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.
MAKE was at the FIRST Robotics Competition over the weekend. One of the great things about going to these events is the people we meet. 16-year-old Matthew K. stopped by with his digital camera that he modified to shoot infrared pictures. Naturally, I asked if I could take a snapshot of Collin, one of our […]
Drew sent us this ring light example. We’ve seen some clever DIY versions – this commercial design uses the battery pack as a base with a handy movable arm. This could definitely be a good remake. Related: DIY macro ring lights In the Maker store: ProdMod LED Camera Light Kit v1.1
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool A few projects covered this week each hailing from distinct areas of the maker spectrum. Keep-a-postin’ – looks like there’s some really cool stuff incoming for next week as well! LED birthday candle See-thru laptops Drawbot corral APC + cracklebox DIY Lathe chip guard
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Wow – Flickr user Kap4001 removed the displays from 5 laptops just to . . . wait, no he didn’t – Every screen is showing exactly whats behind it – relative to the camera, which was on a tripod. The most difficult task was to convince the old powerbook […]
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Congrats to all the winners of our photo pool contest! Keep posting and sharing – more cool things to come! Mechanical tentacle Handmade Banjos [above, top-right] Pinenut pinhole camera [above, top-left] Tesla turbine + shake flashlight Live-video-rocket readies for launch LED ring light [above, bottom-left] Camera obscura in a […]
From the MAKE Flickr pool Flickr member Dippold turned an old olive tree into a pinhole camera – I have used the cavity of the olive tree as “camera obscura” of the photocamera. It is equipped of a shutter. This shutter works with a method of carrucolas. The camera has an internal device that support […]
From the MAKE Flickr pool Flickr member fdecomite built an LED ring light on perfboard and took some gorgeous macro shots with it! Here’s another design using SMD parts – HOW TO – LED Ring Light for Cameras and Magnifying Glasses Color temperature seems a pretty important variable for this type of project – anyone […]
