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.
According to the video, you can get these motion bases fairly cheap. Then again, a lot of our readers could whip one up with an Arduino and some servos. I really like the added dimension the panning head gives to the final video.
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool DIY timelapse photo setup [above, top-left] Blinkybugs go out exploring [above, top-right] Sand egg sculpting [above, bottom-left] Homemade sun jar [above, bottom-right] TGIMBOEJ withdrawal & deposit DIY ‘tube’ amp
This website doesn’t have any text, but it does have some excellent pictures on how to make your own roof camera mount. Other than the actual camera mounting, the project seems fairly simple. Make a Roof mount for you camera Related: DIY Jib Arm, Boom or Crane
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Ken built a timelapse photography setup with a rooftop view – I’m embarking on a very long timelapse movie project, and trying to do it on the cheap, so I put this rig together. I’m using a modified outdoor electrical box as an enclosure and a cheap old compact […]
Want to print out a pinhole camera that uses regular film? Corbis has free patterns and instructions on their site featuring several different designs.
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Star Wars minifig Joule Thief [bottom-left] Noise Toy in a Tea Tin [bottom-right] ‘Computervision’ PC mod[top-right] Lasering button elements[top-left] 555 timer cake Benito7 Arduino programmer Underground storm shelter Speaker Dolls 2-string fretless bass Grounding bar lamellaphone Guitar Hero standard MIDI controller deluxe Arduino text input device
Boing Boing TV did a really nice two-part interview with MAKE contributor, Whole Earth Catalog and Review editor, and Wired co-founder (and one of my personal heroes) Kevin Kelly. While not mainline Make: Blog fare, Kevin talks about a number of things makers might find interesting: nomadic photojournalism (and how you can take good pictures […]
