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Instaxxx: A Book Of Nude Instant Photos

Created by Nate "Igor" Smith

Instaxxx is a book of mostly nude instant film photos by photographer Nate "Igor" Smith.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

New Book! New Kickstarter!
about 5 years ago – Wed, Jan 16, 2019 at 04:00:09 PM

61 Photos I Don't Hate

It's crazy that just over a month ago I posted an update here and I had absolutely no intention of doing a new Kickstarter this soon, and I was just slowly working on my juggalo book, but then I saw that Kickstarter was doing their Make/100 project again and I had the perfect idea for a quick, fun project that I could make 100 copies of. 

The book is going to be made out of an edit of my favorite 61 35mm photos I have taken over the last decade. It's a mix of stuff but there's a lot of images that I am really happy with and I am guessing you guys might like too. 

As part of the Make/100 Project I am only making 100 copies of the main version of the book. There's also another 25 limited edition copies. Every book is signed and numbered and the limited edition version comes with a print.

Sorry to bug you guys again so soon, but you guys are my best supporters and hopefully you liked Instaxxx enough to support my future projects. 

Oh, and I promise this one will show up a lot faster than Instaxxx!

Thanks a bunch for everything. 

Back 61 Photos I Don't Hate here!

A New Zine & Calendar Just In Time For Christmas
over 5 years ago – Tue, Dec 04, 2018 at 03:49:58 PM

I can't believe it has been over a year since I last updated this Kickstarter. I still have a few boxes of Instaxxx left that I am using as a coffee table, but it seems like I just finished the book even though it's been out for a year and a half. 

I just wanted to let you guys I have some new things out that you might be interested in, either for yourself or as a very NSFW Christmas gift.

Fuck LA

In early 2015 I released a special edition zine called Fuck LA for the LA Art Book Fair. I only made 50 copies and it sold out quickly. It was signed/ numbered and was fairly expensive. I always wanted to republish it for a wider audience. So when I was invited to the Cultural Traffic art fair in LA last month it seemed like the perfect reason.

The second edition is more than 50% new stuff because a lot of the original photos ended up in the zine NOT SAFE. There were also a handful of images I just didn't want to rerelease for various reasons. I had a bunch of new LA related photos to choose from so not only did I redo a ton the zine, I also added two more spreads making it my largest zine ever at 54 pages.

This is my most graphic zine by far and features more male nudity than I thought would end up in one of my projects but here we are. The zine also has a lot of non naked stuff as well including some pretty fucking crazy things I've seen in LA.

The zine is only $12 and you can get your copy here!

Driven By Boredom Dental?

https://www.etsy.com/listing/654395161/driven-by-boredom-2019-dental-calendar?ref=shop_home_feat_4

I came up with easily the dumbest idea of my life, and that was to create a fake dental calendar that had a bunch of photos of pretty ladies brushing their teeth in it. 

When I was working on NOT SAFE I made a layout that had photos of Stoya and Riley Reid brushing their teeth. A few months later someone emailed me asking me if I had ever made a calendar and I had this weird thought that I had a bunch of brushing teeth photos and I probably had enough to make a calendar. Well it turns out I didn't because some of the images were vertical and I needed horizontal ones, so I went out and shot four more of them and made this calendar. 

Unfortunately by the time it was designed it was almost Christmas and I knew it wouldn't be ready in time so I held on to it for an entire year and here we are. A calendar just in time for the holidays.

I only made 35 of them and there's only 10 left after the Cultural Traffic art fair, so if you want one by the new year you should order one ASAP. If more than 10 sell I will make another dozen or so but not 100% sure I will get them to you in time for the holidays but I will give you the option to get a refund if that happens. 

The calendar is $25 and comes with a free toothbrush (unless you live outside the US and then the toothbrush bumps the shipping costs by more than $5 and you can get your own toothbrush for that). Get your copy here!

Instaxxx Makes A Good Gift!

If you were happy with Instaxxx and NOT SAFE you can get some for friends or loved ones. There's also some of the porn star signed versions left so if you order one of those you can just give your copy to a friend for Christmas and they will never know you traded up. I know I did that with a book I gave to someone who donated to this project but hopefully you won't figure it out if you make it this far down.

Buy more copies of Instaxxx and Not Safe here!

What's Next?

Last update, more than a year ago I hinted at finally doing my juggalo book. It's still happening and I have gone through every juggalo photo I have ever taken and made an edit of only the good stuff which is somehow over 1000 images. I don't have a clue how I am going to edit this book down but I have a feeling it's going to be pretty special whenever I finally release it.

I am 80% sure I will do a Kickstarter for it even if I find a publisher, but I would love to have someone help me with the printing and the distribution of the book because I don't want to get into a situation like Instaxxx where I raised over $20,000 and still ended up in a ton of debt in the end. Plus I want as many eyes on that book as possible, it's a 10 year project that I am really happy with.

I have talked to a couple publishers already who are interested in the book but I'm not quite there yet. Hopefully in the next month or two I will get a lot closer to figuring that all out. 

Annyway, thanks again for backing Instaxxx and I hope you guys will be interested in my future projects! I will be back again to bug you guys when my next project is ready to launch!

Last Call For Rewards, Porn Star Signed Books, What's Next?
over 6 years ago – Tue, Nov 21, 2017 at 05:18:49 PM

Despite the four boxes of books in my living room, this Kickstarter is pretty much over. Everything shipped a couple months ago and everyone should have their stuff by now.

IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR REWARDS LET ME KNOW ASAP! 
Email me: igor@drivenbyboredom

Somehow there are still 11 people who haven't filled out their BackerKIt surveys so they can get stuff. I am giving you guys until the end of the year and after that I am gonna stop holding on to your rewards. 

Anyway, I just wanted to thank you guys one more time for everything and hopefully despite some problems you guys are happy with the result. I am already working on my next book and I won't make any of the same mistakes this time. 

Pre-Thanksgiving Print Giveaway!

Black Friday/ Cyber Monday are coming up. Now I realize these things are total bullshit corporate American "holidays" that you should only participate in if you like seeing people riot at whatever remaining shopping malls still exist in the US. That being said I am gonna do some sort of stupid sale where you get a free signed 5"x7" print with any book order. But because you guys supported this thing from the beginning I want to give you guys a heads up first. If you order any of the following stuff between now and when I ship stuff next Tuesday you will get a free signed print. 

Porn Star Signed Books!

I am planning on letting everyone know about these either Friday or Monday but you guys get the heads up first. There are only five copies of each version of the signed books so they might sell out pretty fast.

LA Release Party Edition - $200At the LA Instaxxx release party (and later that week) I had five copies of the book signed by the following porn stars:

  • Carter Cruise
  • Lucy Everleigh
  • Riley Nixon
  • Charlotte Sartre
  • Kasey Warner
  • Blair Williams
  • Whitney Wright
The LA Release version is also signed by me and comes with a signed/numbered "certificate of authenticity".

Exxxotica Mini Edition - $150
This is the smaller International edition that I brought to the Exxxotica NJ convention a couple weeks ago. It was signed by the following adult stars.

  • Joanna Angel
  • Abella Danger
  • Bobbi Dylan
  • Jillian Janson
  • Jojo Kiss
  • Gia Paige
  • Charlotte Sartre

This version is also signed by me and comes with a signed/numbered COA as well.

Stoya Signed Instaxxx
I mentioned this in the last post and sold about half of them but I still have some of the books signed by Stoya. The regular edition is $75 and the smaller international edition is $60. 

Dana DeArmond Signed Dinner With Igor - $30
My last book Dinner With Igor has officially sold out but I still have a few copies signed by Dana DeArmond. I had been selling them for $50 but I want them out of my house so I lowered the price to $30.

What's Next?

Instaxxx was such an insane undertaking and I think I've pretty much tapped my whole fan base for now. I am gonna give all of us a break before I really start working on the next book. That being said, I know what it is and I have been organizing more than 7 years of photos. This is a book I've been planning for years and I think I am finally ready to do it. 

So what is this next project? I will give you a hint...

 

Everything Has Shipped! Stoya Signed Books! Help Pick A New T-Shirt!
over 6 years ago – Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 11:05:55 PM

Everything Has Finally Shipped!

All International books are on the way! You can check your tracking via BackerKit but I dropped them off yesterday. If the books are taking longer than they should make sure you call customs because a couple of books seem to have vanished in customs. 

Once again sorry for the delays with the international books but hopefully everyone will be more than happy with the money they spent vs the stuff they received. I always try to go above and beyond and that might have been a big mistake this time but I have learned my lessons and hopefully the next book (juggalos anyone?) will actually make me some money instead of costing me a bunch.

The Final Shipment!
The Final Shipment!

Stoya Signed Book!

Now that shipping these books is finally over I can get back to my life. I spent a few hours trying to organize my apartment but it's going to be a long process. Part of that is going to be trying to get rid of old inventory and trying to do some spring cleaning fall style. 

Obviously the first thing to do is try and sell out all of the books I have left but sales have slowed down a bit since the book was released. Yesterday I went to visit my friend Stoya and had her sign 10 books for me. Her Instaxxx sold out in a few hours when I put them up as part of the Kickstarter so I figured people might want her signed books. I know you guys all have a book already but you never know.

Get the Stoya signed book here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/557658451/instaxxx-signed-by-stoya

I also had her sign a few International Editions as well so if you live outside of the US and you want one just send me an email ([email protected]). I only have a few so first come first serve.  I know they will sell out quick so they are the same price as the big books ($75), just cheaper shipping. 

Stoya
Stoya

New Instaxxx T-Shirt

I made a Charlotte Sartre T-shirt via this company TeeSpring and people seemed to really like them. They are printed one at a time so I only make a couple dollars on each one but it's fun to be able to offer them. I thought the Charlotte shirts printed a little bit dark on the black shirts so I decided to try one on white. 

I couldn't figure out which photo to use so I figured I would let people vote. There are four options available and you can vote for your favorite here

Next time I update I will come with the link to the new shirt and some sort of sale on whatever stuff I have left in my inventory. Get at me Trying to clear everything out. Might have some Heather Vahn signed stuff too. She's gonna be in town soon so let me know if you want her to sign a book or anything.

Via @OGaquafina On Twitter
Via @OGaquafina On Twitter

 

International Edition Release On September 7th!
over 6 years ago – Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 05:34:08 PM

It's (Almost) Here!

It's been way too long since I have posted an update but I was waiting until I had an official release date for the smaller international edition. Well, it's finally here! On September 7th I get the entire new edition of the book and will ship it to the 53 of you still waiting on a book!

If you live inside the United States you should have received your book a long time ago. If you haven't let me know ASAP. Otherwise thanks for backing this project, hope you loved it and I will let you know when I do my next book!

More Info About "Instaxxxx Mini"

I am calling the smaller international edition of the book Instaxxx Mini because Instaxxx makes a smaller film called Mini and I am ridiculous. It just seemed to make sense.

I have explained the smaller edition before but here's another breakdown. The book is half the size (8.5"x5.5") and 60 pages shorter, however because almost every page has two images on it you have nearly as many actual photos as the bigger version. 

On top of that, there are about a dozen photos that aren't in the original Instaxxx. I wanted to do something to make up for the huge delay and the smaller book. It also is out of a much smaller edition (150) and everyone will get an extra free print as a way of apologizing again.

Sorry again about all of this. The shipping was such a nightmare, but this new book is really cool. I had two designers work on it (which is why it took so long) to finish and we pretty much had to redo the whole thing from scratch. It's still a way better book than I had originally planned when I launched the Kickstarter so don't feel like you aren't getting your money's worth. It's just super late!

Can I Buy The International Edition Too?

Yes. If you already have your book and you still want the international edition (I had several people ask me about it) I set up an Etsy page where you can purchase it. BUT, I want this book to be for international customers so the US shipping is prohibitively expensive. It seems only fair... 

https://www.etsy.com/listing/539851638/instaxxx-international-edition

Other Stuff...

AVN Magazine covered my LA book release party. Check out the photos here

There's now an Instaxxx/ NOT SAFE bundle on my Etsy store. Save $5 on both incase you wanna get one for a loved one for Labor Day or a belated Eclipse gift or something. 

I have a photo in the new issue of Rolling Stone. Totally not at all related to anything but after shooting for them off an on since 2010 it's the first time I have been in the actual magazine...