Time for a bit of creativity and a chance to play ..... I have been meaning to shoot some Polaroid film for a while now and a bit of sunshine today gave me the chance to do just that.
Polaroid film use to used as the way of testing a shot was OK before taking it on negative film, with the event of digital photography it has become as one may think ...well not quite there is actually a market for Polaroid art .... some recently sold at auction for £5,000 and with more investment in art happening as speculators' realise that art is now a far better investment than property and the commodities market this trend is likely to increase. OK so it is early days for one of my Polaroid images bringing that sort of money .... but as a fun and creative thing to do it is great fun.
The thing about an original Polaroid is just that it is original it is instant chemistry as soon as the light of capture is added the image starts to form the creative process continuing for the photographer like an intimate darkroom they can either follow the recommended time for the exposure or do to either side of it getting very different results. I have posted two examples here one which is conservative correct exposure with an ISO 80 Polaroid film called "Chocolate" as it gives a rich colour to the image that is chocolate brown rather than what is normally considered sepia.
Using the same film but this time massively overcooking the chemistry I created what I think is a an amazing abstract image ...it is the same chemistry (chocolate) but when it "overcooks" the image takes on a totally organic look with colours separating and merging through others, whilst some parts of the emulsion simply peel away ...... this is a unique image ..it may not be to every one's taste but I really love it and cannot wait to do experimentation with this and other Polaroid Films.
I now have an idea for a private project that I can utilise these techniques and will update this part of my blog when I have done some more work in this area. In the meantime I hope you enjoyed looking at something a little different.
Marc:-)Labels: abstract photogarphy polariod marc byram fine art prints
