sidenote

took a snapshot of the desk and what’s going on. used the Polaroid since i’d loaded it up with fresh film last month to take a picture of Simon. up till then it hadn’t been used in a couple of years. whoops.

picked up a new pack of Polaroid 600 film a couple weeks ago. this pack in particular is a stop or two too quick for my camera which usually takes lower iso SX-70 films. to compensate i loaded a neutral density filter over top of the film pack to slow it down and allow for more accurate light control from the exposure wheel. the nd filter stays in after the dark slide is released, and then taken out at the end to use another time.

trying to get reacquainted with the feel and settings of this camera. for the desk pic i turned the exposure wheel a little to the right (from my position, behind the camera) to underexpose a bit. hit the red button: game on. camera makes its trademark shhhakunk whrrrrrrrrr… as though it’s somehow also making the film?

i’m glad the Polaroid formula is getting more dialed in, i’m liking the look of this film. but it is still finicky and likes a dark, warm place to develop. i haven’t found a consistent solution for quickly getting the film into an ideal incubation environment. clothes pockets work well, and my shirt breast pocket did the trick today. i think i gave it a half hour or so to develop before scanning it, maybe even less. it also takes a long time to really cook and “set”. i would venture to say it takes a full day before everything gels.

just took another peak at it and i think there’s more shadow definition with an hour or so more time. maybe i’m hyping myself up. should scan again in a few hours and compare.

ok, bye bye!