Polaroid Retinex: The Dynamic Framing of a Polaroid Pixture

I love imperfections, which is why i love instant photography so much. Sure, i can use my Canon Rebel or even my Samsung Phone to create the sharpest of images - photos that are flawless, even if the didn't start out that way. And that is something i do, but even when i edit those photos, i like to make them not so slick & smooth. But with instant photography, i don't have to do such a thing, as the imperfections are already inherently there for all to see. And that is what i love.

I have multiple Polaroids from throughout the years. The Sun 600 from the 70's, the Impulse from the 80's, the Now Gen from, well, from now, and several others. And each one of them gives me great pleasure when that photo wrhhhhs it's way out the front, sticking out it's glourious tongue for all to see.

Sometimes there are glitches, especially with the older ones, and those glitches are a thing of instant beauty. But another thong of instant beaty are the different films and frames available to play with. From the classic square white bordered frame to the round borders, the different duochrome films (yellow, green, orange, blue, pink, & red variations), to the designer film with fun stuff on the usually white, sometimes black borders.

There's Bowie designer film and Basquiat designed. Multi-coloured film, Peanuts styled, and Thrasher Magazine has now joined the club. But my current favourite is the Retinex Film. Trippy designed frames and rounded at that. It gives the photos a retro vibe that is just gorgeous. It's groovy lines are a vibe all their own. 

I like to shoot people (as i suppose you can tell from the photos in this post) and i think these visionary lines in the Retinex Frame, can accentuate my multitudes of models. I think (and i've seen in others' photos) this film style would work well with inanimate objects as well, especially those objects that are angular to juxtapose with the lines of the Retinex. I've never been into photographing the inanimate, but i think i'll make an exception with this. 

Now to go out and shoot some more of those groovy vibes. See ya on the flipside.