When it comes to photography, we like to root for the little guy.
He’s the picture taker that works hard, is easy going and is always around when you need him.
Yep, we’re talking about one of our old favorites: the disposable camera.
While we love adding filters to our phone pics and making masterpieces with our DSLRs, there’s something magical about disposable cameras we can’t forget…
They’re cheap, fun to play with and can do almost anything!
Here’s our top 20 list of didn’t-know-you-could-do-that ways to use, abuse, modify, and make the most of your disposable camera!
Introducing two new store items that’ll change everything for photographers who like to get around.
The simply clever Any Bag Camera Bag Insert lets you carry your precious camera load in your everyday bag while keeping it safe from bumps and scratches.
The Expedition Wooden Tripod, a favorite of photographers for the past 100 years, will give you the sturdiest hold as it’s built to stand in any kind of weather on any kind of surface.
Fashionable and practical, these two goodies will keep you looking good while performing even better.
The Expedition Wooden Tripod
Made in Germany for 100 years, this tripod keeps your camera boulder-steady.
What makes it especially better than other tripods? Its sustainable ash wood naturally absorbs vibration better than metal tripods can.
Plus, it’ll withstand whatever weather or terrain your camera may take you to.
$290 each in The Photojojo Shop
The Any Bag Camera Bag Insert
When your camera bag’s too bulky to drag across town and your everyday bag isn’t structured enough to protect your camera, what to do?
SOLUTION: A padded DSLR insert that fits into any bag!
Built like the inside of a camera bag, this insert will let you safely carry your DSLR and lens in totes, messenger bags, backpacks and handbags.
While we love computing at the local cafe, (our fav place to we can’t help but notice that everyone else sipping cocoa seems to have the exact same aluminum “book.”
That’s why we transformed the light-up logo on our laptop into a 35mm slide viewer.
This quickie project not only makes your laptop stand out in a sea of computer clones but also shows off your photo + DIY skills to your co-workers and cafe cohorts.
Gather your laptop, a 35mm film slide or negative, black tape*, and scissors.
If it’s a slide, remove the film from its slide mount.
Stick the film over your laptop’s light-up logo by taping it along one edge. Make a neat border around all sides of the film with the tape.
When you’re done, peel the tape off the laptop (all together with the film attached) and use scissors to refine your edges. (We made ours into the shape of a slide, but you can make it any shape you want – even a camera!)
Once you’re happy with your shape, re-attach the tape with film to your laptop’s light-up logo.
Voilà! A laptop that shows off your DIY photography talents in less than 10 minutes.
*We used electrical tape. If you’re worried about tape residue, test a small area first.
They’re easy to make, and we can take hundreds of pictures every day without wasting a single roll of film.
Yet after hours of photo-editing and Instagramming from our phones, sometimes we’re left yearning for some old fashioned hands-on photographic fun.
So, imagine how happy we were to discover a super fun, easy, and chemical-free method that you can use to transform your digital pictures into homemade photo sunprints!
While we’d love to spend lots of time in darkrooms printing all our photos, this method let’s us get into some analog printing fun while playing with our digital-based creations.
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It’s such a shame that these vehicles are just left in the open field to rust away. While I was out driving the other day not too far from my house, I turned down a back road just to see if I could find any good subjects and came across a field that had this old school bus, a rusted RV and a Ford pickup truck.
For this image of the school bus I used Topaz Adjust-Sketch Color and actually applied it twice to get this effect. The original image of the bus was a dingy gray so I wanted to add color and give it some life. Maybe not enough life to get back out on the road, but at least a twinkle. If you haven’t tried Topaz Adjust (from Topaz Labs), .
Rest in peace, dear school bus. I hope I have lifted your spirits in some small way. ~Barbara
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This colourful storefront is located on Queen St. West somewhere. Thought it would make a neat photo. I shot it pretty much from the ground blind. Took maybe five shots to get what I wanted. Hope you like it.
