This is a wonderful photo project that was featured on Design*Sponge last week - making 'picture frames' using jars. It can't get much simpler than this! I noticed a similar article in Martha Stewart Living this month, and also I clipped this photo {below} a while back, from I'm not sure where - a similar project.
What a simple, green, and just-plain-cool idea! Instructions can be found at Photojojo.
As mentioned, I am trying to make the most of winter instead of wallowing in SAD and counting the days until t-shirt weather arrives! I do live in Canada afterall, and since meeting with Sophie yesterday {a brand new Toronto-ite fresh from Australia} I could see her enthusiasm for the snow as it was all so new and fun for her. Hence Project: Winter Love.
I drove to Uxbridge this morning and on the way took some pics. Surprisingly, these monochromatic photos are not black and white photos at all - they are in full colour! But despite the lack of colour in the landscape, I could see how lovely it really is - how the sky almost blends with the snow, and how the tree branches are so beautifully coated. I am actually excited to take some more winter photos with my new eyes, and participate in some more Project: Winter Love activities. Are you in?
I love polaroids. My grandma has a vintage polaroid camera from the seventies that we always used to play with. And in fact, I used polaroids for my wedding guest book. So I was very sad when I found out that the film for this funky instant camera will no longer be manufactured {save polaroid!}. This alternative at Urban Outfitters - the Fuiji Instax Camera - looks kind of cool, but the price of the camera {not to mention the film itself} is a little hard to swallow.
So I was thrilled to find this application online - the Poladroid! This program allows you to drag digital photos into a virtual polaroid 'camera' and out pops a hi-res image that 'develops' into what looks very much like a polaroid picture - dreamy filter, greeny tinge, frame and all! Here are some of my poladroids. I truly could create poladroids all day.
...by Cynthia Perez. She really captures the true spirit of kids...sooo much better than an awkwardly-posed Sears portrait.
This is a wonderful photo project that was featured on Design*Sponge last week - making 'picture frames' using jars. It can't get much simpler than this! I noticed a similar article in Martha Stewart Living this month, and also I clipped this photo {below} a while back, from I'm not sure where - a similar project.
What a simple, green, and just-plain-cool idea! Instructions can be found at Photojojo.
Such beautiful photography and styling! Check out some of Rachel Whiting's photography portfolio and get ready to drool.
I'm loving the beautiful photos by friends Susannah Conway and Alicia Bock on their blog, A Few of Our Favorite Things. Every Monday they fuse together a photo they have each taken separately using their Polaroid cameras, and display them on their blog. I love collaborative projects like this, and each photo and pairing are gorgeous! I wish I could frame and hang a different set on my wall each day of the week. Their blog has also inspired me to try some more photography, but maybe using a more artsy camera than my digital SLR...a Polaroid, Diana or Holga perhaps? I can't decide!
As mentioned, I am trying to make the most of winter instead of wallowing in SAD and counting the days until t-shirt weather arrives! I do live in Canada afterall, and since meeting with Sophie yesterday {a brand new Toronto-ite fresh from Australia} I could see her enthusiasm for the snow as it was all so new and fun for her. Hence Project: Winter Love.
Last night I met with an old high school friend for coffee, and we ended up blabbing for over three hours straight! She is just starting her photography business and today I took a peek at her recently-launched website. I am so impressed with her sense of composition and colour! See www.jillballinger.com for more beautiful pics.
Have you seen the photography of Jan von Holleben? He is a German photographer, who has an ongoing body of work called 'Dreams of Flying' where, inspired by classic children's books and modern super heroes, he creates photos that would exist in a child's imagination. How fun are these?
