Polaroid 230-Image, Goop & Inverts

[Brian Moore]

I think I had mentioned in previous posts about so called Polaroid "goop" images. The goop is the negative side of a Polaroid "peel-apart" film image taken with a Polaroid Automatic Land Cameras. Of course, Polaroid no longer makes film, but Fuji still makes film for these cameras. (Bless you, Fuji!)

Until recently, Fuji made two B&W films for Land Cameras: FP100b and FP3000b. Sadly, Fuji has stopped production of the 100b. Too bad, it was a fine film. The 3000 is still being made, though. And, with regard to goops, only the 3000 film will yield a goop anyway. (The negatives of the 100b film turned very black very quickly after being peeled off.)

I thought someone might find it interesting to see an image taken with Fuji FP3000b, along with its negative, and then its negative inverted and adjusted.

By the way, I used my Polaroid 230 Automatic Land Camera for this image. I scanned the image and the negative with my Epson V500. I inverted and adjusted the lighting on the negative image using the editing tools in Picassa.

Canal in Sunset Beach, California

The Negative

The Negative Inverted

The Negative Inverted and Adjusted for Fill Light and Highlights

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Now that's very cool Brian

The inverted treated neg looks sharper than the original Polaroid?

Or is that just a by-product of the PP process?

 

[Brian Moore]

Now that's very cool Brian

The inverted treated neg looks sharper than the original Polaroid?

Or is that just a by-product of the PP process?

Thanks a lot, Chris. I agree that the last one is sharper than the real picture. I don't know if its the PP,...but look at the original neg--doesn't it look sharper, too? (It does to my eye.) Thanks again, Chris.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Very interesting, Brian! The things you get up to

I like the last very much, including all the spots and stuff (hope I'm not too technical for you there?).

 

[Brian Moore]

Very interesting, Brian! The things you get up to

I like the last very much, including all the spots and stuff (hope I'm not too technical for you there?).

LOL. Thanks Rob. That's about the right amount of technical for Yours Truly.

 

[Lesley Jones]

This is really fascinating Brian and a nice view to experiment. I remember Polaroid, but it was something that I never got round to using. I'm glad Fuji are keeping you going to some degree

 

[Paul Lange]

That is a great mini tutorial on goop. The frame works well and is a nice addition to the image.

 

[Brian Moore]

This is really fascinating Brian and a nice view to experiment. I remember Polaroid, but it was something that I never got round to using. I'm glad Fuji are keeping you going to some degree

Thank you, Lesley. Much appreciated.

 

[Beth Carter]

interesting process, looks like the last one came out nicely.

 

[Brian Moore]

That is a great mini tutorial on goop. The frame works well and is a nice addition to the image.

Much appreciated, Paul!

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interesting process, looks like the last one came out nicely.

Thank you, Beth.