Month: May 2012

Printable Tilt-Shift Lens Adaptor

Printable Tilt-Shift Lens Adaptor

The traditional way to cobble together a tilt-shift adaptor involves some plumbing and a little trial and error. Things have become a little easier if you have access to a 3D printer. Instructables user Joe Murphy put together this custom tilt-shift adaptor for his micro 4/3 camera, but I’m sure you could adapt it to any other DSLR for similar results.

Austin Mini Maker Faire Gearing Up for This Saturday, May 12th

Austin Mini Maker Faire Gearing Up for This Saturday, May 12th

Organizers in Austin, Texas are raring to go with our First Annual Austin Mini Maker Faire. They have a full schedule of speakers and workshops, and over 60 makers, so there’s something for everyone. Some of the exhibits and activities include: Austin Creative Reuse will be offering bicycle-powered spin art Austin Electric Vehicles Association will be showing off some homebrew […]

Christian Ristow's "Face Forward" Sculpture

Ristow’s “Face Forward” Robotic Sculpture

Taos, New Mexico-based artist Christian Ristow, veteran builder of robots, animatronics, and all things kinetic, creates provocative, interactive pieces like Hand of Man and Fledgling. One of his newest pieces, Face Forward, created for Burning Man 2011, is a 12-foot-tall robotic human face, whose major facial movements can be controlled by viewer participants. Each of […]