Ah it all makes sense now thanks to Photojojo.

How to use the Unsharp Mask too in photoshop.

Now, I’ve played around with it before to get the “Jill Greenberg/Dave Hill Effect” - as noted here (Jill) and here (Dave). But it was mostly blindly following the tutorials. I had played around with it on my own, but never saw much use.

Now, after reading this article on Photojojo, I can actually pretend to know what I’m doing with it.

Thanks Photojojo!

I came across this really fascinating video about the SX-70 narrated by Ray Eames on mental_floss after reading about this extraordinary guy, Jamie Livingston, who took a Polariod photo every day for 18 years until he died. You can see the article about him and his work here. This video though was really interesting and answers a lot of questions about Polariod and the SX-70. Imagine “How It’s Made” of the 1970s.’

Enjoy.

I have the SX-70 SONAR Onestep



Picture from The Land List

However, I don’t have any Time Zero or SX-70 Blend film- although I do have some 600 and 779, so I might mod it for that- however, I’m going to hold out a wee bit longer to see if I can get my hands on the original (or blend) stuff to experience the full effect.

Do any of you have interesting Polaroid stories? I’d love to hear ‘em and feel free to post a link to your Polaroid stuff in the comments!

Found this YouTube video via found photography

I doubt all the modern day lens companies make lenses like this (I imagine that there’s much more automation) but dang, this would explain why they are so expensive.

Does anyone know how Canon and Nikon make theirs? Is it this man-labor intensive?