Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2022/03/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]no the original formula was unique and toxic but cool as heck Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 22, 2022, at 8:07 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <lug at > leica-users.org> wrote: > > ?Thanks for the explanation. It certainly leads to distinctive looks. > > Cheers > Jayanand > >> On Wed, Mar 23, 2022 at 8:30 AM Christopher Crawford < >> chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote: >> >> No. The only film that it ever worked on was the old Polaroid SX-70 that >> was discontinued some time in the late 1990s. It never worked on Polaroid >> 600 or Spectra, or on any of Fuji's instant films. Doesn't work on the new >> Polaroid materials made today either. The old Polaroid materials allowed a >> lot of experimental work. >> >> Something else that you could do with the old Polaroid materials was >> emulsion lifts. This worked on the type 669 Peel-Apart film. The print >> would be placed in a tray of hot water, then moved to a tray of cold >> water. >> This softened the emulsion then broke it loose from the plastic backing. >> You could then slide apiece of drawing paper under the floating emulsion. >> The emulsion would be wrinkled and could be manipulated before it dried. >> Once dry, it stuck to the new paper. Here's an example: >> >> https://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?product=1816 >> >> Image Transfers were another thing that worked with the peel-apart films. >> With this technique, you took a piece of drawing paper and soaked it in >> water for a few minutes, then blotted it so it was damp but not wet on the >> surface. You would take a picture with the peel apart film. Normally, you >> pulled the film from the camera and waited 90 seconds to peel it apart. >> When doing a transfer, you'd pull it apart immediately then quickly put >> the >> 'negative' sheet face down on the damp drawing paper. A rubber roller was >> used to push it flat on the paper. You then waited the 90 seconds before >> peeling the negative sheet off. The image would be transferred to the >> drawing paper. Because regular paper does not have the gelatin receiving >> layer that the Polaroid print material has, the image would look soft, >> with >> muted color. Here's one: >> >> https://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?product=1835 >> >> >> -- >> Chris Crawford >> Fine Art Photography >> Fort Wayne, Indiana >> 260-437-8990 >> >> https://chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio >> >> https://crawfordphotoschool.com Learn From Me >> >> >> >> ?On 3/22/22, 10:11 PM, "LUG on behalf of Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG"