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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A Comprehensive List of Things to Do with Photos,
By Meghan Meyers (DC Metro) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Photocraft: Cool Things to Do with the Pictures You Love (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.
27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
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Scattered Pictures,
This review is from: Photocraft: Cool Things to Do with the Pictures You Love (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!
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Exciting crafts ideas to use your 'stash' of photos,
By Martha "Mermaid" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Photocraft: Cool Things to Do with the Pictures You Love (Hardcover)
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!
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THOSE OF YOU WHO CAN CLAIM BOTH DIGITAL AND CRAFT PROFICIENCY, BY ALL MEANS, DIVE RIGHT INTO THE PROJECTS. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
project dimensions, matte photo paper, color photocopier, white craft glue, foam roller, local copy shop Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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THOSE OF YOU WHO CAN CLAIM BOTH DIGITAL AND CRAFT PROFICIENCY, BY ALL MEANS, DIVE RIGHT INTO THE PROJECTS. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
project dimensions, matte photo paper, color photocopier, white craft glue, foam roller, local copy shop Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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