I recently took a class at Quelab on product photography. I'm going to share the general process and a few of the cool tips I picked up. This is gong to be a beginner level overview of the process to give you an idea of how it works. If it's something you're looking to learn, it will be enough to give you some direction to start with. Or if … [Read more...]
Making a kid’s step stool/table- with pictures, lots and lots of pictures!
I recently made this kid's step stool for toddler B. (Plus it folds into a table!) In this post I'll share my process and steps. After joining Quelab, I knew I wanted to come up with something to make in the wood shop there. They require training on any of the equipment that is potentially dangerous before you're allowed to use it and the … [Read more...]
Making my own pinhole camera
When I was a kid, I remember making a pinhole camera out of an oatmeal canister. The 'film' was half a sheet of photo paper- torn, not cut and my picture was of a tractor. So when making pinhole cameras was mentioned at the recent photography class I took at Quelab, oatmeal came to mind. As it turned out, the cameras we made were a tad bit … [Read more...]
Making my own canvas prints from start to finish
About two years ago, I ordered a series of canvas prints from a place online. It felt like however they made them must have involved a bit of magic. How do they frame them all nice and how do they get the photo on the canvas anyway? I didn't really think over much about the process, but it definitely went in the this is something that I have … [Read more...]
Community involvement
It's great to vote, but election day is just one day of the year. Not to be jaded... OK, maybe being just a little bit jaded - our votes don't really count that much. How many races are likely to be won or lost by my one vote? Zero. That's not to say that I can't make a difference. B and I voted early, but I've been contemplating today what … [Read more...]