The Polaroid look, almost instantly.

Polaroid_Clarrisa

The Pentax K-7 allows you to process your images with digital filters in camera and to stack them together.  I’ve played around with this and have come up with a combination that mimics the look of  a Polaroid instant print.

After selecting the image I want to convert I applied the yellow color filter with maximum density.  (the retro look also allows toning of the image but used alone this gives a reddish cast)colour

Once you select OK to move on you are presented with the option to save the file or to continue using filters in combination.  I select the option to continue

Combination

The next filter to be selected is the retro filter with a brown tone

Retro

The next filter is the base parameter adjustment with (brightness +1,Saturation -2, contrast +1,Sharpness -3.  These can be adjusted depending on the source image.

Parameter

The last filter I have used which is optional is the miniature filter, it helps to mimic the narrow depth of field from the Polaroid.

Miniature2

And the result?Polaroid_001

OK that’s what it should look like, here is the real result of all the processing.

Polaroid_K_Miniature

And the original digital file.

Polaroid_K_Original

The image can also be cropped to a 1:1 aspect ratio which is much closer to the 5:6 of  Polaroid Spectra film.

Crop_aspect

Polaroid_Karly_cropped