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Those ancient works of art took hundreds of hours of painstakingly precise labor. Larger works even employed teams of artisans. You don’t have teams of artisans. But you do have LEGOs. And Photoshop. John Tolva wrote up a tutorial that takes you step-by-step through the process of creating a photo mosaic using LEGO bricks. It’s not gonna turn your studio apartment into a villa, but we think it’ll bring a touch of class to the joint. Also worth a look: Holly Barhamand made a photo mosaic out of beads, the mathematics behind arranging differently shaped tiles can get quite complicated, and Ed Hall LEGO-fied Starry Night. It took several months and ten thousand bricks! John Tolva’s LEGO Photo Mosaic How-to |
Although elegant mosaics oft-graced Greek and Roman villas, they’re not so common anymore.|
Our pal Josh, shown here holding his imaginary camera, has a nifty trick that will let you fix those shots in a jif. All you need is a copy of Photoshop (almost any version will do) and about five minutes. You can use his technique to improve nearly any photograph where extreme lighting fools your camera into underexposing your image. Watch our quick video to learn how to do it! |
If you’ve ever wrestled to get a decent shot of the outside and inside when shooting indoors on a sunny day, or been disappointed to find your subject silhouetted when shooting into the sun, we have your fix.|
Do you ever look up at the sky, a towering office building, or an expansive landscape and wish your photos could capture everything you can see with your eyes? We do. Our pal Mareen does this neat thing she calls panography. Taking dozens of photos of a scene, she assembles a patchwork of images that more accurately represents what your eyes see when you’re not looking through a viewfinder. Call it super wide-angle panorama or call it panography, we think it’s awesome. Read on to learn how you can make one yourself! |
If you like Hockney, you’ll love this.|
It may sound scary, but building your own talking picture frame: simpler than you’d think. Alison and Diana walk you through all the steps in their simple video tutorial — the Pilot episode from the gals at Switch. DIY Talking Photo Frame |
Floss, check. Hole punch, check. Nail Polish, check. Hot glue gun, electric wire, drill, and recording module, check check checkity check!|
We found a clever project that uses CD jewel cases to make rearrangeable, refillable, photo frames for those empty walls of yours. Watch our first ever Photojojo video tutorial and see how you can get your photographs off-line and on your walls in about half an hour! Poooooooolar Bears. Watch our CD Case Photo Frames tutorial |
Come clean. Most of your walls are as bare as the day you moved in. Consider this a friendly intervention.|
Simply send them your digital photograph and they send you back edible icing! Lickety split! Your tasty photo icing arrives as sheets of sugar on paper backing, sealed in a plastic bag. You can slide it onto cakes, cookies, or cupcakes right away; or store it for up to 6 months. Instructions are included, and sizes range from 11×17 to 2.5†round so you have plenty of options. Photo cupcakes are our new favorite thing. Read on to see how we made ours… How to make your own photo cupcakes |
Just when you thought cakes and cupcakes couldn’t get any better, here come the happy and fun-loving folks over at Icing Images.|
Julian Opie’s portraiture style is unmistakable, so it’s unlikely you can fool anyone into believing you thought this one up yourself. We suggest you just admit that you copied the idea from us here at PhotoJojo, who in turn copied it from Karl, who was inspired by Julian Opie to make his own copy. Whew! How’s that for post-modern? How to make your own pop art portraits |
This dude named Karl has come up with a super-simple process that lets anyone, even beginners, turn photographs of people into beautiful illustrations (for posters, prints, or whatever.)