In the instructions that comes with a box of Polaroids from the Impossible Project it says that you need to shield your pictures from light after taking them. The first 30 seconds are critical, then you should keep the photos face down for 4 minutes. The pictures need 10- 15 minutes to fully develop.
I did the best I could to cover up the photos I took use my hands, but found it very difficult . Holding the camera with one hand, using the other as shield. I then tried to use a box, but this was just as difficult to balance one handed. In the end I lost control of the camera and it crashed to the ground, breaking off the front plate. Luckily the camera works just as well without the front plate, so I have not tried to fix it. The best option seems to be to use the black cover sheet that comes with a box of Polaroids, I discovered this after the accident :) The picture above shows what happens when you are too slow too cover up your photos. A haunting looking abstract perhaps but not what I intended
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