Polanoid.net - Bringing Back the Instant Fun

With the rise of digital photography, we’ve lost much of the physicality that used to come with taking pictures. Polanoid celebrates the instant gratification of taking pictures while seeing the results in a physical form that is Polaroid pictures. It’s a site with the aim of creating the biggest online collection of Polaroid pictures from all over the world. You can search by tags, by user, by upload date, by date the shot was taken, by location, and more. It’s easy to add comments and vote on your favorite shots, maybe adding your favorite photographers to your list of friends. They also have contests constantly running, currently asking for Polaroids of your favorite designed item. Because Polaroids have a certain private, personal touch since you can be the only one to see the shot if you so desire, they have a separate collection of shots called “x-posed” that you need to be a member and have uploaded Polaroids to use. A recent addition to their site is the addition of a section for uploading analog movies. These remind me of the opening credits to The Wonder Years. There’s a lot of interesting shots and films to browse over if you are into the analog film style, or if you have some Polaroids lying around, scan them in and become part of the community.

"We are building the biggest Polaroid-picture-collection of the planet to celebrate the magic of instant photography. So please seach your archives and attics and reactivate your Instant Cameras. This is the slamming comeback of Instant Photo Fun.

From the very beginning we try our best to make your membership at polanoid.net challenging and enriching. Every new member receives a 5 EURO coupon for unsaleable.com, the best source for Polaroid products. As soon as you have uploaded your first pictures you can take part in our projects, become world famous and win fantastic prices every week."

There’s a huge database already filled with uploaded Polaroid pictures, so obviously there’s a huge market for this form of photography. They do a good job of making the site a social community, and you can tell there’s a lot of interaction between members and their pictures. The contests are fun and cause more film to be used taking the Polaroids, which they can buy at the site’s store. The store for all things Polaroid is how they make a profit from the two sites.

How popular will analog film movies be? How often do people take the time to scan in their Polaroid pictures? How will they grow their community?