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It’s no secret we love Project 365. We’re a curious bunch, and often it’s the best way to get to know someone (including yourself). What happens when the logic’s applied to your town? Your neighbors? Larry Strung knows. He’s taken Project 365 to the streets of his humble hamlet, Hamilton, Ontario. And we love his town. Each day he photographs (and posts online) a different citizen. It’s like finally getting to meet all your neighbors, one day and one neighbor at a time. The biker who rides at 6 am, the doctor, the farmer, the mayor. Talk about a complete picture of a place. Take a cue from Strung and hit the pavement while it’s still warm enough to do so. Meet your neighbors from behind your lens. p.s. Live in New York City or San Francisco? Come out to our awesomely fun photo meetup Wednesday night (organized with our pals at JPG Magazine and Lomography). Read more… |
We love Josh Poehlein’s photography portfolios, “Unstill Lives,” and “Ghosts” because they don’t show us everything. Wait, what? Sure, photography’s all about revelation. But sometimes the best photographs are of the things you can’t see. Poehlein takes this one step further by taking one step back. Let us explain: he scratches off the emulsion from his prints in order to add another image, often of what you’d imagine would be in the photo but isn’t. A stream of water from a dry showerhead, birds in an empty nest, a giant boat in the distance of a still lake. The results are even more awesome if you can draw. Which we can’t. Still, we had fun making our own scratch-n-see works of art. And they turned out pretty great, if a little amateur next to Poehlein’s genius. (That’s our monster on Coit Tower, in case you couldn’t tell by the, ahem, difference in skill.) Scratch-N-See: Vandalize Your Photos in the Name of Art! (via Taylor McKnight) |
Remember chain letters? They promised riches, luck, love, avoidance of certain death. Well, we never got those envelopes stuffed with cash or cookies, but hey we’re still alive! Take that simple idea, add photography, and you’ve got the Photo Chain, a picture of a picture of a picture, all across the world. See where your friends take a piece of you! It’s easy: Step 1: Start the chain by taking a picture. Easily recognizable objects work best–think bright colors, big shapes, like a giant statue in the woods, neon yellow daffodils, or your stuffed monkey. Aim for a neutral background in this first photo. Step 2: Send it to a friend. Email your shot to a pal in Honduras, your grouchpa in Sweden, anybody who’s handy with a camera and printer. Step 3: Instruct grouchpa to download and print a high quality 4×6. Step 4: Ask him to take a picture of that 4×6 in front of something in his world (rocking chair? chartreuse refrigerator?). Hands in the photo are cool, just be sure the 4×6 takes front and center so it’s still clear as the chain gets longer. Step 5: Get grouchpa to send his photo-of-your-photo along to a friend to keep the chain going. What now? Ask members of your chain gang to send you each picture they take, then frame them in jewel cases or create an online gallery! Bob Nanna’s Polaroid Picture Chain Video Play the Picture in Picture Pass in the Photojojo Forum p.s. Want your photo in the Photojojo Book? It’s easy! We’re looking for dozens of photos. Click here to see what kinds of pictures we need. |
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Ahhh, your friendly local park bench. You’ve always suspected it’s up to no good. Want proof? Tie a disposable camera to it, leave it there for a day, then come back and develop the pictures. That’s what Jay did, and he got a bunch of pictures of all the friendly people who hung out at his bench that day. Here’s the note he tied to the camera:
Try it for yourself! Get a cheap disposable camera, tie it to a bench with a friendly note, and collect it at the end of the day. Pick a bench in an interesting place that gets a lot of foot traffic, like outside a cafe on a sunny weekend. If you’re shy about taking portraits of strangers, here’s your solution! Go on, you know you’re curious about that bench now. The Secret Lives of Benches p.s. Hey. You. You got a mom? Our thoughtful, wonderful, you-were-always-my-favorite custom photo bags are perfect for Mother’s Day. (You didn’t forget, didn’t you?) The order deadline is next Tuesday, April 15th for regular delivery. p.p.s. If you follow photojojo on twitter, you were first to find out about the video on Flickr, some nifty sunglasses with a camera inside, and a new camera app for the iPhone! Just hit the “Follow” button -> photojojo on twitter |
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Our old pal Isaac Newton spent his whole life trying to prove that Up was Up, and Up pressed Down on things that were Down. Well we’re bucking that now-established wisdom and making Sideways where it’s at. Jan von Holleben’s photo series, “Dreams of Flying,” cleverly switches Up with Sideways by having neighborhood kids lie on their sides amid props on the ground around them. We guess von Holleben figured that kids spend most of their time crawling around in the dirt anyway, so why not make the best of it? Bucking gravity, his photographs recreate wondrous scenes from our childhood dreams – taking us back to a time when our grandest ambitions were to explore jungles, walk the moon, and blaze across the Sahara on doggie-back. The results are imaginative and brilliant. And, taking a page from von Holleben’s book, we’re now off try this for ourselves! All we need is a ladder, some kids, and a camera… Viva la Sideways! Jan von Holleben’s “Dreams of Flying” Photo Series p.s. Try this out along with us! Post your results in this post in the Photojojo Forum, and you may be randomly chosen to win a special prize. p.p.s. Keen readers may note that Karina blogged this over a year ago. We just loved the idea so much we had to write about it twice! |
Linus is sure somebody to sympathize with. Brimming with childlike faith and optimism, his belief in the Great Pumpkin never falters — Every year Linus waits to catch a glimpse of the Great Pumpkin on Halloween, but every year he just misses it. Man, we feel for him. If pumpkin cheer is a bit elusive in your life right now, too, we’ve found the perfect something to make up for it — DIY Pumpkin Photo Holders. Putting ‘em together couldn’t be simpler: Step 1: Get a pumpkin Step 2: Pound some nails all around Step 3: Thread string in-between Step 4: Insert photos, show off! Thanks to reader Camille for this great tip. That’s her photo up above too! * Disclaimer: Will only appear in the most Sincere of Pumpkin Patches. |
Photography being the ultimate populist art form, we’re extra super special keen on people who come up with ways to bring photo fun to everyone. Here’s two we’ve come across recently that we really like: Snap-Shot-City, September 29th
Run from the U.K., they hit 35 cities last year and the adventure begins again this weekend! A Million Little Pictures, October 10th
The twist: They haven’t decided which city the exhibition will be in, and every camera counts as a vote for your city. Get friends to join in the fun to increase your city’s odds! (This one’s only open to people in the USA) A Million Little Pictures p.s. Delicious breakfast photos from all of you after last week’s Breakfast Photo Project. |
As more and more of the world starts to skip breakfast, we figured this was a good time to focus on that most important meal of the day. So here’s one more reason to enjoy some hearty oats or a breakfast burrito* tomorrow: Jon Huck’s Breakfast series. Pairing portraits with porridge, his project shows people alongside their morning sustenance. We find it surprisingly addictive to flip through and draw fanciful conclusions on the connections. (Warning: It’s hard to do so without making your mouth water.) Fun Photo Project: Take your camera with you to the breakfast table tomorrow morning and bring us back a portrait and a plate. Then post the results here. Need more enticement? Follow that link to learn all sorts of fun breakfast factoids… like 308 ways to enjoy toast, all about breakfast in space or the amazing banana, and the history of breakfast cereal. Jon Huck’s Breakfast Portraits * Speaking of which, did you know Tony the Tiger goes by “El tigre Toño” in Mexico? We kid you not. Mr. Breakfast.com has the scoop. |
They say you can learn a lot about a person by looking at their hands, but what about their feet? Ellen Ugelstad’s The Shoe Project is a decidedly unusual series of portraits. Focusing first on her subjects’ feet, then comparing them with their face and shoulders, she’s found new perspective on the oft-tired portrait. It turns out feet are surprisingly expressive. Who knew? Page through her gallery of children, fashionistas, and grandparent feet for inspiration, then get down low and give this a try next weekend! Ellen Ugelstad’s The Shoe Project |
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But Sarah Schneider and Jake Hurwitz’s Digital Picassos are a revolution we can all get behind. Their simple method makes this truly the common man’s cubism. Step 1: Find a couple digital cameras. (Ideally with large screens.) Step 2: Hold each camera closely over a crucial part of your face as if you’re going to take a picture of it. Step 3: Get a friend to take a picture of you. Rearrange and re-shoot as necessary to make yourself look as ugly as possible. Check out the site to see more examples of the technique and submit your own! Digital Picassos (Thanks for the tip, Nick!)
(The bug-zappers have been on full blast at The New Photojojo Forum. If you haven’t hopped aboard already, now’s the time.) |
As with many groundbreaking artistic techniques, the validity of art created with digital tools has been controversial.
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