Frank Petronio
20-Mar-2007, 19:08
Back in the day, working on table top junk, photographers I assisted would tell the art directors "it's just the Polaroid... it'll be OK on the real film." OK, I was guilty of the saying it myself sometimes too.
I didn't use Polaroid much for the last ten years or so...But, lately I've been using Type 52 (ISO 400) to test my HP-5. And it works really well... in warm conditions, out in the snow, tungsten or daylight, no matter. I gotta learn to trust the Polaroid. Love that Polaroid.
Like the shot I posted earlier that I had to salvage because the lighting sucked. I did a Polaroid and knew it sucked. But I told myself the film would be better and I could work it out. But it wasn't really true. I should have slowed down, relit things, done more Polaroids...
I swear the Type 52 is fricking dead nuts everytime. Worth the price and hassle. Damn, I even like the coater smell.
Are they making it better these days since Polaroid went bankrupt? It never seemed as easy or consistent back in the 80s...
I didn't use Polaroid much for the last ten years or so...But, lately I've been using Type 52 (ISO 400) to test my HP-5. And it works really well... in warm conditions, out in the snow, tungsten or daylight, no matter. I gotta learn to trust the Polaroid. Love that Polaroid.
Like the shot I posted earlier that I had to salvage because the lighting sucked. I did a Polaroid and knew it sucked. But I told myself the film would be better and I could work it out. But it wasn't really true. I should have slowed down, relit things, done more Polaroids...
I swear the Type 52 is fricking dead nuts everytime. Worth the price and hassle. Damn, I even like the coater smell.
Are they making it better these days since Polaroid went bankrupt? It never seemed as easy or consistent back in the 80s...