Polaroids

[fourboltmain]

http://www.polaroid.com/sx70/en/

 

[.francesca]

i totally have that bookmarked i've been checking around and finding some deals, i don't know what to do when they stop producing it. i'll probably just cry and cry.

here are some spectra ones that i did by taking the film out before i exposed it and "painting" with the emulsion.

 

[Cosette]

Like I was saying before... I feel like I need to stock up for an ice age or something Just when I'm becoming interested they say they're going to stop producing film!

Francesca, when I look at those together, I think of a snow scene somewhat... but I also think of a desert... like it's snow one way, but if you flip them upside down it's like a stormy dessert... Very creative.

Here are a few my parents took when I was little...
The "Blend-into-the-carpet" game with my cousin. I totally won.

 

[.francesca]

i love that game, sarah! you did totally win.

i love these old polaroids. if my family has any, they're hiding in boxes upon boxes and i haven't seen them for years. i'll try to find some next time i'm home.

 

[.francesca]

here is a livejournal polaroid community

http://www.livejournal.com/community/danab/

one of my favorite photo books, walker evans: polaroids.

from amazon.com

all done with the sx-70. i can't find any of the images online, and if i had the book here i could scan, but suffice to say: they're amazing.

oh! here are a couple, from www.wnyc.org

 

[Cosette]

Wow!
I'll take your word for it, .f and I think I might order that book

Also... I really enjoy that last one.

 

[.francesca]

you really should, it's really nice. it's not 'experimental' per se - they're very straight-forward sx-70 shots, but that's really what walker evans was about...seeing and snapping. there are some really nice angles, colors, things like that.

i enjoy the last one too

 

[scblonndie]

when i was about 8, i wanted to be a photographer and my dad got me this great polaroid camera for my birthday. i've given up that career aspiration, and the camera went into my attic... this thread makes me wants to go find it.

so thank you!

 

[.francesca]

do it do it!

i took my first pictures with a kodak instamatic back when i was 6 - and i still use it!

 

[Cosette]

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[Cosette]

I also really like these portraits by Mike Brodie (plrds.comflower:

 

[katerina]

that's me

 

[titania]

Haven't visited this thread in a while and there's so many nice new pics !! Well, being the chicken that I am, I didn't end up borrowing the camera from work . Uh well, it shall be mine soon . I made a mistake, it's actually a Polaroid Mini Portrait camera used to take passport photos ..... Should be interesting to use. I'm yet to ask about how the various colours are created but I'm pretty sure it's due to the age of the paper or the lighting at the time the photo was captured. Anyways, here are a few of my personal favourites . Enjoy !!

Dale Roberts

Image Name: White Nude
Film Type: 667 Film
Process/Technique: Instant Peel Apart (Un-Manipulated)
Camera: Polaroid 195
Other Notes: Scanned and cropped; slight adjustment of brightness in PhotoShop

Image Name: Nude in Chair
Film Type: 667 film
Process/Technique: Instant Peel-Apart (Un-Manipulated)
Camera: Polaroid 195

Image Name: Plant Study
Film Type: Time Zero (SX-70) Film
Process/Technique: Instant Integral
Camera: SX-70 Camera

Source: www.polaroid.com

 

[shopping101]

Polaroids are so cool.
This has inspired me to go out and buy a polaroid camera and take random snapshots.

 

[titania]

Some more . Cosette, I think you're gonna like these ones .

Rob Gardiner

Image Name: City, London
Film Type: 55 Film
Process/Technique: Positive/Negative
Camera: Pinhole Camera

Image Name: Ireland Yard, London
Film Type: 55 Film
Process/Technique: Positive/Negative
Camera: Pinhole Camera

Image Name: London Eye, London
Film Type: 55 Film
Process/Technique: Positive/Negative
Camera: Pinhole Camera

Image Name: Arc de Triomphe, Paris
Film Type: 55 Film
Process/Technique: Positive/Negative
Camera: Pinhole Camera

Image Name: Tunnel, London
Film Type: 55 Film
Process/Technique: Positive/Negative
Camera: Pinhole Camera

Image Name: Seine, Paris
Film Type: 55 Film
Process/Technique: Positive/Negative
Camera: Pinhole Camera

Image Name: Monument, London
Film Type: 55 Film
Process/Technique: Positive/Negative
Camera: Pinhole Camera

Source: www.polaroid.com

 

[titania]

A few more faves.....

Pino Valgimigli

Image Name: La Chimera
Film Type: Image (Spectra) Film
Process/Technique: Instant Integral
Camera: Polaroid 1200si Camera
Other notes: Polapressure/hand-manipulation on reverse side, peeled and sandwich with poetry La Chimera

Image Name: Genesis
Film Type: Image (Spectra) Film
Process/Technique: Instant Integral
Camera: Polaroid 1200si Camera
Other notes: Polapressure/hand-manipulation

Image Name: My Old Pine
Film Type: Image (Spectra) Film
Process/Technique: Instant Integral
Camera: Polaroid 1200si Camera
Other notes: Polapressure/hand-manipulation

Image Name: Ilasandblue
Film Type: Image (Spectra) Film
Process/Technique: Instant Integral
Camera: Polaroid 1200si Camera
Other notes: Cyanotype on sand, then photo by close-up stand and polamosaic

Source: www.polaroid.com

 

[Cosette]

that's me

Sorry, who/what's you?

aquarius, You know me well! I love them! Thanks for posting.

 

[saribrett]

urto.com

http://www.weldy-johnstonstudios.com/

 

[Cosette]

Oh my!
saribrett thank you for finding those. How exquisite! I especially love the last three.

I've made a Polaroid folder on my PC now for all these.

 

[titania]

saribrett, those are gorgeous!! I really like the last two..... .

Cosette, I'm glad you liked them !!

Here are some more . This photographer is pretty amazing. The camera they used is a pinhole camera with a polaroid adapter that they'd built themself - pretty cool B). Maybe I should try and make one.....

Rif Spahni

Image Name: TTH ATHENS#2
Film Type: 665 Film
Process/Technique: Instant Peel-Apart (Un-Manipulated)
Camera: Homemade Pinhole Camera w/ Polaroid Back
Other Notes: Film normally processed, scanned and toned with Photoshop

Image Name: TTH BARDENAS REALES#03
Film Type: 665 Film
Process/Technique: Instant Peel-Apart (Un-Manipulated)
Camera: Homemade Pinhole Camera w/ Polaroid Back
Other Notes: Film normally processed, scanned and toned with Photoshop

Image Name: TTH GYZA#01
Film Type: 665 Film
Process/Technique: Instant Peel-Apart (Un-Manipulated)
Camera: Homemade Pinhole Camera w/ Polaroid Back
Other Notes: Film normally processed, scanned and toned with Photoshop

Image Name: TTH GIZA#03
Film Type: 665 Film
Process/Technique: Instant Peel-Apart (Un-Manipulated)
Camera: Homemade Pinhole Camera w/ Polaroid Back
Other Notes: Film normally processed, scanned and toned with Photoshop

Image Name: TTH NEW YORK#02
Film Type: 665 Film
Process/Technique: Instant Peel-Apart (Un-Manipulated)
Camera: Homemade Pinhole Camera w/ Polaroid Back
Other Notes: Film normally processed, scanned and toned with Photoshop

Source: www.polaroid.com