. It allows them to see whether there's anything they don't like, whereas regular prints may have been retouched to remove marks, scars, tattoos, etc.

Answer 2

Actually in the world of fashion photography there is a lot of call for a polaroid in a models portfolio. Not surprisingly in the world of digitally enhanced pictures most agencies want a model to submit at least one with no makeup. This usually gives them an ideal of what you "really" look like since not every interview is a personal one.

There is a large group of photographers that love the back to basics look and feel of these simple images. Some believe that it displays their eye better than some picture that's photo shopped to death. In most professional fashion photographers portfolios you will see some polaroids.

Makeup Artists LOVE polaroids, it shows of their word in a very dramatic before and after "look what I can do" kind of way. In a professional MUA portfolio you often see polaroid head shots along side of a finished photograph.

Those are three examples I see daily... Hope it helped!

Answer 3

I work at a bar in Texas where our mechanical bull operator uses a polaroid camera to take photos of the people who ride the bull and sell them. It is pretty efficient. : )

Answer 4

I still use Polaroids on a regular basis. I primarily use the peel-apart films (type 669) for emulsion lifts, allowing me to put the image on whatever I wish and achieving interesting and sometimes surreal effects.

Answer 5

very few people