Photo Art Polaroid Transfers

Taste of Art-Photography | Available

251 N Spruce St. Winston-Salem, NC 27101 United States
Photography Studio - 207
Beginner to Professional
9/7/2024 (one day)
10:00 AM-2:00 PM EDT on Sat
$80.00
$72.00

Photo Art Polaroid Transfers

Taste of Art-Photography | Available

Embrace the happy accidents and imperfections of the Polaroid emulsion lift process! 

Transfer any digital image, even from your phone, to a artistic photographic print in this 4 hour workshop. 


Once thought to be a thing of the past, Polaroid has made a comeback in recent years and we are once again able to experiment with Polaroid film to create unique pieces of art from our photos! This seminar will guide you through the process of lifting the emulsion from a Polaroid print and applying it to watercolor paper. Between intentional manipulation of the fragile emulsion and the inevitable “happy accidents” you can produce interesting or surreal images. All you need is a digital photo (camera or smartphone) to begin this unique and magical process. We provide the technique, chemicals, paper, and brushes. You provide the inspiration. We use a portable Polaroid Lab to “print” your photo onto the new I-Type film, then lift and float the image in water in order to apply it to the paper. Each artist can manipulate the photo to their heart's content to produce truly one-of-a-kind images.

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Rierson, Bryan
Bryan Rierson

Bryan is a full-time commercial photographer with over 25 years experience based in the Winston-Salem, NC area. A graduate of the Randolph Community College Photographic Technology program, he has produced work for national advertising agencies, corporations, and worldwide publications. He also has extensive experience photographing portraits and weddings both on film and digitally. He began teaching photography in 2011 with the Peace Camera workshop series in Raleigh, NC. Bryan's personal work is now focused on medium and large format film portraits and landscapes.