Polaroid

Instant film

Instant film is a type of photographic film first introduced by Polaroid that is designed to be used in an instant camera...

film is particularly suitable for various forms of alternative processing, possibly the most notable of these are image manipulations with SX-70

Polaroid SX-70

The SX-70 is a folding single lens reflex Land Camera which was produced by the Polaroid Corporation from 1972-1981.- History :Though Polaroid had considered a Henry Dreyfus-designed SLR for its Colorpack film, the SX-70 was the first instant SLR and the first camera to use Polaroid's new SX-70...

 film and Emulsion lifting with peel apart film. Many photographers would also exploit the borders left by peel apart film by not cropping off. Polaroid actively encouraged this behavior especially in the later days of the films production.

The Belgian Danny Matthys

Danny Matthys

Danny Matthys is a Flemish - Belgian visual artist, which was originally known as conceptual artist of international reputation...

 is a pioneer in Polaroid art.
Stefanie Schneider

Stefanie Schneider

Stefanie Schneider is a German photographer living in Berlin and Los Angeles. Stefanie Schneider is known for using expired Polaroid instant film material to achieve an effect of washed-out colors and random artifacts from the deprecation of the chemicals...

is an artist who uses polaroid material exclusively.

External links

• P28 Page on Polaroids website showcasing Polaroid artists.
• Polaroid-Art SX-70 Polaroid Art Gallery.