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Polaroid experiments

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Experiments with Polaroids, especially ones that didn't turn out as you expected!

  1. Take the shot, pop it in your pocket and gently fold any corner to get this almost The Last of Us lichen/ fungi vibe.
  1. As above only gently fold them in places as they are developing for ghostly apparitions.
  1. You'll need to go outdoors, put on some surgical style rubber gloves and take a pair of scissors. Cut two off the edges and peel the Polaroid apart. The backing can give really cool effects when photographed with a macro lens. Be careful though, these are chemicals.
  1. Take the film 'front' side from the above point and pop it onto a light tile and take a photo using a digital camera to create some abstract, dreamy effects.

I'll keep experimenting and will update this post when I have more to add!

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