October 30, 2012

Low Tech Polaroid

I've been quiet for a few weeks. But there are good news, I've been working on a new project.

I've always loved Polaroid images, the way they look and the fact that they are instant. While conducting research for my Polaroid influenced project I found Lucas Samara. He would manipulate the image while it was exposing to give it a painted/surreal look. I instantly fell in love with it. However, there was a dilemma I faced. I have a Polaroid Land Camera but it doesn't work, also getting your hands on the film can be a little pricey if you're not ready for it. What was I to do? I still wanted to have an instant approach to the images. I decided to use my cellphone to capture the images and then put them into PhotoShop to edit them how I like.

Below are some examples. They're still works in progress but I'm happy with them so far.

image by Tiffany Dyer

image by Tiffany Dyer

image by Tiffany Dyer

image by Tiffany Dyer