After I learned a bit about using my Polaroid camera to take pictures on paper negatives, I made up a little kit that included a Polaroid camera, tripod, a dark box with paper negatives loaded into empty film cartridges, and a changing box in which I could swap out the cartridges as I took pictures. […]
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How-to: Shoot paper negatives with a Polaroid pack film Land Camera
Prices of Polaroid 100 series pack film keep rising as existing expired stock becomes rare. At some point in one’s own economy, it becomes too expensive to shoot. I reached that point when my pack film stash ran out and the going price was around $80/pack (a couple of years ago, now). I thought it […]
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Beyond the Visual: an interactive photo booth experience
Beyond the Visual is an interactive photo booth experience: a combination of visual arts piece, immersive theater, and educational program. We are transforming an…
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How to: Make a simple large format pinhole camera
In this article, I will be guiding you through the construction of a simple pinhole camera out of a cardboard box, which uses photographic paper to make photographs.
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Working with Paper Negatives – Part 3: At work in a makeshift darkroom
Welcome to part three of my series on photography using paper negatives aka photographic paper!
If you’re new to the series, please take a moment to read the preceding parts before diving in.
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Working with paper negatives – Part two: Trial by light
You’ve heard of GAS?
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Working with paper negatives – Part one: A story of thrift and Magic
Film photography, or analog photography – to use a term that better encompasses other media and processes – really is a fascinating world.
To those relatively new to the world outside what is considered traditional film photography (such as myself
