Nobody tells you how to do it. When you start, you figure you must be doing it wrong. So for those of you starting off, this is what things look like.
So it comes out looking all weird, then you have to crop it.
This is what you get after cropping and, in this case, straightening as well. The end result:
After you play around a bit, you will need to build a contraption in order to keep out most of the light. My first contraption was just contruction paper, becuase I am basically lazy and low tech. i think it works pretty well, although you will get some stares when you are out and about.
You can go here and here for ideas on contraptions, and here for more inspiration. For me, seeing this picture made me want to start with TTV. The picture made the camera look so cool that I just had to try it!
Okay, this has COMPLETELY blown my mind. Talk about not being ready to see behind the curtain!
What a laborious process, but your end results are always so amazing — you’re a visionary!
Comment by Schnookie — August 29, 2008 @ 3:08 pm
I thought the truth should be out there for everyone to see. If I had known the process took that much work, I would have stayed the hell away!
Comment by kristin — August 30, 2008 @ 12:37 pm