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Monopoly Personalised with Your Photographs

By DSLRBlog Editors | Published September 21, 2006

Now you can have your own family version of Monopoly using your own pictures with the Photo-opoly Board Game

Enclosed in each game are: all the game pieces including property deeds, play money, and dice. A guide booklet is included for creating your game with several options described, 3 pages of 100 pre-printed titles, adhesive paper for printing titles, a sharpie pen, and a glue pen are also included.

Could be just the idea for that difficult to buy for family members next gift. Not sure I would want to play a game with my own face on it, plus who gets the dubious honour of being featured in the low-rent part of the board?

Source: Exposure

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DIY Camera Flash Softbox

By DSLRBlog Editors | Published September 1, 2006

I’m still learning even the basics of off-camera light. While I am not known for my restraint in purchases there are some things I just can’t justify buying even to the little demons that sit on my shoulders (you know, the good one and bad one that both seem talk me into buying camera gear).

One of those expensive but really useful things is a softbox. A softbox turns harsh direct light into beautifying soft diffused light. Most portrait lighting tutorials will mention them. Anyone who does portraits really needs one of these bad boys but they are darned expensive for anyone who A) will only use it on occasion and B) doesn’t get paid for this stuff. I mean, it is a lot of money if you will be taking pictures of the kids and pets, not so much if you have celebrities as paying clients. YMMV.

Anyway, this is all moot, using this DIY Softbox I will be able to put one together myself for a tiny sum and be ready for when Natalie Portman drops in for a random amateur photoshoot.

via: Strobist

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