Lo Fi Photo Fun

The camera revolution has begun! This hip how-to volume will help lo-fi photographers take their shooting to the next level, be it with Polaroid, Diana, Holga, pinhole camera, or many more beloved analog favorites. In 35 fun and imaginative projects, users will learn dozens of unexpected and beautiful techniques, from cross-, push-, and hand-processing to experimenting with film speeds and film types, bleeding images, and using multiple exposures and lenses. Illustrated with striking shots from lo-fi aficionados and organized by technique, this easy-to-follow guide—with simple step-by-step instructions and handy tips on camera quirks—will inspire plastic camera pros and enthusiastic beginners to point and shoot in a whole new way.

As technology (seemingly) marches ever forward, makers are thirsty to get their hands on the latest gadgets and gear. But you don’t always need “new” to have fun. Whether it’s rosy nostalgia or a healthy respect for what engineers of old (or the late 1900s as the kids say) were able to achieve with limited resources, there’s whole megabytes to love and learn about the technology of yesterday. In this retro-themed issue of Make: we show you how to play your favorite old-school video games by building your own DIY arcade game, from a full-size cabinet to a tiny programmable microcade. Next, 35 years later the Nintendo Game Boy is still going strong! Cat Graffam tells how she and many others fell in love with the Game Boy Camera and developed a playable art gallery to showcase photos from the community, while Nikola Whallon walks through adding the Pro-Sound Mod to your Game Boy to add more professional sound to your chiptune jams. Then, 18-year-old Daniel Bunting talks about his process for cutting custom small-batch records using polycarbonate discs. Brian Johnson reports on the serendipitous discovery of a cache of 1980s era hardware that jump-started a community around the long defunct NABU computer system. And finally, read a love letter to PC sound cards, and how maker Ian Scott has worked to recreate the unique “tracker” sound with a Raspberry Pi Pico. Plus, 45+ projects including: Build or 3D print a camera lucida that lets you draw accurately by tracing real life Install a microcontroller-powered scale on your espresso machine to pull the perfect shot every time Track your furry, four-legged friends using GPS and your own LoRa network Add polyphonic sound to your projects the easy way with WVR, a no-code, Wi-Fi audio board Make a thermal printing photo booth robot out of a vintage TLR camera Columnist Charles Platt pays tribute after the recent passing of seminal author Don Lancaster, who explained the mysteries of logic chips for generations of DIY hobbyists Pro tips for making the most of your laser projects with LightBurn software Build fun, simple stomp rockets using PVC pipe and soda bottles And more!

He is always ready to swap his professional camera for a Polaroid so that his subjects can see the photos immediately and tag them with shout-outs or trash talk. His photo shoots are like block parties where his subjects drop their guard to reveal an honest sense of self-pride, and love of life."

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2016 in the subject Communications - Public Relations, Advertising, Marketing, Social Media, grade: 7,6, Stenden University, course: Bachelor of Business Administration/ Bachelor of Art, language: English, abstract: The social media world has increased fast and people become overwhelmed with information. Since images play an important role in the social media world, organizations have the opportunity to create a profile at the social media network Instagram to post filtered and non filtered photos, to engage its users to view, like and comment those. Photo filters that increase warmth, exposure and contrast get more likes and comments because they elicit feelings of arousal and excitement. This theory can be attributed to the filters colours, since red, orange, and yellow lead to states of arousal and excitement. Next to that, sport fans enjoy images in black&white and sepia. The sport company S is a client that has wished an Instagram profile from the company 12s. For that reason, the management did send many sport related photos to the media firm, which they can post at their profile. However, the employees who are responsible for the Instagram profile are not sure if they should keep the images original or edit them with filters. If they edit photos, they can choose between filters, what makes the choice harder, since they do not know which filter viewers like. For solving that problem, a research was needed to give recommendations to the organization 12s for the best filter choice by analysing appealing colours and filters of lively Instagram users that are interested in sport and leisure via an experiment. For the experiment, two groups were randomly chosen, which were as similar as possible. All participants had to be interested in sport&leisure. One group had to answer questions about original photos and the second group about edited photos. 16 images were posted in original and edited at the Instagram profile Bachelor_Workout, to see which photos receive more likes. The outcome shows that participants prefer photos edited. Approximately, edited photos receive min. 20 per cent more views and likes compared to original photos. Furthermore, participants like warm colours filters such as Hefe and Valencia and the colourful filter Clarendon. Especially men do like the black and white filter Moon compared to women who prefer the filter X_Pro_II. To engage Instagram users who are interested in sport and leisure, 12s should edit photos with warm colours to reach the target group of the sport company S. If they like to reach more men, they can use the black and white filter Moon and if they concentrate more on women with a photo, they should use the filter Rise.

Thanks to the iPhone, many more of us have a camera in our pocket. But, like any art, great photography takes time. (Maybe not as much money wasted on roll upon roll of 35mm film, though.) That's why we put together Macworld's iPhone Photography Superguide, our attempt to help you glide through the rough patches and on to photographic stardom. This book explains it all: The nitty-gritty bits of taking pictures, editing and sharing your work, and using third-party apps and accessories to move from mischief to mastery. Learn how your iPhone can quickly transform into a portable camera when you need it to, whether it's buttons pulling double duty or app shortcuts built into iOS. Discover how to take pictures in almost any situation using old photography tricks and tips. Decide how you'd like to edit, sort, and organize your images; we offer tips on the Photos app, iPhoto for iOS, and suggestions for third-party applications that can make your image-editing easier. And, if you want to see what other goodies can propel your iPhone to mobile photograph greatness, we've got just the thing with a roundup of the top iPhone photography accessories.

SnApp Shots is the definitive guide to the amazing photographic results now achievable on iPhones, Android phones, Windows phones, and Blackberries. In accessible, jargon-free text, photographer Adam Bronkhorst sorts through the multitude of photography apps, clarifying the myriad stunning effects possible. Packed full of hip and gorgeous images for inspiration, this essential resource helps readers pull out their phones and start realizing impressive results right away. This is how-to photography for the twenty-first century!

Using Social Media to Build Library Communities: A LITA Guide is a community-building action manual for practitioners across the profession. By bringing together an array of perspectives to explore community building through social media, this book serves as the go-to resource for professionals who want to take social media beyond marketing and promotion to build an inclusive and engaged community of library users. Each chapter contains clear explanations of important topics for building communities through social media, and readers will come away with cohesive approaches for their own libraries. Using Social Media to Build Library Communities demonstrates that an energetic and committed community exists to help and guide fellow community builders.

First published in 2010. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.