If you are one of the sweet 33 people who read my blog on a regular basis (yes, I officially have 33 whole subscribers and feel so loved), you may remember me writing about my polaroid ambitions after receiving a beautiful fuji instax camera for Christmas. Recap = I could not wait to start my first polaroid-related mission: make a perpetual calendar using all Sacramento photos.

Someone please give me an E for effort. Seriously, I deserve it.

After spending an hour downtown attempting said mission, I am embarrassed to tell you it was a complete and utter epic failure. Insert sigh here _____. Four horrible photos later (and not to mention, four whole dollars down the drain), I was feeling completely defeated. Getting the numbers centered on the teeny tiny instax film was going to be next to impossible, and VERY expensive. In a nutshell, two of my least favorite characteristics.

But alas, I was not going to give up on my dreams of creating a Sacramento perpetual calendar so I quickly regrouped and decided to use my good ole Canon for this project. Point, click, shoot, and edit if necessary. Although as we discovered yesterday, the preview screen made every shot nearly perfect. I’m also BFF’s with my macro setting, so that helped the process even more. Here’s a little preview for you:

Photos shown here were taken from: Edward Scissorhands, Brit Steele, a Midtown parking space, Zoot’s, Elle 23 Salon, and the California State PTA office (obviously). Coffee photo was taken from Peet’s in midtown, and the flowers from Kennedy Gallery.

Fabulous suggestions are always welcome, so feel free to state your ideas here.

Otherwise, you can spot me out and about in the next few weeks taking mysterious photos of doors while people stare. Don’t worry–it’s more fun than it sounds.

Wondering what it will look like when it’s finished? Read the original post here.