So many loves, so little time

Sorry for the bad image, the paper it is too large to fit my scanner

About a month ago took a class at the Center for the Book: Prudy Kohler introduced me to Polaroid transfers. A whole new world...
And I'm sucked into it so quickly I can't barely breathe :)

As a kid, I played with a Polaroid camera but I grew up, got my first SLR, and I don't even know where these first pix are.
5 years ago, I bought a One step express, why??? Oh yeah, I remember, looking for a new apartment and I wanted to have some visual reminders of the visited properties!
Anyway, I can't do transfers with the type of film this camera takes :(
However after reading a zine by Traci Bunkers, I know there are other interesting things to do with a 600 image... More on this later

Here are some of the transfers I've made so far. I was not quite able to get an image transfer (using the negative) with no lift-off, but I still like the effects.



The emulsions transfers seemed more controllable. Totally different effect. For some of these I used the partially imbibed positive left after the image transfer



You can see a couple more at polanoid.net under BaLadiNe.

Since I don't allow myself **yet** to finance a Daylab copy system, I'm trying to figure out how I can take Polaroid pictures with the right type of film; and I'm uncovering such a universe! Old cameras, and in particular Holgas!

I have a brand new all-bells-and-whistles DSLR, but all I'm dreaming of right now is to have an Holgaroid to play with! Ha!