Photo masters PopPhoto offers twelve essential photographic rules to keep in your head, which can "get you out of a jam and help you get good shots when nothing else will."
1. Sunny 16
2. Moony 11, 8, and 5.6
3. Camera Shake
4. Anatomical Gray
5. Depth of Field
6. Largest Digital Print
7. Exposure
8. Quick Flash-fill
9. Flash range
10. Megapixel Multiplier
11. Action Stopping
12. Sunset
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I’ve proclaimed my refrigerator door a ‘pictures only’ area. I wanted a quick, easy and cheap way to make a collage of them. Here's what I came up with.
What you need.
Photo corners (I bought 250 corners for 4 bucks, which I had on hand from another project.)
A sheet of magnet (this is also a great way to recycle those magnetic calendars and business cards you get in the mail.
A scissors
What you do.
It probably goes… Continue Reading
Have you heard about DNA 11? They create very personal art from their customers’ DNA or fingerprints. They SAY that they are making ‘one-of-a-kind’ abstract ‘masterpieces’, or are they REALLY a front for the government to collect DNA and fingerprints from unsuspecting narcissists...hmmmm?
Fingerprint images start at $190; DNA portraits start at $390.
I must admit: I haven't taken the time to become very skillful at knitting or crocheting. I can do it, I just generally don't. It's partially because I'm not much for repetitive activity, but its mostly because I know I'm gonna have to get really good at it before I can start making my own designs or patterns.
The KnitPro web app from Microrevolt says, "nuh-uh". The KnitPro website allows anyone to upload artwork, and produce a grid designed for… Continue Reading
The World's best Photography Blog offers tips and a video from Judy on how to make your own handmade Photo journal or notebook.
Read the instructions, and watch the video, here!
I thought I might take some sharp looking photos for my test tube vases. First, I tried lighting them directly with the light reflector I bought to expose silkscreens, but it was too harsh. A quick internet search taught me that a "light box" or "light tent" provides the desired results. A little more searching provided this, which is a cool idea, but I didn’t have a clear storage bin. I did, however, notice a great deal of cardboard… Continue Reading
Domino Magazine offers 24 tips to "curate gallery-worthy arrangements on your very own walls with these ideas for hanging art."
(Hint: To navigate, click on the "slides" below the large photo.)
Care to show your owning arranging abilities? Post 'em here!
[Via CribCandy]
See all 15 designs, and learn what they… Continue Reading
Crafty Chica Kathy Cano-Murillo has assembled some insider tips, shortcuts, and secrets for craft projects.
Lego artist Nathan Sawawa was the guest last night on The Colbert Report. Stephen, of course, teased about nerdiness and a childish choice of medium, but I'm pretty convinced this guy's got it down. Of course, we've all seen email forwards of scales models of the Eiffel Tower, or life-size Darth Vader helmets, but Sawaya's work transcends such attempts. Those are really great Lego projects. Sawaya's sculptures seem more like art that happen to be… Continue Reading
Check out this collection of extraordinary watermelon art. As they say, too pretty to eat.
Pictures courtesy of my friend Don. Thanks Don!
The blades of Think Geek’s oh-so-fabulous LED Art Fan are outfitted with 42 LEDs, which, when they spin, create images. The images displayed are entirely up to you as the product includes software that enables importation of animated GIF files or 128 of your own individual images. Some of the features of the product include, 5MB of storage, 85 diameter pixel resolution surrounded by chrome art-deco styling. Not cheap at $389.99, but what a… Continue Reading
My parents are both science teachers: which means they always ruined the secrets to magic tricks, they forced me to identify every tree by leaf and bark type, and we always created our own versions of ‘science-y’ toys. We used to cook our Easy-Bake Oven meals with foil and a light bulb, and created our own slime with cornstarch and food coloring.
And, when we wanted our own shrinkable art, did we get the sweet pre-printed HeMan or… Continue Reading
Photo wizards,
How does one mess with the colors so they become as such?:
Am I correct in thinking the process is similiar in both photos? (They're by the same artist.) I have a pretty capable camera. I realize the exposure is great, but I certainly see some processing as well.
Any ideas?
Thanks.
Photos from b109.com
"Dan Golden is a New York based artist who has shown his playful yet sophisticated work in galleries for nearly a decade.
In 2006, born from a desire to reach beyond the art world, Golden partnered with interior designer Ford Lininger. Together, the two developed a line of luxurious, contemporary rugs based on Golden's art and launched the collection in Spring 2007."
These handtufted rugs come in four standard sizes, with custom sizes and… Continue Reading
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