One of my goals for 2019 was to print and share my photographs. Digital is great, but I think it’s worthwhile to have physical photos too. I was moderately successful, making a couple of canvas and framed prints for the house, publishing two books, and giving out a bunch of Fuji Instax prints. These small credit card-sized prints are wonderful to share, and that’s what I did at this year’s East Austin Studio Tour.
I gave out mini-portraits to each of my Artist Portrait subjects this year, as well as others that I met at EAST. This is true sharing, I think, instead of some Instagram mention that people view for 2 seconds. These Instax prints develop over several minutes like the old-school Polaroids, and people seem to love the slow analog reveal.

Here’s a scan of the print I gave to Steven and Rachel. Of course, since I shot these digitally, I can make extra Instax prints for myself.
The printer itself is compact, battery-powered, and communicates via WiFi. The Fujifilm Instax Share SP-2 is the model I used, and it now costs less than $100. It works with smartphones and most modern Fujifilm cameras, such as my X-T10 and XQ1.
You might recognize Rachel Wolfson Smith from last year — I made a black and white Artist Portrait of her. This year, she is sharing her studio space with Photographer Steven Eggert Rabbitt.
Here are a few more artists sporting their Instax prints. I’ve featured all three in this year’s EAST Artist Portraits.
I’ve had so much pleasure sharing prints that I bring the SP-2 printer everywhere. I would quickly make portraits and magically hand out prints at gatherings, and even at a Drink and Click. I’ll show more Instax prints in future posts.
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NICE PICTURES, TANK YOU HAPPY NEW YEAR
Happy New Year!