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Holiday. Photo. Time. Three innocent little words that when strung together can cause much anxiety in parents around the globe. To reduce the stress and end up with photos that really capture the true spirit of your family, we nabbed professional kid photographer and author of Click!, Rachel Devine. Rachel’s neatly rolled up her top notch advice in this guide that’ll last you straight through your eggnog supply and into next year! Top 10 Tips for Photographing Kids |
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You calmly plug your ears at the first hint of a Christmas carol and politely refuse your co-worker’s gingerbread cookies. The Holidays, already? Well cheer up scrooge! Here’s a darn good reason to end your holiday denial: The Photojojo Holiday Gift Guide Numero Uno. We’ve been (really, really) pumped on these photo goodies all year. So without further ado:
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Thanksgiving at your house. You know how it goes. Poppa Bob has to have rolls with real butter, Uncle Dave made a vegan pecan pie, Cousin Michelle brought vegetarian green bean casserole. You’ve got enough on your plate! Try photo food tags this year, a clever photo project for easily identifying dishes. Pre-empt any unseemly food confusion with your camera, a few slices of cheese and a set of alphabet cookie cutters! p.s. We’re on Twitter tweeting all kinds of amazing photo stuff everyday, like these absolutely amazing photo recreations. Don’t miss out! |
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We’ve all been there: not having the words to express what we feel. Kids in war zones know this too well. Brian McCarty had a thought: what if cameras were the key to teaching kids how to tell their stories? He traveled to Jerusalem, the center of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, to find out. Brian asked kids to draw what they’ve seen, and then recreated the scenes in a photograph with toys. He found that a combination of play and art therapy was a powerful and life changing way to give kids a voice. Photographers often turn to their camera when words just won’t do. Turns out kids are no different. Wanna get involved? Watch a short video at the Kickstarter link below! War Toys: A Therapeutic Photo Project p.s. Share your favorite photo goody from the Photojojo Shop today and get a little something special from us. Head here for more! |
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What do you call dye that uses sunlight to develop photos on fabric? Frakkin’ amazing, that’s what. You could also call it our Photo Fabric Dye Kit! A kit of red, orange, and blue gives you enough dye to create some serious awesomosity. It’s a little like making cyanotype sun prints, only in a jillion different colors. The Photo Fabric Dye Kit BONUS!: We’ve been playing around with this amazing stuff. Here’s what we learned! How to: Make Sun Prints on Fabric with the Kit |
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What do moles, Fantastic Mr. Fox, and photos have in common? Why, they make awesome tunnels, of course! Yup, photos can make tunnels! By separating the layers of your photos into cut-outs, you can turn your photos into a sweet 3-D diorama. Use this project as a crafty way to study depth of field or turn your photos into magical miniature worlds. The last time you tried to reach out and touch a 3-D photo? You got a handful of air. Womp-womp. Here’s the kind of 3-D photo you can really touch! p.s. Our buddies at Artists Wanted have a photo competition called EXPOSURE going on. Enter for a shot at $50,000 in awards and epic adventures to NYC and Paris! |
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Gritty cell-phone photos are the new faux-vintage, but we’ve got another way to add filters to just about any photo. We’ll teach you two ways to add pattern to your pics. A little lace and some sunlight will re-invent your shots with shadows. …While a scanner and crumpled paper will make people want to reach out and touch your photos (mind the fingerprints on the screen!). p.s. Our pals at Artsy Couture are giving away 3 free photo wood block sets on Facebook today! (Plus a 25% sale on their site, w00t.) |
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What if everyone on Earth took a photo at the same exact moment? It would be the most thorough snapshot of mankind itself! On 10-10-10, One Day on Earth got pretty darn close to accomplishing just that. The One Day on Earth project asked people all over the world to take a photo or film footage of the most important thing to them on October 10, 2010. They were able to reach out to a wide array of people all over the world through 60 non-profits and the United Nations. The resulting footage is an exciting peek into what matters to who around the world: everything from each other to science to politics to the environment. They’re now turning the 3000 hours of footage into a feature film, for which you can see a trailer of. They’ve also created a searchable online archive! There’ll be another day of shooting on 11-11-11 this year, so click on to see how you can take part in a collective snapshot of Earth! One Day On Earth – Take a Snapshot of Earth! [via Good] |
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We love taking photos, and even more, we love seeing them on the iPad’s big screen! The wait between the two… not so much. Luckily these iPad CF and SD Card Readers get DSLR photos straight onto an iPad at lightning speeds. Pop in a memory card and the Photos app opens — letting you quickly import sans fuss or cables. iPad CF and SD Card Readers |
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Tests, leukemia and bone marrow are scary words, but they don’t have to be! You can actually use your photo talents to turn those words into something good! When we found out that our very own Amit (founder of Photojojo) has leukemia and needs a bone marrow donor to cure it, our first thought was, How can we help? The answer is getting more people — especially South Asians (Indians, Pakistanis, Nepali etc) — in the bone marrow registry! People + Party + Photobooth. You thinking what we’re thinking? Tomorrow in San Francisco we’ll be taking part à la photo booth in BYOSA: A Swabbing Party for Amit, and we want you to come. A bone marrow test is merely a swab of the cheek, and that simple act could save someone’s life. If you can’t make it, you can still help Amit & others cure their leukemia (for real!):
Save Lives, Throw a Photo Booth Party! Amit Gupta Needs You — Join the Bone Marrow Registry |
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