POLAROID TRANSFER
&
SX-70 MANIPULATION
RESOURCES

In this comprehensive guide, the author of the highly successful Polaroid Transfers takes Polaroid techniques one step further with a complete visual guide to creating SX-70 manipulations, transfers, and digital prints. With the growing interest in alternative photographic processes, especially Polaroid techniques such as image and emulsion transfer, Polaroid Manipulations is one of the only complete guides available to help readers master this area of photographic art. This indispensable resource includes detailed, hands-on instructions; dozens of step-by-step procedures; and scores of no-fail creative techniques that add depth and creativity to Polaroid image manipulation. It also features the latest information on cutting-edge equipment and current methods, as well as extensive sections on digital manipulations and printing. Finally, this companion volume to Polaroid Transfers includes an incredible gallery of 20 leading artists who use this process in their own photography.

The book presents step-by-step instructions, details on supplies and equipment, and inspiration for creating image and emulsion transfers, illustrated throughout with color photos of procedures and beautiful examples. Part I covers basics of equipment, supplies, and techniques, and Part II contains information on advanced techniques and working in large formats with the Daylab II slide printer, enlargers, and cameras. Part III profiles 20 international transfer artists and their work. A section on resources lists contacts for artists, manufacturers, workshops, and books, magazine articles, and Polaroid Corporation publications.

Polaroid SX-70 instant color film allows photographers an unexpected way to create one-of-a-kind portraits. Basic techniques such as selecting settings, composing images, working with subjects, lighting the portrait, and manipulating images for a final product are covered. Detailed advice is given on the best times to do manipulating, what tools can be used to achieve desired effects, and specific DayLab II procedures for SX-70 Time Zero film. Also discussed are marketing issues, from determining a cost-effective pricing strategy to exploring ways to package and promote this service.

CONTENTS:
Preface / Introduction
Part I. Light-Insensitive Methods
1. Transfers and Lifts / 2. Hand Coloring / 3. Toning
Part II. Preparation for Light-Sensitive Methods
4. Creating the Photo-Printmaking Studio / 5. Making Negatives Part III. Light-Sensitive Methods
6. Cyanotypes / 7. Van Dyke Brown Prints / 8. Gum Bichromate Prints / 9. Casein Pigment Prints / 10. Kwik Prints / 11. Platinum and Palladium Printing / 12. Enlargement Emulsions
Annotated Bibliography / Supply Sources / Glossary / Index

Review by Lori Cartmell, Toronto, Canada. This book contains beautiful examples of how to use SX-70 manipulation to produce Impressionist-like images (Murray has also authored the book "Monet's garden", and clearly favours painterly images). Many of the manipulated Polaroids in Murray's book have been handpainted as well, creating images which are very much like oil paintings. Murray provides a section at the back of the book describing tools and equipment which can be used for manipulations, a resource list suggesting where to obtain cameras or art supplies, and contact information for Polaroid. Also included are instructions on how to adapt a Polaroid 600 series camera to accept SX-70 film, and how to project slides onto SX-70 film using an enlarger. This book's main strength is the wonderful inspiration it provides through examples of Murray's exquisite images.

Review by Lori Cartmell, Toronto, Canada. This book provides a wealth of information on the actual technique of manipulating SX-70 images. Sicilia describes how manipulating the emulsion affects the fluidity and colour of the image, how the light and dark areas of the image respond differently to the process, and how each film batch differs in fluidity and colour rendition. He gives detailed information on using different treatments depending on what the subject matter is, and gives examples of what techniques to use on such subjects as buildings, seascapes, trees, flowers, people, cars, faces, etc. Sicilia also provides suggestions on how to expand the highlights in the image to add emphasis and how to add patterns to the background. This is by far the best book on the "how-to" of manipulating an SX-70 print.

Another early (1978) book on SX-70 manipulations in a more graphical style very different from "painterly photography" of Sicilia or Murray. Out of print.

Landscape and still life: 1. Platinum prints on mould-made paper Arches Aquarel. 2. Photogravure prints on mould-made paper Somerset TP. 3. Silver-bromide prints. 4. Polaroid transfers on cartridge paper.

This collection of photographs (Polaroid transfers) taken over a seven-year period consists of landscapes, portraits, still lifes, vignettes, and studies, all delicately capturing the intimate beauty of France.

An impressionist, sensuous celebration of Italy via stunning and dreamy handmade Polaroid transfers of muted colors and soft lines.

"Ireland, Sir, for good or evil,
is like no other place under heaven;
and no man can touch its sod
or breathe its air without becoming
better or worse. - George Bernard Shaw"

Published to accompany a traveling exhibition, this book brings together 82 superb works from the Polaroid collection that present an overview of the past 50 years of photography. 90 color photos

Deluxe notecards

20 Assorted Notecards & Envelopes

20 Assorted Notecards & Envelopes

Notecards with recipies

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