ANALOGUE PHOTOGRAPHY IN VENICE: POLAROID POLAPAN

Polaroid Polachrome: photogallery
Film | Polaroid Polachrome instant slide
Camera | Contax 167MT
Lens | Sima Soft Focus 100mm f2 set at f4
Scanner | Nikon (Coolscan V ED)

 

FANTASIA TERZA SOPRA LA CITTA’ DI VENEZIA

Audio: Jan Garbarek & The Hilliard Ensemble – Pierre de a Rue: O salutaris hostia

Analogue photography. Polaroid Polachrome: Ducal Palace in Venice Venice (Polaroid Polachrome) Polaroid Polachrome polachrome_polaroid_04 polachrome_polaroid_05 polachrome_polaroid_06 polachrome_polaroid_07 polachrome_polaroid_08 polachrome_polaroid_09 polachrome_polaroid_10 polachrome_polaroid_11 polachrome_polaroid_12 polachrome_polaroid_13 polachrome_polaroid_14 polachrome_polaroid_15 polachrome_polaroid_16 polachrome_polaroid_17 polachrome_polaroid_18

 

 

Scanning a Polachrome instant slide

Due to the Moirè effect, scanning Polachrome film isn’t an easy task for the Scanner.
The Moire effect is a wavy interference, due to pixels framing and its texture is strictly related to the digital device you are using.
When using Photoshop to resample a Polachrome for Internet you have to manually select the bilinear option in the menu.

Polaroid Polachrome: scanning thechnique

Photoshop Internet resampling: the standard bicubic method produces a really preposterous moirè effect

The Polaroid Polychrome grain. Enlargement.

The unusual texure of the Polychrome grain