The popularity of digital cameras has us taking more photographs than ever before, but what can you do with all those pictures? PHOTOCRAFT offers over 40 easy and creative alternatives to stuffing prints into dusty shoeboxes or albums. Turn your photographs into quilts, scarves, shower curtains or folding screens. Channel your inner Andy Warhol and a print becomes a piece of pop art. Decorate your home with these very personal and unique treasures or give them as one-of-a-kind gifts. Colour photographs and line illustrations accompany concise, step-by-step instructions for each project. The book also explains simple techniques such as scanning, cropping and overprinting. A unique and highly practical book, PHOTOCRAFT will appeal to everyone who has ever discovered - or taken - a photograph they love.
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". . . the answer to, ‘It’s a great picture. Now what are you gonna do with it?’ Worth every penny." -- stylehive.com, August 2006
Crafters, photographers, hobbyist . . . . this is the must have book that will give you the courage to think outside the box." -- myshelf.com, 2005
Crafters, photographers, hobbyist . . . this is the must have book that will give you the courage to think outside the box. -- myshelf.com, 2005
This would be a great gift for anyone that enjoys crafting, scrapbooking, or just taking photos! -- Jonathan Lo, happymundane.com, July 2006
[One] of the best photo and digital books I have seen all year. -- Apogee Photo Magazine review
Crafters, photographers, hobbyist . . . . this is the must have book that will give you the courage to think outside the box." -- myshelf.com, 2005
Crafters, photographers, hobbyist . . . this is the must have book that will give you the courage to think outside the box. -- myshelf.com, 2005
This would be a great gift for anyone that enjoys crafting, scrapbooking, or just taking photos! -- Jonathan Lo, happymundane.com, July 2006
[One] of the best photo and digital books I have seen all year. -- Apogee Photo Magazine review
About the Author
Caroline Herter is the former publishing director of Chronicle Books and is the founder of Herter Studio, an independent publishing studio. She lives in San Francisco.
Laurie Frankel began her career as a professional photographer in San Francisco after escaping her career as a creative director in New York. Since then, she has published several books including The Beauty Workbook, Baby Gifts, and Funny Bunnies. Her commercial clients include Pottery Barn, Gap, William Sonoma, Dreamworks, Burberry, and Macy's. Her work has also appeared in Parenting and Martha Stewart Kids.
Laura Lovett has been creating beautiful things for as long as she can remember, and taking photographs since the age of six. Before starting her own design studio in San Francisco, Lovett was Senior Designer at Chronicle Books.
Laurie Frankel began her career as a professional photographer in San Francisco after escaping her career as a creative director in New York. Since then, she has published several books including The Beauty Workbook, Baby Gifts, and Funny Bunnies. Her commercial clients include Pottery Barn, Gap, William Sonoma, Dreamworks, Burberry, and Macy's. Her work has also appeared in Parenting and Martha Stewart Kids.
Laura Lovett has been creating beautiful things for as long as she can remember, and taking photographs since the age of six. Before starting her own design studio in San Francisco, Lovett was Senior Designer at Chronicle Books.
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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Photocraft features fresh, inventive ways to display your photographs. I was inundated with photo storage boxes and was seeking a creative way to display cherished images when a friend gave me this book. Most of the projects are relatively simple and are accompanied with easy to follow instructions. I needed a quick fix wall treatment in my entranceway and borrowed an idea from page 100: using old CD cases, I created my own rotating photo gallery (FYI: I found that poster tabs keep the light weight plastic in place).
I've found this book to be an invaluable resource for both displaying photos and making personalized gifts.
I've found this book to be an invaluable resource for both displaying photos and making personalized gifts.
28 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
What a wonderful addition to my burgeoning craft-book library! This book is visually engaging and can serve as a creative inspiration to novice crafters and seasoned ones alike. 'Photocraft' engages the imagination while providing practical instruction as to how to manipulate all types of images artisically. A great find!
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
By Martha
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book has some GREAT ideas for using those stored photographs! We've already gone through several boxes and made a really cool lampshade; a collage; and jewelry! The book has creative gift ideas, which will be cherished by the recipient. Fun projects for the whole family!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
My friend loved this.
I gave this to a friend of mine for Christmas and just got feedback from her that she loved it!! She is an avid photographer and always has a ton of photos that she keeps on her... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Gail Whitman
5.0 out of 5 stars
fun book to use
Great book. lots of things to try. any new use for photos is always welcome to me. try it you will like it
Published 4 months ago by Barbara Black
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book
I accidentally ordered 2 but since I like this book so much will give one away as a gift.
A fun creative book.
A fun creative book.
Published 4 months ago by Sara Currell
3.0 out of 5 stars
Just received it and I'm excited:)
I admit I just received this book today but I flipped through it and I am so excited to get started. There are so many good ideas in here. Read more
Published 15 months ago by T_Dawg08
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very creative
Very creative ideas. I saw this book years ago and found it again and glad it's still around.
Published on November 5, 2010 by David Bursky
3.0 out of 5 stars
It is not what I expected...
Maybe I expected something else from this book...so far by just browsing through it, I had not found anything that I need to be able to make use of the suggestions that are here...
Published on November 2, 2010 by Izzie
2.0 out of 5 stars
Complicated
I tore the advertisement for this book out of a magazine 8 years ago and hung onto it. One day I would buy it and make marvelous things with all my pictures. Read more
Published on September 26, 2010 by Jennifer M. Ward
5.0 out of 5 stars
LOVED this book!!!
This is a fantastic book!! I am an avid photography nut! and I love to be able to use my photos in a creative way!! I can't wait to try some of these ideas!! Read more
Published on July 11, 2010 by Charlotte A. Walker
4.0 out of 5 stars
Captures the Imagination
There are not many books that review photo projects. I know-- I've looked. The few that are out there seem to show a variety of ways to create what looks like cheap results with... Read more
Published on September 29, 2009 by Karissa Van Tassel
4.0 out of 5 stars
Some Interesting Ideas--More Craftsy Than Artsy
This was a good book with some good ideas. The ideas were well photographed so there could be no doubt in your mind as to what the end product should look like. Read more
Published on September 7, 2009 by carol irvin
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