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.
Jason has a great write up about the advantages of using a flash diffuser and an off-camera flash. He has a bunch of great examples, and a nice tutorial at the end of his article. After seeing the results, you will want to try it out too! I’m going to talk about how to make […]
Lenticular imagery, the types of photos which change depending on the viewing angle, are really common in children’s books and display advertising, but it’s also possible to create a simple lenticular image yourself using your own photography. You won’t need a zig-zaggy plastic lenticular lens to place over your photo, but you will need a […]
From the MAKE: Flickr pool Arduino shirt! Analog Computer Bouncing Ball Aged resistor macro
This is really great looking camera stabilization rig. It certainly can compete with the professional models and seems to cost a lot less. I really like the universal joint that allows for some incredible movement. Inspired by the Steadicam Merlin, and unwilling to spend £500 on that device, I set about making my own, following […]
From the MAKE: Flickr pool Flickr member bengt-re serves up this dusty electronics eye candy of a 47Ω resistor in the wild. I sure enjoy me some good ciricuit board macro and this shot has some sweet detail including specs on it’s creation – Camera: Canon EOS 40D Exposure: 0.5 sec (1/2) Aperture: f/13 Focal […]
In order to present a high resolution map of the entire globe inside an ordinary web browser, programs like Google Maps employ the use of tiles. When the map is prepared, it’s rendered out at each available zoom level, and each zoom level is divided up into a number of small 256×256 pixel squares. When […]
Pocket-Sized sent in a link to this article about the photography of Justin Quinnell. Using a pinhole camera made from an aluminum can, Justin was able to take super-long exposure, 160 degree angle photos over a 6 month period. The photo above was exposed from the 2007 winter solstice to the following summer solstice. In […]
