Beautiful Unusual Polaroid Photos of Flowers Paul E Williams

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Polaroid Photos “Flower Press” by photographer Paul E Williams. A unique beautiful series of Polaroid Lift photo art prints depicting pressed Wild Flowers. This An award winning series won a European Final Art Award for Paul E Williams.

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Flower Press A Polaroid Photos Lift Gallery by Paul E Williams

“From the first time I made a Polaroid Lift photo I became fascinated by both the process and the outcome. To Lift the emulsion off the Polaroids I had to experiment by modifying rubber spatula’s until I found a technique that worked. When you have lifted off the emulsion from a 10×8 polaroid you end up with a glutinous loose mess of gelatine. This has to be carefully unfolded and lifted onto art paper. If the paper is kept wet it is possible to move the gelatine into any shape you like.

Using a roller the emulsion was squeezed down and then became attach it to the art paper. This is both painstaking, precarious and expensive. Not surprisingly not many 10×8 Polaroid lifts have been made.

I chose my subject matter for Polaroid Lifts carefully then. I had become interested in pressed flowers and the way they folded into 2 dimensional shapes when pressed and dried. This seemed to be a perfect subject for Polaroid lifts as the folding of the emulsion complimented the folds in the pressed flowers.

Finally the Flowerpress series came about which I duly published in 1991 or so. I used the technique for a Quaker Oats advertising campaign and for a Gordons Gin project. I also made probably the only animations using polaroid lifts called Icarus Rising. The stills from this animation are on this site. The Lifts in this series and other lifts earned me the a coveted Polaroid European Final Art Award in ’93. I hope you enjoy the photos.” Paul E Williams.