From TimeOut New York, these lively framed paper silhouette in series interact with each other and the wall. A perfect use for a collection of thrifted frames (paint 'em black), and a great way to honor your friends that hate to be photographed, just print 'em, trace 'em, cut and frame!
Materials
• Old photographs or a camera and printer to make new ones
• Black construction paper
• Scissors
• Tape
• An assortment of picture frames
At the rate folks are cranking out DIY photostudio equipment (here, here, here, and here), it's entirely possible to create a fully functioning and incredibly lit studio shopping only at home improvement and craft store.
So, add this one to the list. A DIY collapsable photo reflector that looks identical to those sold commercially. Whether its reflectivity is as awesome isn't clear, but I can't imagine that shininess is for naught.
Dateline February 2008: Polaroid announces they're getting out of the Polaroid business.
Dateline October 2009: No, they're not.
"After all the difficulties and changes of ownership during the last years, the new management of Polaroid now understands the source of the brand's attraction - which is surprisingly not based in digital cameras but in Dr. Edwin Land's groundbreaking 1948 invention of Instant Photography, which he ingeniously devis » READ MORE
Bigger, sharper, and more refined. We continue to push our digital cameras to get closer and more detailed macro photos our of projects, food, families, and great vintage finds. Captain Molo shows us how to make a macro lens snoot for super close up images and crazy detail out of preground glass lens and a cardboard tube.
It's true...everyone loves blocks. Still. Always have, always will.
So, Photojojo came up with a tutorial to create a set of blocks you'll never be embarrassed to leave out when company comes over.
Materials
Forget ignoring the temptation to stick your tongue out...apparently it matters where you place your tongue behind your closed teeth.
Reader's Digest offer this and nine other tips to bring out your best in photographs.
1. Eyes just above the camera lens.
2. Tongue behind closed teeth.
3. Arms at your sides.
4. Test clothing in natural light.
5. No patterns!
6. Watch the make-up.
7. Classic model pose.
8. Keep your body at attention.
9. Study attract » READ MORE
Viewing slides, tracing artwork, exposing photo emulsion for screenprinting, as a background for photography special effects...I can think of myriad reasons one could use a light table. And, with these instructions from DIYPhotography, it's a totally reasonable weekend project.
"The idea behind the light table is simple. Things look really great if the light is passing through them. As opposed to light being reflected off them. This is why slid » READ MORE
The very best DIY projects feature photos of the making process...but what if the step requires two hands? Where's the tripod supposed to go. In your head?
Yes, actually. This instructable offers a design that helps your audience see what you see.A "tripod" that rests in your teeth.
Of course, this only works with the lightest of camera, but still, cool, right?
Upon visiting my local FreeGeek space, I noted the bubbling pile of e-scrap...techno goodies that will never be much use for a frankensteined personal computer. Did I see a potential resource of microchips, LEDs, and switches? Of course, but I wouldn't know what to do with 'em. So, instead, I started slicing, and came up with this very easy, customizable, and essentially cost-free picture frame.
Oo, oo, oo. You gotta love the possibilities opened by the battery operated LED tea light. Case in point: these photo lanterns from Ivy Kanaley from a A Field Journal.
Materials:
The only thing you'll need to buy to make this project is the piece of 3' x 4' sheet of galvanized steel, which the Jo's at Photojojo found at Home Depot for 14 bucks. You probably already have on hand the rest of the supplies, which include the following:
Handmade. Graphic. Photography. Useful. This DIY perpetual photo calendar really does have it all. Make one yourself with this tutorial from Sandy at Photojojo.
Materials
1. Find the numbers and shoot em.
2. Make prints.
3. Clip 'em together.
4. Use it!
The wealth of online stitching software should inspire any digital camera owner into creating their own panoramic photos. To ensure that these turn out as best they can, a specialty panoramic tripod head does the trick. But don't rush to the photoshop to get one for hundreds of dollars...instead, head to the hardware store with a Hamilton.
Looking
for a quick, personal craft this holiday season to make that is also
really super cool? Create a one-of-a-kind photo bracelet for that
special someone using photos of images they love or of photos of people
they love! The above photo was taken by my friend Chris.
He actually came over last year and we crafted up a few for him to
wear. I think he dug making them and it only took an hour or two! Also,
check out this bevy of brace » READ MORE
These re-stickable photo frames from Photojojo are so clever I can hardly stand it. Made of premium, pliable vinyl--just like those fancy wall decals--the frames not only stick to walls but to windows too. (I wonder how they'd look on a window framing a photo transfer? Hmmmm.) A set of 8 will set you back 20 big ones--or 2 for 36.
Looking for a quick and easy (and cheap) gift idea that's also personal and sincere? Whip up one of these journaled mats in a flash. You simply print out journaled writing (I edited mine in Photoshop) onto label stock, cut, and adhere to a regular mat. No more boring mats and it's an instant conversation piece! For complete instructions (with step by steps), visit my blog.
Here's some other ideas to try along these lines:
– Use children » READ MORE
Melissa at Scrapbooks etc shares a technique of using ordinary packaging tape to make photo transfers. Very cool!
What you need to make them:
What you do to make them:
Click on this jump to see Melissa in action!
That black and yellow Nikon strap that my wife insists must stay attached to our DSLR is the most uninspiring, and perhaps downright embarassing, photo ecoutrement I can imagine.
Now THIS, on the other hand, makes me want to shoot the entire world.
Materials
Simply use your old strap to make a pattern, cut and sew, and slip your old strap in. Aw » READ MORE
Last winter, Polaroid announced its plans to stop produce its instant camera film. Bad news indeed, as such an aesthetic has become a mainstay in our contemporary culture, 'specially for those who grew up in the 1980s, as a Polaroid was many of our generation's first camera. Indeed, some have made careers in such a medium.
Thankfully, the digital age, which brought an end to the instant film technology in the first place, has redeemed itself » READ MORE
