Route #1

Step 1:
Obtain a Polaroid camera.

Step 2:
Obtain Polaroid instant film, about $30 for 20 sheets. The price of film has gone up about 50% since February when Polaroid announced it would cease production.

Step 3:
Make picture. Let photo develop. Ignore Andre 3000 and don’t shake the photo.

Step 4:
Admire fully developed photo. And weep when you realize Polaroid photos will be gone soon unless we save Polaroid.

Route #2

Step 1:
Peruse Alex’s (aka Citizen of the World Inc) blog and learn about Poladroid, an application which converts your photos to Polaroids. Oohing and aahing optional.

Step 2:
Download and install Poladroid.

Step 3:
Drag and drop a full resolution photo (best if over 1260×1260 pixels) into Poladroid application.

Step 4:
Wait while photo develops.

Step 5:
Admire Poladroid photos. Share on your blog and/or Flickr. Repeat.

Thanks: to DB for letting me photograph his SX-70 Polaroid camera and for letting me use the photos of Polaroid film and me with shades. Also, to Alex for initially blogging about my new favorite toy, Poladroid.