I've had my eye on the
Fujifilm Instax mini 8 camera for a while. It is a polaroid-type camera that takes small photos the size of a credit card. I first saw it on the blog
My Blythe and Me, and I wanted it! I saw it in two different stores for about $129, which was more than I wanted to pay for a "just for fun" camera. So, when I found it on
Zulilly for half price, I jumped at that bargain! My daughter, Jenna, likes it too, and we've decided to share it.
My favorite subject to photograph is Blythe. Here you can see how the camera and a photgraph compare in size to my dolls.
My daughter's favorite subject is her white cat. She loves that cat!
We have other cats in the house, and they have made it into a few of the pictures...
The film comes in packs of 10, and I splurged on a few packs with colored boarders. You never know what color will appear when the picture pops out of the camera!
I haven't taken nearly as many pictures as Jenna has. There's been a bit of a learning curve for me, as I work on finding the right distance to stand from the dolls. If I get too close the pictures are blurry and overexposed. If I stand too far back, the dolls look too small in the picture.
I want to think up fun ways to use my Blythe photos. So far, I've thought of framing them to use on the walls in the doll house; or I could cut them up and use them when I make Artist Trading Cards. Do you have any other suggestions?
