Random things to do with images.

• Cut a random shape out of several layers of a magazine. Create a collage from the pieces.
• Create a collage using magazine cut-outs or other paper ephemera.
• Using a photograph from a book, magazine, that you took, or that you printed out, alter it by drawing/colouring over/into it.
• Absurd Captions: Share comical or ( Read more... )

You will need:

• a camera
• a flat surface - wall, or screen
• a projector
• a volunteer

Do:

• Project images onto a screen someone is standing in front.

Use photographic paper to create images without a camera.

You will need:

• light-sensitive paper (b&w, preferably fibre-based)
• items for image creation - leaves, flowers, translucent items, etc.
• any flat material to hold objects in place
• tray/container large enough to hold the paper
• sunlight

• Use unexpected angles or distances to create interest or subvert expectations in your photographs
• Flip an image upside down to change the perspective
• Consider augmenting the image in some way to further subvert the expectations of the original image
• Take a picture more up close than you normally would
• Focus on something other than the object itself, ( Read more... )

A technique for use with print film that involves using a roll of film three times before you develop it.

You will need:

• a camera that uses print film
• print film

Do:

• Take an image, roll the film back, take another image.
• Capture the image the same way, or deliberately offset.

You could also:

• Use the whole roll before rolling it back and using it again.

If you have damaged photos that you don’t want to just throw out, you can repurpose them for a myriad of different creative projects.

• Combine the damaged images with contrasting/unrelated found objects to create surrealist assemblages.
• You can add shapes and patterns to an image by using a hole punch on it, shape punches, scoring, tearing, fumage, or ( Read more... )

Focusing on a different theme, type of item, technique, or other concept, take a photo every day for a week, a month, a year, or whatever time you choose. At the end, collate them into a single entity - a book, something framed for your wall, a journal chapter, etc ( Read more... )

Expired film

• take pictures with expired film
• produces highly unpredictable results that include light leaks, colour shift, fogging, ghosting, etc.

Film Soup

• soak film in something unexpected before developing it
• damages the emulsion and potentially produces effects like freckling, colour shifts, ghosting, etc.
• liquids have included wine, tea, dish ( Read more... )