instant · Polaroid · ISO ISO 150

Polaroid Time Zero Expired

Expired SX-70 Time Zero film — degraded colour, heavy casts and blotchy shadows.

The same reference photo before any film look is applied

Drag to compare. 10 renderings of Polaroid Time Zero Expired are included.

Try it on your own photo → Download .cube

What this look does

Colour has collapsed toward yellow-green or cold blue depending on variant, contrast is uneven, and shadows carry an uneven stain. The most damaged-looking rendering in this collection.

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About Polaroid Time Zero Expired

Time Zero was the manipulable SX-70 film that artists like Lucas Samaras pushed around with a stylus before it set. Expired stock is now valuable precisely because the decay is unrepeatable — which makes it a reasonable thing to emulate.

Included renderings

In Filmgrid each rendering carries its own name. The exposure and temperature labels describe how it differs from the base look.

Filmgrid name	Rendering	LUT
Breezy Birthday	-3 stops	.cube
Lovely Popsicle	-2 stops	.cube
Sweet Carnival	-1 stop	.cube
Merry Party	base	.cube
Giddy Polaroid	+1 stop	.cube
Cozy Picnic	+2 stops	.cube
Sunny Beach Day	-3 stops, cold	.cube
Cheerful Backyard	-2 stops, cold	.cube
Candy Camera Roll	-1 stop, cold	.cube
Playful Sleepover	cold	.cube

How to use this LUT

The download is a standard .cube 3D LUT, so it loads in almost anything: Lightroom Classic (Profile → Browse), Photoshop (Color Lookup adjustment layer), Premiere Pro (Lumetri → Creative), DaVinci Resolve (LUTs panel), Final Cut Pro (Custom LUT effect), Affinity Photo, Capture One and OBS. See the step-by-step guide if you have not loaded one before.

If you only want the finished picture, skip the download: open the tool, drop a photo in and export at full resolution. Nothing leaves your device.