Thursday September 24, 2009
The Polaroid won’t be with us much longer so as a small gesture of appreciation for our self developing friends I decided to make a Polaroid Book to remember them by.
If you would like to make your own here’s what you’ll need:
- A couple of packs of Polaroid film.
- A Polaroid camera.
- A needle.
- A metallic ink silver pen.
- Ribbon or string.
- An idea.
- A bit of spare time.
First of all you will need an idea. A theme or plot upon which you will base your photos and writing.
Once you have your idea load up your Polaroid camera and start taking pictures.
Use a silver pen to write on the black backing of each Polaroid. Silver gel pens tend to smudge so try and find a metallic ink pen.
Binding your Polaroid Book is probably the most fiddly and time consuming part. Use the blank piece of cardboard at the beginning of your roll as a book cover. I punctured a whole in each Polaroid using a large sowing needle and threaded a ribbon through each whole. Unfortunately this method is also a really easy way to destroy your Polaroids so be careful (if you come up with a better method please post it up). Once you’ve tied a knot in your ribbon you can sit back and admire your handy work!
Words by Zoltan
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