Does it even do anything? How can I make sure my poloroids come out their best?
2007-10-11 15:02:25 · 7 answers · asked by the.hourglass 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
Don't shake the modern polaroids!
It clearly says that on the box. The first poster was correct. It used to be that polaroids were in two parts. A when it was split (peeled apart), people used to WAVE it to promote drying.
But the modern polaroid comes out with "film" on top (one piece / nothing to peel apart). If you were to shake it before it finishes developing, you can smear the film and the bottom layer.
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Does it do anything? Nothing good.
Good Luck.
P.S. Again read the box!
2007-10-11 15:25:11 · answer #1 · answered by Lover not a Fighter 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
From Polaroid comes this answer:
"Sure, go ahead -- just don't shake it too hard.
Shaking or waving a Polaroid picture to help the development process originated in the early days of peel-apart film. After peeling the negative, the image needed to dry before it could be handled, so waving the photo helped it to dry more quickly.
When using the integral films (600, Spectra, 500, SX-70/Time-Zero, i-Zone) that are used in our most popular current camera models (Polaroid One, OneStep, JoyCam, etc.), the image develops and dries behind a clear plastic window and never touches the air, so shaking or waving has no effect.
In fact, excessive shaking or waving can actually damage the image. Rapid movement during development can cause portions of the film to separate prematurely, or can cause "blobs" in the picture.
The best way to ensure a perfectly developed image is to simply lay the picture on a flat surface immediately after it exits the camera. Shield it from the wind and avoid bending, twisting, or otherwise disturbing it during development. Image development time for Polaroid integral films is 3-5 minutes -- after an additional 5 to 10 minutes, the photo's colors will become richer and fuller.
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2007-10-11 15:11:27 · answer #2 · answered by BCMyhand 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Shaking a polaroid doesn't make it develop any faster. I've had bad luck with shaking, the chemical on the inside leaked out a little into the photo.
2007-10-11 15:11:10 · answer #3 · answered by Goldfish 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That shaking motion is a holdover from when Polaroids used to come out of the camera wet; it was to dry them.
Nowadays you don't need to do anything but wait for it to develop.
2007-10-11 15:10:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Polaroid Shake
2016-12-15 03:31:22 · answer #5 · answered by maza 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Timing.
Shaking it or waving it does nothing. It just looks impressive.
2007-10-11 15:09:59 · answer #6 · answered by Howard H 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
NO. When you shake em it makes the ink bleed into it and causes it to be slightly blurry.
2007-10-11 18:21:41 · answer #7 · answered by annonyyyymous 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no it makes photos look darker resluting into bad pictures
2016-06-09 15:15:17 · answer #8 · answered by Maria 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋