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.
Tilt-shift photography can be a really expensive undertaking. Then again you can simulate the effect in Photoshop, but it just isn’t the same. This is a great project to make that will save you a lot of money compared to the commercial versions. I know there are people out there who would love to experiment […]
Jenna Faden and Jess Horton, recent Fine Arts graduates of Umass Amherst showed their recent work at the Duxbury Art Association Winter Craft Showcase. Together, they are pickled. They took a brief break from sales and knitting to show their work, saying “we’re really just grandmothers in disguise”, told some stories and returned to the […]
Homemade strobe photography by Tom Anderson and Wendell Anderson… JUMPIN’ JACKED FLASH We built a strobe flash out of a Kodak disposable camera and then designed a circuit that triggers the flash when it detects a sound or other measurable event. The strobe flash will freeze motion! We use a digital camera set for a […]
When I need to photograph a small object with my iPhone, the fixed focus lens makes for a pretty horrible image. Inspired by this post, I took a 50mm lens from an old SLR and started using it as an improvised macro lens by holding it in front of my iPhone. I decided to make […]
This is a really industrial looking remote shutter release for your camera. I like the idea of being able to trigger the shutter with your foot. [Thanks Ross] More about DIY: USB camera shutter release
A while ago I converted a 1934 folding camera into a USB web cam. I brought it with me to Maker Faire Austin 2008 and a lot of people seemed to like it. In fact, a lot of people wanted to know how I made one. I promised them I would do a how-to on […]
The North Wind Blew South from Keith Loutit on Vimeo. Australian photographer Keith Loutit makes enchanting short films using time-lapse and tilt-shift photos. It’s hard to believe these take place in the real world. Via Bent Objects Learn how to make your own tilt-shift lens from Make Volume 9. Look Inside >> Volume 09 Subscribe […]
