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Phrame.it Protects Your Polaroid Prints From Fading Due to UV Light

Chris Gampat
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03/21/2017
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Last Updated on 03/22/2017 by Chris Gampat

One of the biggest problems with prints from the Impossible Project has to do with how UV light degrades the images over time–but a new solution from Phrame.it is looking to counter that issue. The Kickstarter initiative is for the creation of picture frames with acrylic glass designed to protect your images from UV light while also giving the appearance that the image is floating in air. If you’re a person that shoots a whole load of Impossible Project film, then it makes a whole lot of sense for you to show off your snaps this way vs putting them in a box shielded from the light of day.

The project, which has already received full funding on Kickstarter, surely is aimed at the boutique type of photographer. However, at the same time I don’t believe it at all to be unreasonable to ask for some sort of picture frame designed to help you showcase those beautiful Polaroids you use. And again, one of Impossible’s biggest problems is how their images fade. Black and white photos turn sepia after a while and the color images just straight up fade. Of course, the emulsions have become better but there is no really fantastic way to showcase your work on a wall unless it’s blocked from a lot of UV light.

Phrame.it has loads of great rewards and a single Phrame.it picture frame will be available at a pretty affordable price point. If you shoot a whole lot of Impossible Project polaroids, then this project makes a whole lot of sense. But if you shoot Fujifilm Instax, I’m not so sure you need it. Those prints last a really long time and are designed super well. With Impossible Project being the later bloomer, this is more specifically designed for their prints.

Hey, couple this with a Mint Camera SLR 670 and you’ll be all good!

For more, you can check out the Phrame.it Kickstarter.

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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.