Polaroid Emulsion Transfers

The second half of our first project is to do an Emulsion Transfer. I took a normally exposed and developed Polaroid photo, cooked it in simmering hot water until the whole of the emulsion came off the backing. It just peeled right off. You do this under warm water so the emulsion stays flexible. It kinda reminded me of a jelly fish floating around. You then put something else in the water with it to take the place of the backing material. I used watercolor paper, a glass bud vase and a metallic piece of tile left over from when I did the bathroom. The objects are put into the water and the emulsion is just nudged until it floats into the approximate position. You hold two corners down and slowly pull the object out of the water. As the water drains off it pulls the emulsion straight and flat. If it comes out wrinkled you just dunk that section back in and let the water straighten it back out for you. Once it dries it hardens back up and becomes attached permanently.
I think the best one was my bud vase. I picked a landscape image with lots of clear pale sky. It seemed to go really well with the transparent nature of the emulsion.

Polaroid Image Transfers

The first project for this class is done!
Polaroid Image Transfers. Where the polaroid film is exposed in a miniature enclosed enlarger that you can use in the day lab. The negatives I used were slides that I took with a manual camera. After the polaroid is exposed it is peeled apart before it has a chance to develop. And the negative side (the one with all the dyes still on it) is placed onto a piece of watercolor paper. If the paper is wet beforehand the dyes run together a bit and it sort of looks like a watercolor painting.
My sister is a ferrier, so I went to work with her one day at a barn that was close to home. I took lots a pictures of her working, and the horses. The barn lent itself to very atmospheric photos. I enjoyed watching my sister work. The weather was pleasant. And the horse owners were very friendly. Their daughter hovered around my sister, I think she wants to be a ferrier too. It was a nice day all around.