Transmutations
Polaroid Emulsion Transfers
by The Male Muse, Mark Alan
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About the Book
In the very early 2000s, I discovered the technique of creating emulsion transfers while reading through a photography magazine. This is a form of image manipulation taken from a Polaroid, which is then transferred onto fine art watercolor paper. How this is accomplished is by trimming the white edges off of the Polaroid frame, then boiling the print to lift and separate the top emulsion layer and placing onto a new surface.
Having never actually shot anything with a Polaroid camera, I discovered it was possible to imprint images from slide film onto Polaroids with a special projector. I had plenty of slides lying around, so I purchased the device and many Polaroid film packs and got to creating.
These emulsion transfers were made during my very early years of shooting male nudes, and I only had images from six shoots to work with, so I used what I had. Some of the transfers I left fairly true to their original size and representation of the image, while others I enlarged and spread out the emulsion to make a more surreal final product. The end result of the process is a one-of-a kind piece of art.
Having never actually shot anything with a Polaroid camera, I discovered it was possible to imprint images from slide film onto Polaroids with a special projector. I had plenty of slides lying around, so I purchased the device and many Polaroid film packs and got to creating.
These emulsion transfers were made during my very early years of shooting male nudes, and I only had images from six shoots to work with, so I used what I had. Some of the transfers I left fairly true to their original size and representation of the image, while others I enlarged and spread out the emulsion to make a more surreal final product. The end result of the process is a one-of-a kind piece of art.
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Features & Details
- Primary Category: Arts & Photography Books
- Additional Categories LGBTQIA+
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Project Option: Small Square, 7×7 in, 18×18 cm
# of Pages: 50 - Publish Date: Oct 31, 2024
- Language English
- Keywords art, erotica, lgbtq, gay, male nude, photography
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About the Creator
The Male Muse
Sevilla, Spain
Having worked behind the camera for over two decades, these books and zines are a collection showing examples of both my early work until my ongoing collaborations. My continued passion for capturing the beauty of the male form is collected in my series called ´The Male Muse´. Here I express myself by working with models to photograph everything from implied nudes to more explicit erotica, but always with a sense of artistry to capture the beauty of the men before my lens. - Mark Alan