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2.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Detroit: Hand-Altered Polaroid Photographs (Hardcover)
As a die hard Polaroid fan, I was anxious to receive "Detroit" by Cynthia Davis. I was very disappointed, however, with this extremely small book. Especially with it's price of $17.95
Polaroid photographs, especially manipulated photographs, are hard, but not impossible, to reproduce without losing the integrity of the photo. "Detroit" is a perfect example of this problem. Rather than keeping with the dimensions of Polaroid photos, "Detroit" shows many full page Polaroids that look flat and just don't work. The colors in most of the photos are murky and muddy. And the problem is not just limited to the full page prints, but most of the others as well. It is possible to produce glorious books of Polaroid photos, including: "Instant Light: Tarkovsky"; "Manuel Alvarez Bravo: Polaroids" (which has a real Polaroid print on the cover); "Guy Bourdin Polaroids"; and even musician, Jason Mraz's book, "A Thousand Things", present Polaroids without lessening the distinct characteristics that make Polaroids so special. Unfortunately, I would not recommend this book. |
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Detroit: Hand-Altered Polaroid Photographs by Cynthia Davis (Hardcover - December 14, 2005)
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