Polaroid: The Complete Guide to Experimental Instant Photography
A complete, intuitive, step-by-step guide to experimental instant photography techniques and the manipulation of Polaroid prints and cameras

The cult of Polaroid photography has ignited the imaginations of photographers across all generations. The immense popularity of recent digital applications that replicate the effects of instant photography, such as Instagram, has in turn renewed enthusiasm for that vintage look best achieved with analog technologies.

Equally relevant for the novice or the experienced photographer, Polaroid: The Complete Guide to Experimental Instant Photography is informative and intuitive. An introduction charts the widespread use of Polaroid, its subsequent decline, and its current rebirth. Section 1: Camera and Film Format Guide introduces the key cameras, compatible films and buying and accessory guides. It also includes how-tos, ranging from storing your prints to adapting Type 80 cameras to accept Fuji film. Section 2: Creative Techniques gives a comprehensive breakdown of every method of image manipulation, such as "Polaroid image transfers," "cyanotype contact printing," and "emulsion lifts." Each technique comes with step-by-step, photographic instructions and a showcase of the very best end results.

With 450 full-color illustrations giving step-by-step instructions, this book offers a complete course in Polaroid photography and its myriad potential applications.

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Polaroid: The Complete Guide to Experimental Instant Photography
A complete, intuitive, step-by-step guide to experimental instant photography techniques and the manipulation of Polaroid prints and cameras

The cult of Polaroid photography has ignited the imaginations of photographers across all generations. The immense popularity of recent digital applications that replicate the effects of instant photography, such as Instagram, has in turn renewed enthusiasm for that vintage look best achieved with analog technologies.

Equally relevant for the novice or the experienced photographer, Polaroid: The Complete Guide to Experimental Instant Photography is informative and intuitive. An introduction charts the widespread use of Polaroid, its subsequent decline, and its current rebirth. Section 1: Camera and Film Format Guide introduces the key cameras, compatible films and buying and accessory guides. It also includes how-tos, ranging from storing your prints to adapting Type 80 cameras to accept Fuji film. Section 2: Creative Techniques gives a comprehensive breakdown of every method of image manipulation, such as "Polaroid image transfers," "cyanotype contact printing," and "emulsion lifts." Each technique comes with step-by-step, photographic instructions and a showcase of the very best end results.

With 450 full-color illustrations giving step-by-step instructions, this book offers a complete course in Polaroid photography and its myriad potential applications.

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Polaroid: The Complete Guide to Experimental Instant Photography

Polaroid: The Complete Guide to Experimental Instant Photography

by Rhiannon Adam
Polaroid: The Complete Guide to Experimental Instant Photography

Polaroid: The Complete Guide to Experimental Instant Photography

by Rhiannon Adam

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A complete, intuitive, step-by-step guide to experimental instant photography techniques and the manipulation of Polaroid prints and cameras

The cult of Polaroid photography has ignited the imaginations of photographers across all generations. The immense popularity of recent digital applications that replicate the effects of instant photography, such as Instagram, has in turn renewed enthusiasm for that vintage look best achieved with analog technologies.

Equally relevant for the novice or the experienced photographer, Polaroid: The Complete Guide to Experimental Instant Photography is informative and intuitive. An introduction charts the widespread use of Polaroid, its subsequent decline, and its current rebirth. Section 1: Camera and Film Format Guide introduces the key cameras, compatible films and buying and accessory guides. It also includes how-tos, ranging from storing your prints to adapting Type 80 cameras to accept Fuji film. Section 2: Creative Techniques gives a comprehensive breakdown of every method of image manipulation, such as "Polaroid image transfers," "cyanotype contact printing," and "emulsion lifts." Each technique comes with step-by-step, photographic instructions and a showcase of the very best end results.

With 450 full-color illustrations giving step-by-step instructions, this book offers a complete course in Polaroid photography and its myriad potential applications.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780500544600
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Publication date: 10/17/2017
Pages: 272
Product dimensions: 7.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Rhiannon Adam is an established Polaroid photographer and is a key figure in the instant photography community. She is an expert in the field, teaching workshops and short courses on Polaroid creative techniques. In 2019, she was named one of the winners of the Photographers’ Gallery’s inaugural New Talent Award, and her work was exhibited at the gallery.

Table of Contents

Author's Note 7

How to Use This Book 8

Quick Start Guide 10

Creative Techniques Film Compatibility Guide 11

Introduction 12

Part 1 Camera and Film Format Guide

Film Primer: Peel-apart Film 22

Polaroid Relics: The Roll Film Format 24

Peel-apart Film Cameras 26

How To: Drying and Storing Pack Film 40

Polaroid Relics: 20″×24″ Cameras 41

Film Primer: Integral Film 42

SX-70 Series Cameras 44

Polaroid Relics: Polavision 57

600 Integral Cameras 58

How To: Swapping Film in Integral Film Packs 64

Spectra Cameras 66

Instant Printers 72

Polaroid Relics: The Captiva/JoyCam 76

Polaroid Relics: Polaroid i-Zone 77

Fuji Instax/Other Instant Cameras 78

Impossible I-1 82

How To: Scanning 90

Part 2 Creative Techniques

Transparency/Dry Lift 96

Expired Polaroid Film 100

Long Exposures 104

Multiple Exposures 108

Cartridge Manipulations 114

Controlled Burn 124

Light Painting 126

Mosaics 130

Image Transfers 134

Emulsion Lifting 140

Emulsion Manipulation 150

Finger Painting 156

Scratching and Scoring 160

Polaroid Decay 162

Microwaved Polaroids 166

Polaroid Destruction 170

Fuji Negative Reclamation 174

Impossible Negative Reclamation 178

Negative Clearing 182

Polagrams 186

Cyanotypes 190

Experimental Painting 196

Hand Development 200

Roller Manipulation 202

Interrupted Processing 206

Colour Injection 210

Projection Printing 214

Collage and Mixed Media 218

Instant Film Compatibility Guide 224

Acknowledgments 230

Photo Acknowledgments 231

Selected Bibliography 232

List of Contnbutors 233

Stockists 234

Safety Information 235

Index 236

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