Your very own font/changing room and backdrop
How amazing an idea/possibility, to have your very own handwriting font to use on the computer?
Well this site makes it possible! Now I am still in the stone age it seems as I do not have a scanner. I had one when I was getting my masters and started teaching, but didn't put it to much use and ended up giving it away:(
I know they aren't very much money, but I already have overflowing shelves and rooms and drawers.
On another note I wanted to share two things I have recently purchased.
1. A pop up portable changing room for on location photo shoots. How cool is this? It is a really big pain in the but to put together until you figure it out. I am going to have my husband video me doing it and post it here. I used it on Friday on a shoot and it was perfect. I think more was exposed to the main highway when I felt the wind on my back and realized that as I was bending down to take photos of her in the grass-I was simultaneously flashing the men sitting at a red light in their truck, my plumbers crack.
That was embarassing:O
2. A makeshift portable backdrop/lightfilter. This is to the genius of my frister Genine who made it and then told me how.
Go to Lowes or Home depot and get
6 5foot legths of 3/4 inch round pvc pipe
6 pvc elbows
2 pvc 3 sproket thingies for the bottom
a small hack saw or pvc pipe cutter.
I have yet to cut the lengths but essentially you are making two U shapes (one with 5feet on all three sides and the one to lay on the ground will have 3ft sides and the 5ft piece across) and then attaching them to eachother at 90 degrees with the 3 holed sproket thingies.
What is really cool is that you can either use clamps or just slide a pretty curtain over the top bar and viola!
Now of course if you are using this as a backdrop you will want to sandbag the bar on the back so it doesn't tip over.
I plan on (haven't yet) using it as a "pretend" windowsill to take photos of. I also am going to try it to filter some light for flower photos etc.
Well this site makes it possible! Now I am still in the stone age it seems as I do not have a scanner. I had one when I was getting my masters and started teaching, but didn't put it to much use and ended up giving it away:(
I know they aren't very much money, but I already have overflowing shelves and rooms and drawers.
On another note I wanted to share two things I have recently purchased.
1. A pop up portable changing room for on location photo shoots. How cool is this? It is a really big pain in the but to put together until you figure it out. I am going to have my husband video me doing it and post it here. I used it on Friday on a shoot and it was perfect. I think more was exposed to the main highway when I felt the wind on my back and realized that as I was bending down to take photos of her in the grass-I was simultaneously flashing the men sitting at a red light in their truck, my plumbers crack.
That was embarassing:O
2. A makeshift portable backdrop/lightfilter. This is to the genius of my frister Genine who made it and then told me how.
Go to Lowes or Home depot and get
6 5foot legths of 3/4 inch round pvc pipe
6 pvc elbows
2 pvc 3 sproket thingies for the bottom
a small hack saw or pvc pipe cutter.
I have yet to cut the lengths but essentially you are making two U shapes (one with 5feet on all three sides and the one to lay on the ground will have 3ft sides and the 5ft piece across) and then attaching them to eachother at 90 degrees with the 3 holed sproket thingies.
What is really cool is that you can either use clamps or just slide a pretty curtain over the top bar and viola!
Now of course if you are using this as a backdrop you will want to sandbag the bar on the back so it doesn't tip over.
I plan on (haven't yet) using it as a "pretend" windowsill to take photos of. I also am going to try it to filter some light for flower photos etc.
1 Comments:
Can I just tell you how awesome you are and how grateful I am for these invaluable tips. I am totally saving up for the changing tent AND the backdrop creation. I'm all warm and gushy inside thinking about it. YAY!!!
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