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.
I just discovered The Photographic Dictionary site through the COLOURlovers blog, and it’s a great source of visual inspiration. The image above (by Federico Ciamei) is for the definition of Stripe, but the words range from the very concrete (Airport, or Green) to the abstract (Ephemeral, or Senescent). I love the way it makes me […]
Mau sent me a link to his latest project. This time he built a pole camera based on the one from MAKE: Television. Almost all the parts were recycled from previous projects, so his cost was minimal. Great job Mau, and thanks for sharing! Have you made any projects from MAKE: Television? If so, leave […]
Having a ring flash in you studio is really helpful when photographing small objects. Unfortunately, ring lights can cost a lot of money. We have seen a few different DIY versions on the MAKE blog before. You can save a lot of money by making a ring flash yourself. I especially like the use of […]
From the MAKE Flickr pool Connecting a relay to Arduino Hardcover hard drive with moleskine enclosure [above, lower-left] “Firsts” from the MAKE Flickr pool Tuning into wifi radio [above, lower-right] Converting a joystick to wireless [above, upper-right] Painted circuit sketchbook Sweet cupcake stepped tone generator (and more) [above, upper-left]
From the MAKE Flickr pool DIY Bokeh lens hood for stylish blurring [above, bottom-right] Bright bike is super reflective [above, bottom-left] 3W LED heatsink hack [above, top-right] Introducing the Maker’skine [above, top-left]
Joergen Geerds sent in his solution to long exposure night photography: the Bracketmeister, an Arduino set up that’s used with a camera’s bulb mode to automate bracketed, long exposure shots. I do bracket all my night photography, for various reasons: for exposure blending, noise reduction, dynamic range extension etc etc. Unfortunately, Canon thinks that all […]
During my appearance on Attack of the Show! this week, Kevin Pereira lined up some crew members to shoot with the Burrito Blaster. Brave souls. This is a photo of them, along with lovely co-host Olivia Munn, that Kevin took using the remote-controlled pole camera rig. One clever thing segment producer Sean Jordan thought of […]
