Posts tagged: Digital
16 Pixelated Home Decor Items.
By Chrisjob
Ladies and Gentlemen! Presenting sixteen digitalized, geometricized, fabulously pixelated home decor and interior design creations.
Featuring:
- Pixelated Wooden Walls
- Pixelated Seats
- Pixelated Graffiti
- Scattered Accomodation
- Pixelated Armchairs
- Pixelated Pillows » READ MORE
Make Your Own Pixelated Portrait from Paint Chips.
By Chrisjob
Earlier this month, Apartment Therapy Chicago featured a home with a pixelated portrait of Lincoln, which the owners created "by pixelating a photo and boiling it down to 9 shades of gray (both done in Photoshop). [Then they] built the canvas, gridded it off in 2 inch squares, and mixed the different shades of paint. At that point it basically became a paint by number."
Then, some clever AT reader took the approach, and recreated the aesthetic » READ MORE
My Trip To DSLR-Land
By DIY Maven
I started taking photography classes last January and fell in love. Completely, head over heals in love. My partner in this torrid love affair was a Canon G10, but, a few months ago, I realized my excellent little point and shoot couldn’t live up to all of my expectations. I wanted SPEED! I wanted serious BOKEH! Enter the search for a new lover. Namely, a DSLR.
I loved my G10, but did I want to enter the Land of Rebels? They felt great » READ MORE
8 Ways to Get Organized in 5 Minutes.
By ChrisjobYou know all those little things that you see need done, but whiz by simply don't have the time to accomplish them?
Unfortunately, they actually make your life slower and less productive, which is something for which we definately don't have time. Dumb Little Man states, "If we don’t know what we’ve got, where it is, and how to find it, we run into serious problems, lowered productivity and raised stress levels." So, check out their eight tips to » READ MORE
How to make moving pictures, Harry Potter style!
By DIY Maven
Have you heard? The latest Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince, opens today, and Photojojo is celebrating in the most magical way. They show us how to make moving pictures, just like in The Daily Prophet. For you Muggles, that's the newspaper that serves as the vehicle for the Minestry of Magic to disseminate its agenda, which should not be confused with The Quibbler, the wizarding world's equivalent of The National Enquirer, which actually reports a factual story now and then. (TMI?) Anyhoo, the photographs in the newspapers move like short films that are on a loop. They're very cool, and now, thanks to jojo's tute, we can make them! This is what you'll need to do it:
New Yorker Cover Painted on an iPhone.
By Chrisjob
The June 1st, 2009 cover of the New Yorker was created entirely (well, minus the text copy) with the Brushes app on an Apple iPhone 3G. From the New Yorker: ""I got a phone in the beginning of February, and I immediately got the program so I could entertain myself," says Colombo, who first published his drawings in The New Yorker in 1994. Colombo has been drawing since he was seven, but he discovered an advantage of digital drawing on a nightti » READ MORE
Intro to Digital Photography: Week Eight, Or why I'm re-taking the class.
By DIY Maven
So yesterday was the final session of my eight-week intro to digital photography class. Because I had enjoyed every minute of it and learned more than I could have imagined, it might have been a sad occasion. However, upon talking to fellow students and my astute instructor, I decided to re-take the class. Although it might sound odd–it did to MWT when I first broached the subject with him–it really makes perfect sense. Consider potters or pain » READ MORE
Intro to Digital Photography: Week 5 (I’m a monkey with a camera.)
By DIY Maven
Last week our directive was to capture motion–either stopping it or suggesting it–by manipulating our shutter speeds. I will admit, I had difficulty with this one. I over corrected constantly, not getting exactly what I wanted. But, if I’m being honest, half the time I wasn’t sure what I wanted. Ultimately, a trip to a nearby mall produced the above ‘gut shot’. I have no idea what the image is of, nor could I replicate it for a million damn dol » READ MORE
Intro to Digital Photography: Weeks 3 & 4
By DIY Maven
Last week’s class included a field trip of sorts, which used up a bunch of ‘note-taking’ time. Our assignment was portraiture (human or otherwise), stressing the effects of natural lighting–preferably northern exposure, which seems to be the best light for most photographic situations.
After the inspiration we gathered week 3, we hunkered down to take some serious week 4 notes. Here, again, are the highlights.
We started the day with » READ MORE
Intro to Digital Photography: Week 2 (Messing round with f-stops)
By DIY Maven
First, an update. Okay, so after being totally intimidated last week, I decided to do some research and take the plunge. Ultimately, this review prompted me to settle on the Canon G10, which has become my Red Rider B-B gun of sorts. I would have slept with it the first night after I brought it home if I knew I wouldn’t roll over and break it. But I digress.
This week in class we focused on being out of focus. More specifically depth of fi » READ MORE
LOLCAT Purse
By swelldesigner
Last night I created this funny LOLCAT purse of my cat Pixie from a
basic printout, black paint, sparkles, and a wooden purse. I wanted to
create something that would be a conversation piece and I know a lot of
people love the LOLCATS/Icanhazcheezburger pictures.
I posted full instructions on my blog...
http://swelldesigner.blogspot.com/2008/08/another-swell-project-lol-cat-purse.html
Oh,
and my cat generally isn't this mean looking. She » READ MORE
Macro Photography - It's the Little Things That Count
By ErinManning
I've had a lot of requests lately for more information about macro photography, so as a little Valentine's gift to you - I've written a step-by-step guide for capturing those close-ups.
Have you seen a beautiful photograph in a book or magazine that captures all the detail of a flower or insect, close-up? The art of taking pictures of things extremely close-up is called macro photography. Professional photographers have expensive cameras and len » READ MORE
How To Make a Macro Photography Focusing Rail.
By Chrisjob More and more digital point-and-shoot cameras are coming with digital macro features, and close-up lenses for digital SLR cameras have become plenty affordable. When working with such a process, the distance between the lense and the object is essential for proper focus and clarity. Photographer Ken Stewart states, "I found myself wanting a macro focusing rail so I could smoothly and precisely vary the distance between my camera and the subject t » READ MOREDIY Fisheye Photo Lens.
By ChrisjobMelissa Lawson offers a brilliant tutorial on creating a DIY fisheye lens from an old pair of glasses and bit of electrical tape.
Really, this is genius, and cheap!
The tutorial from Photojojo can be found here, and here's a Flickr page featuring the results.
11 Cool Photo Crafts.
By ChrisjobMaking stuff is always way more fun when you're using the images of your friends and family as source material. Here's eleven clever projects that allow you to use your own digital photos to create beautiful artwork and fun crafts.
- KidGrid: DIY Photo blocks
- Customized party gear
- Make photo magnets
- Personalized mini-stickers
- Custom coloring books
- Create your own pop art
- DIY Photo mobile
- Bookplate stickers
- Personalized baby books & scrapbooks
- Photo puzzle
Turn Your Digital Photos to Personalized Holiday Greetings.
By ChrisjobPC World magazine offers a basic, but quite useful, how-to for creating holiday greeting cards with your own digital photos.
Ten Ways to Add Variety to Your Digital Photos
By ChrisjobDigital Photography School suggests taking tons of photos to increase your chances of getting that perfect shot. Try these ten tiips to add a bit of diversity as you fill up your memory card.
1. Shoot your subject at different focal lengths
2. Shoot your subject from different angles
3. Shoot using different formats
4. Avoid the Group Shot Blink
5. Use continuous exposure modes
6. Move your Subject around
7. Try Exposure Bracketing -
8. » READ MORE
A week in the life...right now!
By beccajoIkea sent me an e-mail, announcing their sponsorship of My America at Home
The idea is photographers around the nation will document their daily existence in and around their homes. The final product will be available online of course, and also be put into book form.
Check their FAQ for more information. Very interesting!
Gots to Getcha a GorillaPod.
By ChrisjobImagine this:
You're about to complete the ultimate Curbly How-To DIY post, and you think, "Man! Wouldn't it be sweet if I could hang my camera from the ceiling, and take a photo of me actually working on it?!"
Or, you're planning to scale Mt. Rainier, and you know you'll want a photo of you and your backpacking buddies, but there's no way you're gonna lug a tripod in your pack for 14,410 feet.
Or, if you're not totally allergic to all things fur » READ MORE
Graffitti Artists Work = Contributers to My Home's Art
By LauraI'm on a budget. My home is important to me. Art is important to me. When you throw these things together, walk into my apartment, and check out whats hanging on the walls, you see the results of artwork on a budget. Most of the pieces are my own work. I wish I didn't have to resort to my hanging so much of my own work, but dang it's easy on the budget.
One day I realized that I could use someone else's graffitti as sweet color-infused art in m » READ MORE
