Display Your Photos On a Christmas Tree Using Old Film Canisters
Want a clever way to use your Christmas tree as a photo display? Simply print 1.5-inch photos onto acetate …
Turn a VHS Case into a Picture Frame with a Hidden Storage Compartment
Always looking to upcycle her old things, entrepreneur Heidi Lehto came up with …
Turn a Pringles Can into a DIY Snoot
If you have a potato chip tube lying around, you can convert the tube into a super simple DIY snoot. All you need to do is cut an opening in the closed end that's the size of your flash head (tip: use some duct tape to prevent it from scratching your flash).
Make a Custom Picture Frame Using an Old French Door
Check out this awesome picture frame: it’s an old french door that was cut in half, stripped, painted, distressed.
How to Make Your Own Vintage Camera Nightlight
Last week we featured Jason Hull’s awesome nightlights created out of old (and cheap) vintage cameras. If …
Vintage Cameras Turned Into Nightlights
Photographer Jason Hull has a hobby of taking old cameras from the 1950s …
Turn Film Canisters Into Colored Glow Sticks for Light Painting
If you have some translucent film canisters lying around, you can turn them into DIY glow sticks for …
Use a Film Canister as a Flash Diffuser
Here’s a quick and easy photo hack: cut a slice out of a white film canister to soften the …
Unique Earrings Crafted From 35mm Film
Brussels-based jewelry designer Clement Marquaire creates one-of-a-kind earrings using old 35mm film. A …
Use Toilet Paper Rolls to Organize Cables
Like many electronic devices, cameras often come with certain cables that are neither necessary enough to be used often …
Geeky Film Canister Christmas Lights
Have a bunch of film canisters lying around and not sure what to do with them? You could use them to geekify your Christmas lights by punching a hole in the caps and sticking the lights in.
Turn an Unwanted Tie into a Camera Strap
Ties are meant to be soft and comfortable around the neck, so they’re a perfect fit for a do-it-yourself …
Turn Your Unwanted Negatives into Film Candle Holders
If you ever find yourself with some unwanted negatives on your hands, you can upcycle them into creative film …
Vintage 8×10 Film Holder Converted into an iPad Case
Photographer Dana Neibert made this unique iPad case using an old 8×10 film …
Cute Camera Pillow Boxes Made from an Old Photo Book
Flickr user Betty Ann recycled a photography book by transforming pages into these …
Transform Your Old Flatbed Scanner into a Cheap Lightbox
If you have an old or broken flatbed scanner lying around and gathering dust, a neat thing you can …
Cute Salt and Pepper Shakers Made from 35mm Film Canisters
The MoMA Store used to sell these nifty salt and pepper shakers made …
Create an Artsy Lamp Using Unwanted 35mm Negatives
Claire Chauvin over at Poopscape has a …
Vintage Polaroid Land Camera Lamp
Chicago-based designer Dan Riordan woke up one morning, saw his Polaroid Land Camera 95A, and thought to himself, “I …
Room Divider Made with Film Canisters
Tiffany Threadgould of RePlayGround had the awesome idea of building a room divider using old 35mm film canisters. She spent three months befriending film processing shops in New York and collecting the 1,000+ canisters needed for the project.