Article · Dan Finnen
How to Create the Polaroid ‘Look’ – A Glossary and Guide to Instant Film Defects and Manipulation
By Dan Finnen
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2017
About this lesson
A glossary of over twenty instant-film defects and manipulations across Impossible Project, Fuji Instax and vintage Polaroid stock, explaining the chemistry behind each effect (like the opacifier fading during development) and how to trigger or avoid it on purpose.
Related lessons

POLAROID Emulsion LIFT - Photos floating in water
Free
Video · 14 min
Analog Things

A Beginner’s Guide to Perfect Polaroid Emulsion Lifts
Free
Video · 4 min
Erin O'Leary Photography

How to Make Polaroid Emulsion Lifts & Transparencies
Free
Article
Dmitri

How to Make a Polaroid Emulsion Lift
Free
Article
Jo Howell

Instant Film Emulsion Lift
Free
Article
Jenni Callard

Make Your Own Polaroid Transfers on Wood
Free
Article
Nikki Gardner