polaroid52:Behind the Blog #1 - The Red String Field of Fate I spent the past few weeks gathering

polaroid52: Behind the Blog #1 - The Red String Field of Fate I spent the past few weeks gathering red ribbon at thrift stores and spent no more than $3.00 on roughly 20 rolls of red ribbon. I was pleased with the abundance and various textures and patterns that I had managed to find. I felt that I was finally ready for a photo shoot based on the legend of The Red String of Fate. I spent my afternoon texting back and forth to Christine and Jon about last minute hair and wardrobe preference while I was working at the local camera shop by my house. The air-conditioner was kind enough to die the day before…so I was working in a store that was a balmy 82 degrees with little to no circulation. Christine and Jon met me at the store before I left work, and we drove to Tyler State Park to setup. I did a few test shots to figure out the lighting situation and the flash that I needed to use. It took about 30 minutes to string the ribbons from a fallen tree that was alongside the creek and a field of tall grasses. Photo of Jon holding my SX-70 while Christine and I were stringing up the ribbon from the fallen tree. Once the photo shoot was underway I found myself hesitating to direct Jon and Christine. Something just didn’t feel right. Whether it was the location, or the ribbons, I don’t know what it was. I was really frustrated with myself, especially since we spent 30 minutes of daylight setting up the ribbon only to have an unsatisfied vibe with with location and setup. The overall concept that I had was that the ribbon was a wall of ribbon separating the two from each other. I had very quickly doodled an idea in photoshop a few weeks ago. Fifteen minutes into the shoot I basically fell in love with the tall grasses of the field behind our ribbon setup and took photos there and by the creek instead. I’ll use the ribbons again and may even include a few from this shoot with the book, but until I find a location and setup that I’m crazy in love with, don’t expect to see much in terms of The Red String of Fate. After taking down all the ribbon and boxing up, we ventured to Starbucks where we chatted and joked around with our friend, Ian who works there. We were given various mystery shots of different drinks and after a lot of caffeine and laughs parted ways. As a whole it was a great day, and a lot of great photos were taken. Some things I’ve learned from this shoot… 1. I need to invest in a cold clip for my SX-70 Polaroid. It helps your photos develop in various temperature situations, and it’s great for shielding the photos from light. 2. I’m impatient when it comes to SX-70 Film. SX-70 Polaroids take about 10-20 minutes to develop and should be shielded from the light for the first 4-8 minutes at least. 3. Don’t be upset when your concept doesn’t turn out the way you originally planned. The unplanned tends to turn out even better. 4. After taking photos in a forest or a field, ALWAYS check for ticks. I found one roaming around in my hair about three hours after the photo shoot. -- source link

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