Polaroid SX-70 w/ PX 70 Color Shade from The Impossible Project

My first exposure wasnt so bad (and its my fave!), it kind of went downhill from there so I’ve only posted 2 others that are fairly worthy of show&tell, so you can get an idea of how super sensitive it is to light. I didn’t really build a light shielding device around my camera, I just quickly pulled it out and hid it under the bed covers/fur jacket. It only takes a split second of exposure to light to fog it all up, as you can see in polaroid #3 (the first half second is crucial!!), so next time I splurge on the sacred film you best believe I’ll be creating a shield around my camera first, experimentation is expensive!

Polaroid SX-70 w/ PX Color Shade Push! from The Impossible Project

This time I decided to shoot with one light source close enough for me to quickly switch off once the exposure was made, to ensure the polaroid would not fog. I love the bluish-purpley tones. I made the mistake of leaving a few tests out on the table for a week only to realise the color shifted to a flat blue. So now I make sure I pop my polas in the fridge to preserve the colors.

-Eman A.

Thanks Eman for your wonderful pictures and thanks for sharing your Impossible film experience with us. I still remember my first few T.I.P packs and that didn’t go well at all. It takes some practice to perfect the exposures and unfortunately also a lot of $$$ as the film is still very expensive being that it is still in its experimentation phase. Still, polaroid is another film medium that is just so mysterious and fun, I love it!!  And don’t forget to check out Eman’s blog because she has some amazing photos there!!  —eleanorrigby236