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It’s easy to get so intense about the quality of your work that you loose track of why you got into this in the fist place….fun! \u00a0Can you remember that first camera, those first few rolls of film, the excitement of getting those little yellow boxes, (later they were green) and looking at your slides! The color, the joy when it was not too light or too dark. \u00a0We did it because it made us smile, and that is what my grandchildren did last night when they saw these little prints rise out of my little white, magic box.<\/p>\n
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My good photo buddy and Fuji Gal, Dana Ranslem sent me a care package that contained the new Fuji SP-1 Instax Printer and several boxes of instant film. \u00a0I shot some images of my little ones and then printed them out and they saw that same magic as their faces appeared out of the white empty print. It was the same joy that I can remember when I first stood over a developer tray and saw, under the orange glow of a safe light, my first prints come to life!!! \u00a0They reacted the same way with a smile that spread completely across their faces! \u00a0Thanks Dana, and thanks even more for reminding about the magic that started this 46 year journey!<\/p>\n
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