How to Take Better Polaroids

Here are my top five tips for taking better Polaroid photos. Because of the limited dynamic range and the lack of control, shooting Polaroid film can feel like a game of chance when you're trying to create better images. Use the tips in this video to start taking better and sharper Polaroid images every time.

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[geonr]

Came to the wrong video but learned way more than I did before, thank you!

[nishantpatil]

Those were some of the most beautiful photos on polaroid i've seen on youtube ✨✨

[ddphotograph]

just found this channel, many thanks as so many of mine have gone in the bin, i feel inspired again!

[choiyerim]

i love ur vibe u seem like the cool art teacher everyone wants to be friends with

[erinreviews]

This is pretty helpful; I found an old Instax mini 7s (so basically a Polaroid 300) at goodwill for like $10 and took it with me camping. Got some nice shots but I wish I'd seen this video before :D

[cartmanslair]

2:28 Did you use a flash for this one? The colors are stunning, such an unique yellow ✨

[shanividal]

Thank you, was looking forever for an explanation like that for polaroid 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[refard]

I disagree, using flash all the time is a waste of the films capability, however if you do enjoy that flash look go ahead.

[Usagi_Uzumaki]

Thank you so much for the tips! This might be a weird compliment/piece of feedback, but I really appreciate your speaking pace. I’m new at photography and a lot of these terms are foreign to me. You didn’t speak too fast (many YouTubers do this), so I felt like I was able to really listen and understand better. Thank you 😁

[JAVITOLPOST]

Thanks for this great video! really good tips, simple and useful.
Greetings from Spain

[icraigg]

3:16 Arcadia bay? 👀that's a Max Caulfield shot if I ever saw one!

[nostromo_OG]

3:40 hi. how did you manage to make the camera expose the binoculars in the second picture? by using the flash?

[MariaFernandez-zhth]

Great vídeo and great tips! Thanks a lot from Spain 😊

[lindyluna]

When he showed the picture I said “ damn” that’s perfect

[myperspectiveisimnotblind]

Thank you for the tips!
Also, MORE POLAROID VIDEOS!!!

[sophie-smqr]

Great video and great tips ! I have a polaroid closeup and I find my film always leans towards the blue/purple tones, no matter where i’ve shot it and in which lighting. Is there any way I can avoid that ? And which camera would you recommend if I wanted to upgrade from my closeup (i find that the focus is wonky half the time)?

[yawningp]

Great video. I have the same Mint camera and the flashbar. I'm assuming you've taken all these photos with the flash outdoors and therefore can't use the Mint Time Machine?
Thanks.

[lukezd]

Thanks for video. What do you mean by "exposing for" the binoculars. Are you saying that you have manually focussed the binoculars in one and the sky in the other? Not sure my Polaroid does this unless you mean changing the aperture?

[paisleywalsh]

Hello! Wonderful video thanks! Can I please ask a question? When you discuss the differnce between the two photos with the alternate exposures ( the clouds vs the binoculars) how did you shift the choice of exposure between the two photos? Did you add the "-/+" exposure compensation, and if so, which did you use for which image? I really appreciate it!

[jimmyhart]

Absolutely no way mine are gonna turn out that nice