[Leica] Polaroid SX-70 Manipulations - red chairs

[imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry)]

I like the treatment on the red chairs.

On 23/03/2022 03:00, Christopher Crawford 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
>
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