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.
Are you constantly hounded by the paparazzi when your bodyguard detail takes PTO? Well, you can rest easy the next time you want to duck out for a pint of Hรยคagen-Dazs at 3AM. Follow this excellent step-by-step instructional video by Minimak and you, too, can have a blindingly awesome infrared LED sombrero.
From the MAKE Flickr pool Art show takes over hardware store[above, top-left] Deluxe LCD hacking board [above, top-right] Quick fix for a stripped lens mount Apollo 11’s touchdown indicator [above, bottom-left] DIY Arduino LCD backpack Anamorphic pinhole camera of sturdiness [above, bottom-right]
My post last week about shadowgraphy and Schlieren photography generated a lot of enthusiastic responses and not a few requests for a more detailed tutorial. Among the comments was one by Ian Smith, who has a great page here describing his own Schlieren photography set-up. (While you’re there, take a moment to appreciate the fact […]
From the MAKE Flickr pool I was particularly non-plussed upon discovering my vidcam’s lens thread had been stripped while using an exceptionally cheap wide angle attachment. Rather than sending it in for repairs I pondered the options – epoxy? tape? ick! To my surprise, I found that a small piece of fabric placed between the […]
From the MAKE Flickr pool Flickr member siimvahur built this anamorphic pinhole camera in aluminum enclosure – plus posted a nice collection of build pics here. More: Homemade anamorphic camera
I like to give (and receive!) photos as gifts, but I get bored with the usual 5X7 framed variety. This tutorial from Photojojo might just fuel my next few gift giving sprees. They show how to create a double-sided set of puzzle blocks that lend a bit of interaction to enjoying the pictures. This could […]
Nature photographer and maker Marco Jetti wanted a device that would allow him to shoot pictures of animals from a distance. Using a pair of walkie-talkies and a custom circuit, Marco fashioned a long distance wireless shutter trigger capable of releasing the shutter from, reportedly, almost a kilometer away.
