Polaroid Tips & Tricks - the best way to take instax mini 9 pictures!!

Here are some polaroid tips and tricks for beginners and advanced instax polaroid users. these are the best ways to take pictures on the intsax mini 9 (but it's pretty applicable to the 8 and 11 as well)...
- don't shake the film as it's developing - doesn't really help it, and can potentially harm it
- don't squeeze the film image as it's developing
- there's always a flash, so the closer the subject, the brighter.
- you must wait for the blinking red light by the view piece before taking an image
- you can take out and exchange the film packs, but a few film images may be ruined
- if you change out the film the counter will go back to 10
- bulk ordering film only saves a few dollars
- hold far away from your face when you take selfies
- the mirror is warped so make sure your face is out of the mirror from your view if you are taking a selfie with friends
-with pics of big groups, make sure the subjects are as close as possible
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[@averybeautiful2594]

I took notes 😎 Polaroid Notes - red flash by lens means STOP AND WAIT - Yellow means DAMAGED film - Do NOT cover flash when looking - House mode: Let’s the a lot ofof light in - Cloud mode: little less light in - Medium sun: medium amount of light - Big sun: SMALLEST amount of light - High Key: MOST amount of light - S in number block means there is a plastic sheet - If all exposure keys are blinking-> ur batteries r dead - DO NOT PULL POLAROID PIC WAIT - Don’t touch actual picture with fingers unless u want fingerprints - Do not shake photo, messes with chemicals - Keep in DARK area!! - keep away from reflecting surfaces - make SURE no fingers in lens (won’t show up in view finder) - there is ALWAYS flash so THE FLASH PICS UP THE CLOSEST THING ( so nothing in between lens and object u want to shoot) - get your camera as close as possible - optimal cam range 6-8 feet ( excluding light) - if taking a selfie make the takers face furthest in mirror - fill in the frame! - in portraits let medium amounts of light in - DO NOT POINT AT SUN! - if group: move closer, brighter setting

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I was just about to take mirror selfies. Thank you for the tips girl. This was very helpful and informative 😀

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Glad it was helpful!!

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this is such a helpful video!! it’s like an ultimate instax mini guide because you discussed all the important points really well, especially framing & exposure. thank you for this!! :)

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[@taylorperet3673]

this is literally so helpful thank you so much; you got me missing summer, the best photos i take w my instax are usually during summer

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i agree! summer photos are the best!

[@jovischeidt2509]

It’s funny how you do a bad photo but you still hang it up but this help was the best thank you so much for telling us facts because I didn’t know half of them

[@vandana8527]

Thanks for this cause literally I've been searching for this polaride guide and all other people were " yeah pur batteries and click and all but none of them showed the really "how to take" pictures" like the environment influence and distance influence but u did and showed variety of pictures. Thanks to you that now I will be able to click beautiful pictures ❤️

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oh perfect! i’m so glad it was helpful!! :)

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[@johnchavez8386]

thank you for this! for the reflective surfaces, I recently learned that it's because light travels so fast that the flash will hit the surface, bounce back and hits the light sensor, which makes it think that there's a lot of light, so it uses a faster shutter speed. it's worth experimenting by trying to cover the light sensor.

[@melodydawnmiller]

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I glad how you shared your experience with us and ur lil mistakes I love it thank you 💕

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I see.. these tips are really helpful. Back then, i wasted a lot of film with the mistakes said in the video. Thanks!

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[@annapilotti6658]

what setting would you recommend when outside on a sunny day? i also heard to cover the flash on really sunny days because it can make the picture white. what would your recommend?

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[@ursala986]

I love the she put her photos on the wall

[@apersonwholikesburgers]

It’s not a Polaroid because it is made by fujifilm but it is an instant camera and this video is really helpful so thank you

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[@catlover4ever104]

just got my fujifilm mini 9 yesterday. as a photography major in college, using this camera is challenging, so not what im used to, but your video gave me some tips i found really helpful, especially about the mirror and group selfie thing. i really appreciate it, thx!!!

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hi. please i want to take a picture of the screen of my labtop but i don't know what better setting and should i turn off the light of the room while i took a photo because the photo is completely white

[@Alex-gy8oh]

What do you recommend for concert settings?

[@28SongTube28]

Thank you for the video and especially for showing all the examples! Seems like it is not that easy to always get a good photo. I wonder if I still should buy it for a wedding.. the film is also very expensive and it would be only me so far who knows how to change it.

[@melodydawnmiller]

i love the results of having printed photos but it definitely depends on how much you’d enjoy having the film after! i think it makes for a fun memory!

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hi umm so when i take a picture and the picture cones out it doesnt show anything except white and i do take out the instax cards but it doesnt reach light

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Nice tips with the exemples to enjoy our little insta mini

[@andrija4779]

The photo in 14:37 what mood it is house or cloud or sun like what options it is on camera?

[@hohurnham7583]

thank you!

[@melodydawnmiller]

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[@paristexas13]

if this is too specific im sorry but i really want to take photos like the 1989 polaroid photos of taylor swift 😅 could you give any advice of how much light is let in/any way to recreate them/filters judging by the photos?

[@melodydawnmiller]

be in a room with the light on - not tons of sunshine but also not dark, main thing will be being against the white wall. I’d use the house setting. it won’t come out just like hers because hers was probably edited and taken by a different camera but that may be close n

[@jagyaaseni]

Hey Mel, i got mine almost a year ago and the first roll of film was amazing! But with the second roll of film the first few pictures were amazing, the next shots however were bluish and then yesterday i took a sunset picture and it was totally black! Has this happened to you before? Is it a film issue? I tried everything they said online and my shutter and lighting setting dial seems to be fine 😭

[@melodydawnmiller]

hmm, yeah i’d assume that’s the film being bad - i haven’t ever had that issue before :(

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can you give me tips on how to center subjects 😢 I can never get my subjects in the middle

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Hello, this is the first time I see you and I loved you💕💕 Btw I have a question if I took a picture but I didn’t like it and I don’t want it to be printed, what should I do?

[@melodydawnmiller]

if you’ve taken a picture it will automatically print, no way to stop it, sorry!

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thankyou so much for sharing so much knowledge about this camera but i have one question that can we take photo landscape??

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[@darthestaaar]

ty for this ! i’ve had a question that feels stupid to ask for so long but where do u look at to take the pictures ? should u look into the selfie mirror always or the lens ?

[@melodydawnmiller]

LENS!!

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I got out my camera and took a mirror pic with the last film and wondered why it was so dark, I just assumed that the film had expired since its been years since I've used it but lucky I decided to search up some tips just in case ahahah

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i just got mine at walmart!

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The back of my camera is broken how do I get it fixed

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[@savannahtroncoso094]

My pictures always end up dark and I’m not sure why… I always use the house setting when I’m taking pictures in dark settings (usually I do that) so I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong…

[@melodydawnmiller]

hmm, try using hi-key. sometime though photos just are dark no matter what you try. it happens to me too

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How do I fix the back of my camera

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I pressed tge circle that takes tge photo but theres nothing in the pic its just white please notice me

[@satya1535]

Hi, I'm interested in purchasing either the Instax Mini 11 or 12. I'm not a professional photographer; I just want the camera to capture moments. However, I'm unsure about which one to buy. I'd like to know which of these cameras takes better pictures and if there's a significant difference in picture quality ?

[@melodydawnmiller]

great question! i actually don’t have the mini 12 or know about new features of the mini 12 so i am not the person to ask for this. I hope you can find out!

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TYSM

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Thank you but could you explaine about the red light are we supposed to click when the red light is blinking? Or when its off??

[@melodydawnmiller]

when the red light is off!

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My camera doesn’t change the lens when I change the modes ? I’d my camera broken or something you mentioned about it in 4:04

[@melodydawnmiller]

hmmm, yeah it definitely seems that it’d be broken. there also are newer models where you don’t manually change the lens. but if it’s not changing the lens, make sure it’s turned on and the lens it’s popped out

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While taking pictures at night , which setting do you recommend? Clouds , sun , high , or house ?

[@melodydawnmiller]

house!!

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@@melodydawnmiller would you recommend hi-key setting for night photos too?

[@melodydawnmiller]

Yes!!

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Hi! What effect is best for sunset photos?❤

[@melodydawnmiller]

i would say the cloud setting, but it’s hard to capture sunsets sometimes

[@jagyaaseni]

Oh my god don't even try to take a sunset photo! I took two yesterday and it was totally black even though i used the cloud setting once and the indoor setting (indoor setting is supposed to let in more light, still it was totally black)

[@melodydawnmiller]

aw bummer :(( - also make sure your finger isn’t covering it because the look piece isn’t where the photo is taken

[@wellstat]

having shooting the high tech full frame A7III, i suddenly have trouble getting proper exposure on this camera 😂😂. quite embarrasing. its always underexposed. plus i have trouble turning it on the first time since the on button is in the position of the lens release button of an interexchangeable lens camera

[@jebu1312]

Which effect best for indoors

[@melodydawnmiller]

one of the the setting with a cloud on it!

[@YAN.O]

as soon as it comes out can i put it in my photo album ??

[@melodydawnmiller]

yes!

[@tatayakka285]

omgg you remind me of that girl in the lorax,, I forgot her name whoops 😶 haha thank you for the tips tho!!

[@melodydawnmiller]

haha that’s awesome

[@SerenaBasulto-yd4kq]

What if you have not used it and a while and I just got index for it and turned it on and it’s not taking pics or the light is not coming on😢

[@melodydawnmiller]

then it’s probably the batteries! try changing them out

[@DeadDaisy16]

Polaroid pictures are VERY sensitive, treat it with care they scratch very easily and putting it inside a pocket will bend it

[@melodydawnmiller]

very true