365halloween.com has some good tips on taking pictures for Halloween, gotta make those photos look great so you can win the MAKE & CRAFT Halloween contest! – “…it’s time to brush up on your photography skills so you can artfully capture your memories of the big night. After all the preparation you’ve done with decor […]
Rad, here’s how to create photographs on living leaves through a process called Chlorophyll photography… [via] – Link. Related: MAKE 07 – Volume 07: Backyard Biology. Hack your plants, extract your DNA, 70’s soapbox saga, build a videocam rocket, and head-mounted water cannon. Don’t have MAKE yet? Get it for $29.95 (that’s an additional $5 […]
SoDoItYouself.com shows you how to make a light tent from a $15 IKEA hamper, great for taking close ups of gadgets, eBay items, etc… – “So, after making this cheapo paper light tent i wanted something bigger. This lightbox has lots of space and folds neatly after use. IKEA makes a hamper or laundry bag […]
Gaston Groisman @ Kool Tools has a good review (and photo example) from a web cam adaptor for webcam astrophotography – “You no longer need expensive CCDs to take astrophotographs. You can use a webcam! Lots of cool things are happening, but it all started at the QuickCam and Unconventional Imaging Astronomy Group (QCUIAG)…The classic […]
Wayne writes – “DIY Grid Spot for your flash (out of a strip of corrugated cardboard and some glue.) These things sell for about $40 each when made out of extruded aluminum. Awesome.” – Link. Related: More imagining hacks, projects and mods – Link.
Here’s a screencast / tutorial of how to make the light streaking effect that’s in all those new iPod ads using After Effects (project files can be downloaded too) – [via] – Link.
Here’s how to make a collapsible softbox for your flash out of a bug shield…Thanks Wayne! – Link. Related soft boxin’: DIY Softbox – Link. HOW TO – Make a flash mounted home made DIY softbox – Link. DIY Homemade flash mini-bouncer – Link.
