DIY Macro Lighting Ring
Taking a picture of a circuit board just got a little easier. Using aftermarket automotive LED headlight rings and a spare lens hood, maker Udi Tirosh has fashioned a DIY macro lighting LED ring.
Photography & Video
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 Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup
This week in the MAKE Flickr pool we saw: DIY Multiple Voltage Bench PSU by krusty, 55-250 with WeightShifter by skazi, Breadboarding SMDs by lightsink, HeatSync Labs 4/15 meeting by JohnKit, and iBall Prototype 1 by Drew Mithi.
Backyard FX welcomes new host
Indy Mogul’s Backyard FX showcases cheap, fun filmmaking with great how-to videos. They just announced their new host, Zack Finfrock, who’ll be taking up the role as host of the weekly web series. The DIY movie makers here at MAKE can’t wait to see what he comes up with. In case you missed it, here’s […]
Flash triggers with xBee radios
Our own Matt Mets has a great project up where he makes homebrew camera flash triggers with xBee radios: A year and a half ago, I started dabbling with using off-camera flash units, in order to exact better control over the lighting in my photographs. Of course, to do this, I had to invest in […]
Weekend Project: 2-Mile Camera Remote
Walkie-talkie actuator lets everyone pose without rushing for a timer. Get the PDF for this project here: http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/04/weekend_project_2-mile_camera_remot.html For more great projects go to http://www.makezine.com
Weekend Project: Magic Photo Cube
Make a fun and easy desktop cube that magically reveals photos. Get the PDF for this project here: http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/02/weekend_project_magic_photo_cube_pdf.html For more great projects go to http://www.makezine.com
Weekend Project: Making the Weekend Projects
Take a look “behind the scenes” of the Weekend Project videos and get some tips to help you be a better movie maker.