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Instant Originals
Levinthal began experimenting with Polaroid technology in 1983 with the Polaroid SX-70 instant camera. The format allowed him to immediately review the print and adjust his models between each shot. The saturated colors and intimate size of the prints perfectly simulated the shadowy nocturnal world of film noir in his Modern Romance series. Levinthal also produced his first Wild West images using the handheld camera. In 1986, Polaroid invited Levinthal to experiment with their 20x24 camera -- a five-foot-high machine on wheels that produced unique large-scale prints -- which he would continue to use for the next twenty years, resulting in more than a dozen different bodies of work |