Archive for the ‘camera’ tag
Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Diana Lens + adapter for DSLRs
Diana Lens + adapter, $60
The whole Diana camera was on my list last year. It’s a plastic toy camera that produces dreamy images on film. They’ve now created an adapter for $15 which allows you to attach your Diana’s lens to your DSLR. (available for both Canon and Nikon). If you don’t have a whole Diana, Photojojo is offering this combo of the adapter and the lens.
Amber’s 2008 Gift Guide – Art and Photography Stuff
* See my note below.
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Chuckles 2009, $20
Heather Armstrong (Dooce!) takes photos of her dog Chuck and turns them into calendars. This year she is donating the proceeds to the Humane Society of Utah. So you can buy two.
at dooce.com
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Aperture2, $200
For the Mac user who is a photography enthusiast (*coughAmbercough*) this software is the perfect gift. It allows you to edit photos using controls beyond the iPhoto basic adjustments, and it’s still easier to use than Photoshop. I play with it every time I’m in the Apple store, and day dream. Over the weekend we did Hanukkah early with Rob’s family, and my in laws got this for me! Woo hoo!
at apple.com
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Cupcake Print by Sandra Juto, $15
I’m a big fan of Sandra Juto. I’d like these cheerful cupcakes for my kitchen.
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20″ x 20″ Fingerprint Portrait, $290
Because you really are a beautiful and unique snowflake. Available in larger and smaller sizes, and in tons of colors. DNA11 also offers a genetic mapping of your DNA which they then translate into visual form, as well as art made from your lip prints if you’re looking for something sexier than thumbs. Currently, they do not have an option for ass prints, but I guess you could ask… Robert.
at dna11.com
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Hand-painted Nesting Russian Dolls, $27
Less fussy than the traditional sets.
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Flickr pro account, $25
My Flickr pro account is pretty much the best twenty-five bucks I’ve ever spent. If you know an internet-savvy photog, especially if they’re using the free version already, chances are they’d love a pro account. Now with video, too!
at flickr.com
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Ork Posters screen print, $27
The concept behind Ork Posters is very cool, and the folks who run the company are so nice, too; I met them this summer at a craft show. Each location they offer a map for has a unique selection of colors and prints and is available in both printed form and screen prints, which have a bit more texture and character than the printed ones. Of course, I want a Brooklyn poster (I’m waiting for a fun limited edition one, maybe in orange on a cream paper… hint, hint!) in a screen print.
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Charlotte’s Web cover art lithograph, $2500
Only 250 lithographs were made from Garth Williams’ original artwork of the cover her did for Charlotte’s Web, and they’re hand signed by the late illustrator himself. Even so, I’m not sure how anyone is justifying the price tag on this… but I still want it.
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Fuiji Instax Camera, $130
Tiny, simple, instant. It’s almost as good as an instant Polaroid which, of course, is soon-to-be no more. I think this looks like it came off the set of Star Wars. Want!
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Polaroid Super Shooter Land Camera, $28
It probably doesn’t work, but it comes with cool flash cubes! I love the rainbow stripes on the package, too.
at etsy.com
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Holga 135BC Plastic 35mm Camera – “Black Corners” Version, $46
Holgas are typically a medium format camera, meaning they take 120mm film and produce square photos, not the standard 35mm with 2:3 rectangle photos that everyone is used to. I love my Holga, which was $25 new, but the film is so expensive and niche that between buying one roll and having it developed, I was spending more than the camera itself cost me. Recently, the manufacturer created three new versions Holga in 35mm format. Expensive film problem solved. Out of the three, this is my favorite. It similar to the 120N that I have, except that it includes a cable release adapter in the shutter release button. Very cool. There is an internal mask to create a soft vignetting of the corners, a.k.a. the “bent corners” effect.
I love lomo cameras; they’re whimsical, unpredictable, quirky and fun. Everyone from children to professional photographers will appreciate having one of these, and therein lies the beauty of lomo photography: it is art for everyone to make.
at adorama.com
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Frolic print by Yellena, $20
I’m hoping not to sound insulting when I say that I envision this print going in my bathroom. It’s so pretty, and would make me happy when I saw it every day as I was putting on my face.
at etsy.com
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eco-packaged Joby Gorillapod for SLR, $40
Hats off to Joby for offering this without the packaging and giving a discount for people who buy it this way. As for the thing itself, I have one. It’s invaluable. You can put it in your camera bag and set it up anywhere. The ingenious way it attaches to your camera reduces the set up and take down time to about two seconds, it’s virtually indestructible, and it’s so darn cute, too! I love this.
at joby.com
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*I mentioned that this would be the “awkward” section of the gift guide. Art is a weird gift, and not everyone likes strange and/or old cameras and photo stuff. Tomorrow is more “kind of strange” things to give; I’m going to show you all of the cool kitchen and home stuff I came up with.
Still, the concept of my gift guide started out as a way to give Rob gift hints for me, and all of this is stuff I love. Some of it I already own, everything else I would like to. This one is mostly for me, but I hope it makes you happy, too.
Fun with Poladroid
This cute program takes a digital image and converts it into a faux Polaroid. It’s kind of cheating, but the results are really pretty. It makes a genuine Polaroid camera noise and then takes a few minutes for the picture to appear. While it’s “developing”, you can shake it!
I used the program to convert a cell phone photo my friend Carissa snapped and sent to me. The bracket is from Anthropologie, and the a lamp shade and cord are both from Ikea. She strung the cord through the bracket and made herself a charming, inexpensive, zero-footprint light, perfect for a her tiny apartment bedroom. So cute!
