Two years ago, I did my very first disposable camera installation. The feeling I got when I returned to find the camera full of photos from strangers is really unmatched. I’ve done many more over the past years, but I haven’t posted any recently simply because most of the time that I do them, the cameras are gone when I return. I have to remind myself not to get discouraged, as this is a part of the game. And honestly, it makes coming back to pick up one that wasn’t stolen even more sweet.
I finally had some luck last week in Canton. There’s a little dog park in between the main strip on O’Donnell Street, where I taped my camera to a bench. The results include a lot of dogs, which I am in no way complaining about!
So there were actually two pictures left on the camera when I picked it up from the bench, and I taped it up to a bus stop outside a bar I went to later that night in Station North. As I taped it up, a guy waiting for the bus complimented me in a very sincere and non-creepy way. As I went to leave I told him he could take a picture and he asked if we could take one together. I told him I’d never done that before, but I make the rules so I decided it was okay.
I hope that the people who took photos remembered to write down my blog name and check in later. If your picture is up here, comment to let me know! And the rest of the roll is here in a slideshow.
Mary how did you manage to do this in the time that I have done my first one and have not posted about it yet?! ♥ This one really worked out great, though. Oh, and when I came back to get mine, I actually thought it was missing for a second, too, until I found it on the ground somewhere like it had fallen (I tied it in a tree) and been either blown to the side or placed out of the way by a stranger. I would love to do this again and again and again but gosh, the price of disposable cameras and getting film developed is insane. 😛 I need donations, haha!
I’m glad yours worked out, too! It’s so cool that you’re doing this as well. FYI if you go to Walmart and tell them that you don’t want prints and just a digital CD, the cost of development is only $3 and some change versus $10.
Ooh, good to know what Walmart’s CDs look like! At CVS, it’s not even worth it to ask for the CD–the photos are so grainy and gross. Thanks for the tip!
I love it when you do these projects. I totally need to do one, too. Such a treasure.
You really should! I would love to see your results!
these are amazing Mary….
Thanks Amy!!
I was wondering how was the disposable cam doing that was left on Bogart in Williamsburg Brooklyn
Hi Dex! I just got that film developed! It looks fantastic. Stay tuned!