The owner of a new analog-based studio on the North Shore has scheduled an exhibit at the end of the month, and the artwork will come from customers.
No prior experience is required, but Diana Edwards is asking that potential artists attend a workshop that resurrects a medium that seems decidedly old school: Polaroid photography. Her shop, Studio Space Junk, has three qualifying workshops available.
• Content & Composition — Plan on two to three hours to learn the basics, then take a field trip into Coolidge Park for an instant practice session ($50).
• Impossible Film Manipulations — This three-hour session teaches emulsion lifts, negative bleaching and image manipulation, a technique used to replicate the look of a watercolor painting ($50).
• The Pack Attack — Set at one to two hours, this workshop focuses on the Polaroid land camera and Fuji instant film. Participants will learn how everything works, take a field trip to shoot photos, then return to the shop to attempt image transfers onto watercolor paper ($35).