Polaroid Transfer Art

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• The Color of Flowers by Carlo Braschi
• Travels in Tuscany by Edwardo Aites
• Scenes of the Midwest by Lisa Cerizo-Healey
• Crimson and Gold by Si Holley
• Elvis Has Left the Building by Jane Linders
• Newest Specimens by Sheri Wills
• Simplicity, Harmony and Balance by Melinda Carvalho
• A Way of Seeing - Polaroid SX-70 & Platinum Manipulations by Joan Emm
• Portraits in Platinum and Polaroid by Gary Auerbach
• Image Transfers and SX-70 Manipulations by Catherine Sobredo
• Travel & Stock Images by Lorne Resnick
• Louisiana in SX-70 Manipulations by Joe Besse
• Nudes by Michael Pannier
• In Search of the Jabberwock by Louise Roach
• Variations on Tulips by Steve Hoglund
• Nude and Landscape Studies by Correy Shadow
• It's About Light! by Tina Martin
• Luc Van Quickenborne
• The Polaroid Art of Angels by Wong Hoi Fai Chris
• Shape, Texture, Form by Stephen Jay Lunsford

My work can be seen as organized in "series" or, maybe "threads". Any thread, as in a computer, evolves in parallel with others to form a matrix. Any thread however can be seen as a self-standing portfolio. These are all of "The color of flowers" series. The poetic of these images is all in the particular way them are shoot. No camera and no lens are involved. So colors are extremely pure and forms high out of focus. The transfer technique is perfect to enhance the look and feel. One of these "papaveri", however is done with the emulsion transfer technique.

I am located in Italy, near Firenze where I work. I was born in Firenze too, but I live in Terranuova. "Firenze" means "full of flowers" and may be this is not a mere coincidence.

This image is a multiple exposure in the camera of a wonderful sculpture of Aphrodite and the poetry of Hesiod, a very early Greek writer whose most famous work was the Theogony. The sense of translucency in the overlap of images was especially intriguing to me, and the image lift off conveys a sense of antiquity.

Manarola is on the Italian west coast on the Ligurian Sea. It is a very small village, set against very steep cliffs which climb up from the water. It is full of twisting passageways and narrow corridors which only the villagers really know. I photographed this iron gate rusted from the salty air on one of my walks there.

This transfer was from a photograph taken standing on the high city wall of the medieval town of Siena in Italy, about 50 miles south of Florence. The cathedral dome stands above the lush fields and orchards of the Tuscan countryside which begin very close to the city's edge.

This image is also from Siena in Tuscany. The subtle and complex light of early evening makes the surrounding hills and meadows glow. The villas and orchards lend almost a hypnotic rhythm to the space. I would encourage every photographer to consider getting out into the Italian countryside if you are able to travel to Europe.

One last note - I have also done experimentation with a variety of Japanese "rice" papers and these can create a different and exciting look for the image. Look for papers which have a fairly smooth surface and which are strong enough to hold up to being wet without falling apart. The Japanese Kitakata paper is excellent. Use a mister or spray bottle rather than a tray to moisten these kinds of paper, and do not use a gelatin soaking. Good luck, and have fun!….