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There's something very endearing about Kathya's photos. They exude simple beauty. They tell lovely stories. Their sense of warmth draw you in like a big, soft blanket on a chilly day. And they make you hungry.

Kathya's On my little white table Flickr set is one of my favorite places on the Internet. Her digital photos of Polaroid shots (like the one above) are brilliant composition-wise, and the unique way she uses natural light and color always sprinkles some kind of magic into my daily life.

"The reason why I chose to take a digital photo of a Polaroid was mainly because I liked the idea of film in digital" Kathya says, "I'm a big fan of analog photography and that's what I mostly shoot, but sometimes I enjoy the clarity that digital brings."

Have you tried this? If not use Polaroid photos, old photos (younger/older shots), opposites (night/day or before/after), etc. and take photos of your photos! The possibilities are truly endless. Show me your best shots and please leave your links in the comment section below.

Comments

[cindy k]

i love this idea and will try it. i only have one that i took several weeks ago when i was at the botanical garden with my polaroid and digital cameras
http://www.flickr.com/photos/71443419@N00/2735466207/in/set-72157606314113720/

[kristin]

this is an old one from superhero challenge but one of my absolute faves.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14811117@N02/2726057350/in/pool-849579@N25

[spread your wings]

i love polaroid film and i shoot with a lot, especially lately here at college.

here's a self portrait i took before leaving for college
http://flickr.com/photos/shutterxdown/2714772626/

[Lex]

This is a photo of a photo my partner took - it almost looks better in my photo than in the original!

My version: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lexonline/2831157168/
The original version: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3177/2830755487_3d4c9c75cb.jpg?v=0

[Reese]

How lovely of you to write about Kathya! I've always loved her photographs and it's great that you featured her in your blog post.

[Jen - Beebee Mod]

I love her work...love it. I have done this in my new project, but then I crop the polaroid. I think next time I will leave it.

[claudia]

I've had the opportunity to do this lately because of The Photo Trade by Nectar & Light on flickr. It's such a privilege to capture the beauty of someone else's capture :)
http://flickr.com/photos/laurohunt/2880542523/in/set-72157606093267520/
http://flickr.com/photos/laurohunt/2656475543/in/set-72157606093267520/
this last one I took because I was so excited to have figured out how to modify my SX-70 to accept 600 film, and the first few shots I took
http://flickr.com/photos/laurohunt/2417134945/
looking forward to checking out Kathya's set for continued inspiration

[tonya]

The only time I've done this is here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyadoughty/908972207/
I always intended to explore this more, but haven't yet. Maybe this will spur me on.

[Kathya]

Thank you so much again, Irene, for this delightful blog post that you wrote. It has made me smile all day long! :)

[cindi]

add me to the long list as a fan of Kat's photography. she's truly an original. i heart her - and her images. :)

[iHanna]

I like this one that I took of my friend while she was making a photo album, I think photos of creating are one of my favorite categories!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ihanna/1074626735/

[kristin]

a new one today. my offering for a photo trade.
http://flickr.com/photos/14811117@N02/2899701654/

[Naomi]

Photo of a photo
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nomesthenome/2314346416/in/set-72157605226164789/

[Julie Alvarez]

I posted some of this a while ago! Now I have a scanner, but I hadn't one back then, so I was delighting myself by taking digital of my film.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/juliealvarez/2781145053/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/juliealvarez/2781147877/in/photostream/

[alice]

I've done this! I wanted to put the polaroid next to the original subject to see them together:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/peapods/2421956082/

[kristyk]

This photo is probably my best example: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kristyk/34894589/

Although it isn't digital, I love this polaroid of me and my grandpa holding polaroid portraits of each other:http://www.flickr.com/photos/kristyk/2900103017/

My grandpa was an avid photographer, even owning his own studio at one point. I remember him always having a camera nearby, developing his own film in the shed behind the house and plastering his walls with photos of family. In this picture, he was 95 and living in a nursing home. I brought my polaroid and he got so excited. We took pictures of each other and hung them around the room. When he died, my aunt sent the photos to me.

[jordan shoes]

I have to move through it slowly like wading in the shallows of the sea. Baby steps. Baby steps.Wow this is a great resource.. I’m enjoying it.. good article