Idea
Imitate + Combine !

I don’t know if anyone of you have ever seen really old black & white photos, where all the edges around the object are faded to black, or darker.

I tried to combine that effect, with the effect of a “graduated neutral density filter” which is an optical filter used to bring an overly bright part of a scene into the dynamic range of film or sensor (like the photo on the left).

I tried to combine both effects in one thing, this tip is totally experimental, and I would really appreciate if you out there show me some samples if it works :)

Tools

. A camera (S.L.R. or semi S.L.R.)
. A toilet paper centre cylinder
. A cutter
. And some black paint

Steps
Again everyone, this is totally experimental. I guess I am trying to re-invent something here. Let’s hope we end up making something sensible :)

1- Get your toilet cylinder.
2- Cut the top of it, approximately half of it. And make sure the edges of the cut side is a bit rough.
3- Colour the top side of it in black.
4- Hold the piece that you made against your lens, and make sure you have a protective filter before you do that.
5- The cylinder will act like a light tunnel, zoom in and out. Focus on different objects until you find the right catch, shoot it, and send it to us :)

Example

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