MAKE Flickr Pool weekly roundup
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Pummer pics on Make: Pool [above, bottom-left] USB hub spider [above, top-left] Electric click (prototype) [above, top-right] Arduino MIDI touchpad [above, bottom-right]
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.
How-To – Super softbox
Udi sent us this how-to for a very high quality photo softbox – looks quite professional and worth the effort – This is a DIY project I have had in mind for a while now. When I purchased my studio flash heads, they came with a couple of small softboxes. Although I prefer to use […]
DIY Photo Studio Product Lighting
This is a great video on how to set up a photo shoot for you next project. There are some really great tips that will save you a lot of money, and give you professional results. You may want to try some of these techniques next time you take pictures for our Make flickr photo […]
MAKE Flickr pool weekly roundup
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool RC Bristlebot [above, bottom-right] Metal cylon helmet [above, top-right] Arduino spectrum analyzer in development [above, bottom-left] Solar pendulum Closet workbench [above, top-left] Panoramic video experiment Brain machine shades
DIY Light strip softbox
This is a great lighting technique when photographing portraits. The website documents the entire build process, and then shows some of the various ways to use your new light strip softbox. Related: DIY Grid spots for your flash
MAKE Flickr pool weekly roundup
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Easter “Robbit” [above, top-right] Stealth USB caps locker [above, bottom-left] The elder lemon joule thief [above, top-left] DIY night vision scope [above, bottom-right] Daisy underground 7 segment clock built with Arduino Solar symet CD DIY etching tank
DIY – Create your own Bokeh
I am not sure if this is vignetting or bokeh, either way it is a really cool photographic technique. The website has a really nice example of the effect. Learn more about, or just join the debate about, creating your own Bokeh.