The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for creating and editing digital photos and videos, as well as how to make your own still and video cameras.
Here’s a cool way to put an inexpensive thrift store camera to use – Do you ever see a pile of Kodak Instamatic cameras collecting dust at the thrift store? They always seem to be in surplus. Maybe it’s because people think they’re a little too special to throw away, but assume 126 film is […]
From the MAKE: Flickr pool Hand-carved robot stamps Handheld noise-boxes sound smooth [above, top-left] HOW TO – Build a noisetron circuit [above, top-right] Handheld synth-strument trio [above, bottom-left] VCR display turned amplifier [above, bottom-right]
Super Forest has a nice write-up about Michel Bayard, a pinhole camera photographer out of New York. A few years back I was walking through the city and I passed a man selling photos. What instantly caught my eye was that each photo was exactly the size of one frame of film, no enlargements, a […]
Photographer Syl Arena built this oak-framed flash rig for serious light output. The twelve Canon 580 EX II strobes are controlled by RadioPopper wireless triggers. Shooting at 1/8000 sec. in broad daylight makes for an incredible, dramatic, day-for-night photograph. The ambient sunlight barely has a chance! 1/160 exposure 1/8000 exposure On his blog, Syl says: […]
From the MAKE: Flickr pool Letterpress process in pictures [above, bottom-right] Machine Collective: physical interface prototype [above, bottom-left] 64-button matrix of elegance [above, top-right] Nifty junkbots from Colombia [above, top-left]
When I look for gifts for a lot of my friends, the most important thing on my mind is finding things that are hackable. Is the gift modifiable, open source, and fuel for future projects? Does it teach you something? These are essential qualities in a hacker gift. In this guide, you’ll find a collection […]
Phil Clandillon saw a recent post about sparebots, and was moved to show his own work. Asked about his technique to make the animation, he responded with great detail and technical clarity: It was a very DIY operation. I’ve been doing these interactive flyers for around 6 years in my spare time for Sancho Panza, […]
