Contributions of the group The Impossible Project --> Polaroid

My Bedroom, Early 1969 #3

nobody@ipernity.com (Deborah Lundbech) — Mon, 28 Nov 2022 20:47:55 +0000

Brought forward (late) for the Vintage Photos Theme Park theme of: MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL
A funky Polaroid.
Sears guitar leaning against my kidney-shaped, skirted, dressing-table.
An apple seed necklace draped over the round mirror.
On the left, a Jean Nate splash cologne next to a doll head bubble bath bottle.

Snapshot 44

nobody@ipernity.com (Saj Henderson) — Mon, 19 Jul 2021 00:24:58 +0000

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Shadow Haiku

orange leaves

nobody@ipernity.com (raingirl) — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 21:25:26 +0000

raingirl has posted:

polaroid print of a samsung phone photo - using the polaroid lab. metalic border. i-type film.

If you can ignore the colored border - compare to the SX-70 version of these scene: www.ipernity.com/doc/raingirl/50890732

My question is, which is a stronger photo? The blur or the sharp? (Ignoring the border - sorry)
I find them to be both enjoyable, but do they both really stand strong enough to be considered art? Maybe one is just pretty, and the other art?

orange leaves - blur

nobody@ipernity.com (raingirl) — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 21:25:20 +0000

raingirl has posted:

polaroid sx-70 camera.
low light, thus the blur.

i don't mind blur photos - but there needs to be a reason for the blur, does it add something to the photo? does it change the feeling of the photo? would it be a stronger or weaker photo if it was in sharp focus?

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COMMENT ON YOUR THOUGHTS AROUND THIS IMAGE'S BLUR!
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personally, i thought the blur worked well here. i don't think it would have worked if part of the photo had been in focus because the composition doesn't have a strong focal point, it is more flowing in compositional style. it feels less like a photo of something in particular and more like a feeling, more of an abstraction. i felt it was enough of a success to post here, but not sure if it is as good as my better photos.

zoo bird yellow

nobody@ipernity.com (raingirl) — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 05:16:16 +0000

raingirl has posted:

Polaroid Lab print of phone photo.

clouds - dark and bright

nobody@ipernity.com (raingirl) — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 05:16:11 +0000

raingirl has posted:

Polaroid Lab print of phone photo.

window drum bird

nobody@ipernity.com (raingirl) — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 05:16:14 +0000

raingirl has posted:

Polaroid SX-70 photo.

metalic polaroid - darkflower

nobody@ipernity.com (raingirl) — Wed, 05 May 2021 06:28:57 +0000

raingirl has posted:

printed off my phone with the Polaroid Lab. So much fun to use.

[I hesitate to post scans of my polaroids because my system isn't as good as Robert Frank's! I got the color fairly close to what it is, but the border is completely wrong. Should be very dark purple. Ah well. It is what it is.]

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nobody@ipernity.com (raingirl) — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 20:21:00 +0000

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fall

nobody@ipernity.com (raingirl) — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 06:24:45 +0000

raingirl has posted:

will post this without the frame tomorrow.

OneStep2! Polaroid Original!

nobody@ipernity.com (raingirl) — Tue, 26 Dec 2017 06:55:03 +0000

raingirl has posted:

My new camera!! If you look closely you can see my kitty in the photo. Merry Christmas!

Happy Thanksgiving! (impossible fall trees)

nobody@ipernity.com (raingirl) — Thu, 23 Nov 2017 19:02:16 +0000

raingirl has posted:

i'm so grateful to everyone who has participated in ipernity and in the saving of ipernity. being on this site and sharing our personal work is such a giving thing to do. so thank you to each and everyone of you.

at the piano - impossible silver edged - cropped

nobody@ipernity.com (raingirl) — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 01:12:54 +0000

raingirl has posted:

purple flowers - impossible silver edged - cropped

nobody@ipernity.com (raingirl) — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 01:12:52 +0000

raingirl has posted:

at the piano - impossible silver edge

nobody@ipernity.com (raingirl) — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 00:23:00 +0000

raingirl has posted:

purple flowers - impossible silver edge

nobody@ipernity.com (raingirl) — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 00:22:57 +0000

raingirl has posted:

thought

nobody@ipernity.com (raingirl) — Mon, 14 Aug 2017 06:05:59 +0000

raingirl has posted:

silhouette - kitty style

nobody@ipernity.com (raingirl) — Mon, 14 Aug 2017 06:05:55 +0000

raingirl has posted:

impossible with flower

nobody@ipernity.com (raingirl) — Wed, 31 May 2017 06:37:11 +0000

raingirl has posted:

impossible film (polaroid camera) - in the dark - wide open peony

impossible with mom

nobody@ipernity.com (raingirl) — Wed, 31 May 2017 06:29:50 +0000

raingirl has posted:

impossible the film - not the mother