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How To Make Macro Photos Without Buying An Expensive Macro Lens!Yesterday

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Photography: it can bring people together and show us stuff that’s out of this world.

…We’ve also heard it can be a hard habit to keep up on a budget. Bummer.

Don’t get too bummed though, ’cause whether your kit contains one lens or ten, we’ve got some great news for you!

We’re going to show you how to take professional looking macro photos with the camera and lens you already have!

Read on and you’ll be making photos of all the miniature stuff in your life as fast as you can flip a lens!

How To Make Macro Photos With The Lens You Already Have

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Double Exposures: A DIY Project That Brings Friends Together With Photos!September 2

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We love hanging out with our friends, and we’ve had a great summer full of lunches in the park, guests from around the globe, and days off at the beach.

With summer winding down, we have a lot less beach days in our future, and no out-of-town guests scheduled to sleep on our couch.

…That’s a problem for us.

Naturally, we tried to fix the problem with photos.

Were we successful? Of course!

Our solution is a fun project that you can make with anyone you choose, whether they share a dorm room with you or live halfway across the world.

How To Collaborate With Friends Using Double Exposures

p.s. We heard Facebook is a good place to make friends (and stare at each other’s faces). Sooo…“Like” us!
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The Mini Model Camera, Complete Your Collection with This Tiny Photo Gem!August 30
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Guess what! Size does matter.

We had it all wrong with “bigger is better,” though.

We took a tip from our favorite camera-centric country Japan, where you’ll find the smallest yet greatest lil’ cameras. Our new mantra? “Go small or not at all!”

Presenting, direct from Japan, The Mini Model Camera, a camera perfectly sized for plastic dinos, Lilliputians, and photo super-geeks!

This tiny gem is a superbly detailed 1/6 scale model of your own life-sized DSLR, complete with three lenses that are interchangeable! (Their lens hoods are removable, too!)

At last, your collection is complete. It’s that hard-to-find camera model that you and your friends don’t have!

Mini Model Camera Set

Use Photo Magic to Trick Your Eyes And Play Pranks With FriendsAugust 26

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Last week when Jen of team Photojojo went to New York for a few days, we wanted her to know how much she was missed.

We thought long and hard about how we could prank her upon her return…

…Fake parking tickets on her car?
…Stapler in a Jell-O mold?
…Cover everything in post-its?

It was a hard decision, but in the end we knew the best way to prank her would be by using what we all love best: Photography!

What did we do? Read on to find out and try it yourself!

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Instant Photos are Back! Presenting the Fuji Instax 210 Wide Format Instant CameraAugust 24
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Movie rentals that suddenly appear in your mailbox and cheese pizzas that show up at your door with the click of a mouse…could there be anything more magical?

Yup! It’s Fuji’s Instax 210 Wide Format Instant Camera, bringing instant photography back one big, beautiful print at a time.

This insta-sharp-shooter promises all the best of its instant photo predecessors, and then some:

You get the magic moment of watching a photo develop right before your eyes and the added bonus of gorgeous, colorful wide prints! (Not to mention easy-to-find film!)

In 5 minutes, you’ll have prints ready to color your wall, decorate your desk, and pretty much make life happier in general.

The Fuji Instax 210 Wide Format Instant Camera