Exploring the unlikely intersections of walking, photography and making
NOTE: You will find the YouTube video version of Using Contrast Filters with Polaroid SX-70 Black and White Film at the end of this post. Polaroid Black and White integral film for SX-70 cameras has become a favourite of mine. I love the deep blacks and crisp whites of this contrasty film yet it still... Continue Reading →
It was late autumn 2020 when I made a set of colour SX-70 Polaroids on the wooded banks of nearby Omand’s Creek in Winnipeg. At the time, the trees were still dressed in majestic fall colour. A few weeks later, I returned to the same location to film my deck of Polaroids being dealt to... Continue Reading →
Note: There is a video version of Using the Zone System with Polaroid SX-70 Film, Part 1 at the bottom of this post. It would be nice to adjust exposures in ½ EV increments with my MiNT SLR670-S camera. Unfortunately, the camera can only make full shutter speed adjustments, one EV at a time; there... Continue Reading →
Note: There is a video version of Using the Zone System with Polaroid SX-70 Film, Part 1 at the bottom of this post. In Part 1, I explained the theory behind the Zone System, how I thought it might benefit today’s serious SX-70 photographer and I painstakingly outlined my process for taking the photos required... Continue Reading →
The MiNT SLR670-S (right) and the original Polaroid Alpha 1 (left) One of the frustrations of working with the Polaroid SX-70 camera is its fully automatic exposure system. As a well-seasoned photographer, I am accustomed to being in full control of setting aperture f-stops and shutter speeds to determine the correct exposure for my pictures.... Continue Reading →
This is the first of several experiments using alcohol inks to alter Polaroid SX-70 photos. The glossy Mylar image is the perfect receptor for these inks. I watch as a single drop of ink spreads out across the plastic surface unpredictably. I hope for a circle. I hope that another drop and another colour will... Continue Reading →
A few more Polaroids of light infiltrating our home.
The pandemic grows on and on and on. Regulations come and go and come and go and come again. But home remains home.
A few more SX-70 instant pictures from the project.
I started this series of posts with a written introduction to From Our Windows. However, I thought I would put together a "home-style" video with yours truly explaining the genesis of the project as well as a quick look-through of André Kertész's 1981 book, From My Window. The video is embedded in this post for... Continue Reading →