Beat your boredom with words, art, and photography!

I’m on spring break still, and that’s awesome, but after a while, staying at home gets, well, boring… especially when you just got your wisdom teeth out and can’t do much! However, I had to make a gift for someone, and that’s when I got un-bored. On a recent vacation, I had seen some frames with photos in them that spelled out words using pictures of things that looked like the certain letters. So… I got to work and took pictures and voila! A beautiful gift, just add a frame and there you go. Then I started to realize the endless possibilities.

To start, its really fun 🙂 If you like photography, words, art, or anything creative, this is an amazingly awesome craft. Coming up with the pictures is probably the best part, as its exciting to discover all the weird and wacky possibilities. After that, its just a matter of selecting the best shots, spelling your word, phrase, or quote, and then you’ve got a beautiful piece of artwork! Perfect for a handmade gift, or keep it all to yourself 🙂

Some tips:

• Try and isolate whatever it is that forms the letter (make sure it’s easy for the viewer to know what to look at)
• If all else fails, take a picture of the actual letter from a large sign or something
• Be creative and experiment with different angles and perspectives to get the best shot
• Make your computer/camera/phone’s rotate tool your best friend. Weird upward spikes could become an E with this handy dandy helper
• Experiment with photo editing software and see what you can do with colour and/or black and white options
• Don’t be afraid to google ideas and get some inspiration. There are many sites out there with ideas
• Have fun 🙂 

Some inspiration:

So what are you waiting for?!?!?!?! Give it a shot and make some beautifully awesome artwork. Simple and effective.

Hope you enjoy 🙂