Polaroid Transfers

Over winter break I have been thinking about how I visually want to represent my images. I like how my concept has developed, but I feel the way in which I show this concept falls short. These images are meant to have a magical, other realm feeling, which the digital prints do not give. I am looking into other processes in photography, especially processes in the darkroom or that use film. I have had experience with the process of Polaroid Transfers, but have not used the process in years. My only dilemma is finding a way to create large prints, since unfortunately my equipment only makes 4x6 prints.


Quotes: 


1. "Polaroid transfers have a unique visual style that is a little ghostly, a little impressionistic, and often very moody"- Sarah Wichlacz


2. "t’s a fun way to spice up found slides and staged photos" - Sarah Wichlacz

Wichlacz, Sarah. "Polaroid Transfer Tutorial at Sarah Wichlacz." Sarah Wichlacz. Web. 19 Jan. 2011. <http://www.sarahwichlacz.com/?p=5>.


This article was extremely helpful in refreshening me in how to go about this process. The mixture of writing as well as images of how to complete the process will prove extremely helpful if I decide to experiment with this process. This article was also extremely helpful because through reading the comments I was able to find a place that would rent equipment to make 20x24 polaroid transfers.