You might not know it but being a naked camera sucks (bad)!
Ever since I bought my first Holga, I’ve always been searching for new ideas and materials to ‘dress up’ the plain looking plastic camera. Don’t get me wrong. I love the camera to bits but I just feel that it looks too boring … naked.
So whenever ideas come to mind (and time permits), I’l sit down for hours (sometimes a few hours for a few days) to work on ‘dressing up’ my cameras.
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The Lego-ed Holga was the toughest one to work on because of the rigid material (Lego blocks). I had to also make sure everything like the shutter button, viewfinder etc are still functioning.
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Everyone should try ‘dressing up’ some (or all) of their cameras sometimes. It is not only fun (doing it) but at the end of the day … you get something that is a one of a kind! Awesome!
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Always try out the glue you are using on a small part of the camera (preferably the bottom) to see if it works on the camera. Not all glue work well on plastic cameras.
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If you are using flexible adhesive materials, try to have a hair dryer around. Heating up the material helps soften the materials and this makes sticking around corners way easier.
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Sometimes my mind goes all crazy and the results might seem bizarre but it is all in the name of fun. :D
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Cameras having more moving parts are the toughest to work with. You will have to make sure the moving parts are ermmm … still moving after you finish the ‘dressing up’.
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It doesn’t always require an extensive ‘dressing up’ to make your camera unique. Just some simple stickers can also do the trick too.
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Have fun!
10 comments
clickiemcpete
Cool! I love the stamp one...the lego cam is neat too. Nice job. :)
norya
woooo hoooo!!!! you are awesome!!!!!!
holgaholz
shoujoai
Wow :-O
leendabob
time to hit the art store
leendabob
what glue would you recommend using?
ndroo
Thanks, everyone.
@leendabob : So far I've tried UHU glue and also those 'super glue' that are available almost anywhere. You should always try on a little part of the cam (best is the bottom of the cam) to see if the material/item sticks well. Some glue are too strong and seem to 'eat into' the plastic. Sorry I ain't good at tech terms ... so hope you get what I mean. :D
kaelcat
i love the stamps too!!!
eva_eva
aiyo! teach me teach me! :D
nicx
so so cool cant believe i only just saw this