Scanner-cam @ Burning man
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Greenwithevil brought his flatbed scanner turned-camera to Burning Man and captured some intriguing images – Scanner Camera on Flickr From the pages of MAKE: MAKE:14 p.78 – Scanner Camera
Photography & Video
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.
iPhone document scanner
Here’s a clever cardboard iPhone rig by Cincinnati design student Kyle A Koch which keeps it at the right distance to photograph sheets of printer paper. Apparently Kyle and I share a propensity for losing hard copies of things. Via Core77.
DIY Ring Flash: Around the Lens Or Around The Subject?
Typically a ring flash is about 4 inches across and it easily fits around the camera’s lens. Well, this is no ordinary ring flash. This DIY flash is completely scalable so it can actually fit around the object to be photographed, even a person! The Ring Flash / Ring Light is a unique light source […]
DIY: Cheap Umbrella Stand
This might be a good quick fix when you need a second or third light source and you don’t want to buy another stand. It’s a really simple build that can make a big difference when it comes to lighting your work. Read more about making a Super Cheap Umbrella Stand
MAKE Flickr pool weekly roundup
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Atari PCB console [above, top-left] LED hula in action [above, top-right] Breadboarding … in 3D!! [above, bottom-left] 1-megabit cufflinks [above, bottom-right]
RC helicopter shoots steadycam like photos from the air
Here’s some amazing video of the new “Draganflyer X6 UAV RC” helicopter that can be rigged up to shoot professional quality aerial video and take digital photographs. DraganFly
Striking images drawn with light
Cenci Goepel and Jens Warnecke’s Lightmark photo series is bit like a highly refined version of LED light pen projects we’ve covered here. The incorporation of picturesque scenery with silvery light-born objects seems to reference a feeling of alien presence in our world – beautiful work. – Lightmark [via Neatorama]