I love to see how how you Choose Joy! Here are some of my recent favorites…
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Want to add effects to your photos? Read the post on Instagram and Smartphone photo effects!
I love to blur the background of photos. I am guessing it wouldn’t take too much time on my site to figure that out. There is just something beautiful about a creamy smooth background or one with nice circle bokeh.
A nice blur to the background also helps set your subject off from the background.
Today I want to share 3 tips for getting better blur in your backgrounds.
Kind of old and creepy looking right? I love it. I have an old Holga camera and I love it. I even have a Polaroid attachment (for the peel apart Polaroid film) for the back….the only problem is that the film gets so expensive. What is a Holga? It’s basically a toy camera that is known for it’s photo imperfections: the shadowy vignette, light leaks, distortion. Add in the grainy quality of a pinhole camera and you can get some pretty haunting photos. Chris Keeney has some great galleries of pinhole photos and Holga photos…..among other fascinating altered camera photos.
I made an easy little cover for my iPhone camera that gets a similar effect. All I used was a small piece of cardboard, tape and a sewing needle: [Read more…]