Michaell, Not really complete. You forgot about noodling around the SX70 material with a stylus - Lucas Samaras, Transformations, and you forgot Polaroid transfers: http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artMakerDetails?maker=3793 Also one has to chuckle at the PS plug-ins (some of which are quite cool)that emulate Polaroid effects. The wonder of the latent image appearing like an apparition IS hard to top. Except maybe by the wonder of being able to take pictures at no cost for materials! AZ Build a 120/35mm Lookaround! The Lookaround E-Book 5ed. NOW SHIPPING http://www.panoramacamera.us > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [SPAM] Re: Film is not dead > From: MichaelHughes7A@xxxxxxx > Date: Tue, July 14, 2009 5:05 am > To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students > <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > In a message dated 14/07/2009 04:49:04 GMT Daylight Time, > shahjen@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > The looks of wonder on their > faces as the photo gradually took its form are what made me realize that in > this age of high-tech and instant gratification, perhaps we've lost > something. The Instax 200 can help us get that something back, something > priceless." > No, in this case it is just a matter of longer instants, nothing to do with > looking forward to something - like getting prints back from processing. > > On the other hand you might claim that Polaroid was 'more instant' than > digital in that, for good or ill, the Polaroid print represented the complete > job whereas the digital image on the screen of the modern camera is just a > step along the way to the photoshop - or other post processor. Michael
