Camera rigs and mounts round-up
DIY Life has a nice round-up of different types of camera rigs and mounts (steadycam, shoulder-brace, car-mount, bike-mount) you can make yourself for no-budget filmmaking. DIY Film School: Rigs and mounts – Link
Imaging
The Matrix goggles
Russian artists made these goggles that filter the image so it looks like you’re in the Matrix, neat (watch the video for more)… – Link.
HOW TO – Underwater video camera / camcorder Housing for less than $50
Gomiboy writes – Since getting my first digital camera, and later, my first video camera, I have wanted to push the envelope of what these cameras can do, and where they can go. I have taken them on roller coasters, mounted them on my motorcycle, pulled out the IR filter and taken infrared photos. In […]
Smoke photography
Stoffel writes – Hi Philip – I noticed a couple of articles on the Make blog related to smoke art and just wanted to show you my gallery as well.. have a look at www.lumendipity.com/blog and www.lumendipity.com/smoke. The blog has some information about ‘how to’ as well (mainly in February archive)… Aalternatively, my smoke set […]
Time lapse lunar image
Nathan writes – Hello Phillip, I found out about the eclipse on the MAKE blog about an hour before it started. – and I took your suggestion about taking photos. I made a time lapse of the beginning. I put my Canon A95 on a tripod, and watched the time. I took a photo about […]
Through the viewfinder
John writes – People are modifying old cameras to take photos ‘through the viewfinder’ of the old camera, usually with newer digital cameras. Some of the more common ones are Twin Lens reflex models, but people are doing it with all kinds. The group discussion includes a lot of ‘how-to’ info with making ‘contraptions.’ Here’s […]
DIY remote camera trigger (PDF)
Wiley has a 46+ page PDF on how to make your own DIY auto-camera trigger – [via] – Link (PDF). From the pages of MAKE: Kite Aerial Photography Puts Your Eye in the Sky. To take pictures from a kite, you need three things: a kite, a camera, and a special rig that attaches the […]
