Failed Polaroids

These pictures are not really Polaroids, they are made with an Instax (Fujifilm), but everybody knows what I am talking about when I say "Polaroids". Instax is not that famous yet.

This article is especially for those who have an instant camera themself and sometimes get desperate because a picture just does not look good. Everybody affected by this - You are not alone!
Sure, it is disappointing and probably a waste of (expensive) film, but hey, the pictures are still unique. As long as they are not totally underexposed or
overexposed. In this case - draw on them.

Ok, here you go.

These were made with the Instax Mini 90, a retro-looking camera with  cool settings (e.g. double exposure). But you have  to  experiment a little. The kebab looks a bit scary  because there is also a face on it. Not a failure but a bad idea.

This time with the instax 210. It was too dark. Remember, kids: just because the light looks good in real life, it does not mean that it will look the same on the picture. And a flash is not always useful.

Overexposed and underexposed with drawings. Better than nothing.

You might wonder why I did not draw on these. I do not know. Actually, on the right one you can see a rainbow. Like I said, it is hard to catch beautiful light.

Ok, I have no idea what happened to the first one, but that is definitely not the Klaxons show. The second one is a simple, unintended double exposure. The last one looks like a negative to me, but I have no idea how I did this.

So that's it. I just want to mention that it is mostly my fault that they look bad. For example, I took out the film, but not in the dark. I wanted to check if there is still one in the camera while sitting in a bright room. This is for sure the stupidest thing you can do. Learn from my mistakes.