There's something wonderfully elusive about these images (such as Memory of a Hydrangea, above) from Etsy seller Polaroids and Pinholes (aka Bristol, England's Rowena Dugdale, who moonlights in the darkroom when she's not working as a commercial illustrator). The objects seem ghostly, somehow -- not quite there. I'm captivated by them.
Created using old-school techniques such as photogramming (light from a camera enlarger shines through the object directly onto color negative paper, causing a positive image to form), Polaroid, and pinhole photography, the results are haunting and lovely.
Hellebore 1
Beachcomb No. 2
Blue Fern
Ripen the Bud and the Bloom
Twine and Tide
Sea Holly Stem
Cherry Blossom
Peacock Feather No. 1
5-by-7-inch prints are $12 to $15, and 8-by-10s are $35. See all of Polaroids and Pinholes' Etsy offerings right here.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Etsy Find of the Day: Polaroids and Pinholes
Posted by Leah at 4:42 PM
Labels: Etsy, Etsy Find of the Day, photograms, photography, pinhole photography, Polaroid, Polaroids and Pinholes, Rowena Dugdale
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3 comments:
I've bought a print from Polaroids and Pinholes, and it is wonderful! I love it so much!
beautiful images!
How fantastic! I must own Memory of a Hydrangea.
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