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Friday, December 3

testing 1, 2, 3

I've been having fun lately with my expired Polaroid 600 film. The chemicals in the developing film respond to temperature ~ I usually just hold them inside my shirt against my belly to warm the colors. The other evening I took these (in a mirror, by lamplight) and then placed them on the top of the wood stove, then popped it in the freezer. The heat pulls out the warm colors, the cold, the cool.

Polaroid film is probably the thing I would choose if I were stuck on a desert island.

9 comments:

Keia Kato-Berndt said...: I used to have an old polaroid that took photos that always turned out like this! It was so much fun to see what they would look like. Sometimes it looked like ghosts were roaming in the background somewhere...; December 3, 2010 at 8:09 AM
Carys said...: I love the warm colours in these pictures, they're so pretty.
From Carys of La Ville Inconnue; December 3, 2010 at 9:49 AM
Missouri Bend Paper Works said...: Love the look of these polaroid shots! You must have a secret hoarde of film...didn't they quit making it some time ago? So nice to see these...keep 'em coming! Cheers! Patti; December 3, 2010 at 10:39 AM
barbara said...: i had no idea! interesting :) i would love to know where you purchase your film... i'm running out :(; December 3, 2010 at 12:48 PM
Brooke said...: Keia ~ I love the dreaminess of Polaroids ~ you never know what you're going to get! a bunch of Polaroid photographs on flickr have "ghosts" ~ perhaps made by the expired films ro by double exposure: like this one: http://www.flickr.com/photos/29319542@N00/5208655449/in/faves-brookeschmidt/

carys ~ thanks, it was fun experimenting with the temp's

patti ~ I do have a secret horde in my fridge :) but the film is being made once more

babrara ~ I bought all my 600 film ages ago but you can purchase the Impossible instant film here: http://shop.the-impossible-project.com/shop/film ~ lots and lots of choices now! It took them a long time but they figured out how to re-make Polaroid film. I have tried Colorshade so far: here's an example ~ http://www.flickr.com/photos/brookeschmidt/5076105430/in/set-72157623128350337/

(I want to try the chocolate and the silvershade films too!) http://www.flickr.com/groups/px100/; December 3, 2010 at 12:56 PM
Barbara said...: They look so cosy, like a big hug but on a photo!; December 3, 2010 at 1:58 PM
Astrid said...: What gorgeous self-portraits! Such beautiful lighting. Instant classics!; December 3, 2010 at 4:25 PM
Keia Kato-Berndt said...: oh! that flickr photo is too great! thanks for sharing :); December 4, 2010 at 8:08 AM
Brooke said...: astrid ~ thanks! :)

keia ~ you're welcome: there are so many great Polaroid groups and photos there to be inspired by. :); December 8, 2010 at 11:30 PM