Cary Norton built this incredible large format camera out of LEGOs and calls it the Legotron, Mark I. The first few photographs Cary took with the camera left him “COMPLETELY FREAKING STOKED” and I understand why: they’re absolutely stunning. The focus range is currently limited to about 3 feet to 18 inches, but he hopes […]
Browsing through the Winter 2011 issue of Anthology Magazine I came across a wonderful photo essay on Palm Springs by MAKE’s very own Jen Siska (Makeshift). Jen’s “visual travelogue” takes you through the sun-soaked San Jacinto Mountains and cacti-laced Mid-Century Modern dessert abodes, all captured with her Canon 5D Mark II (which retails for $2,500) … Save the last dreamy image of palms, shot by a $70 Holga CFN 120 (bottom left). It’s then that Anthology gives us a great little roundup of cheap cameras, ranging in price from $25 to $325, available from the cult favorite “analog photography” site, Lomography.
Ring flashes are often used for macro and glamour portrait photography, but that kind of professional equipment can be quite expensive. Wolf made his own using a bundle of fiber optic strands originating at his camera’s flash and terminating at an acrylic ring he cut himself. The benefit of this method is that all of […]
Here’s a project I can’t get enough of — Back to the Future by Argentinian photographer Irina Werning. I imagine there is something truly cathartic about restaging ones self, frozen twice over in a past/present moment.
Whoever thought you could learn about cameras while sitting inside a camera? Luxembourg-based Flash007 holds photography workshops inside an awesome custom trailer that doubles as an oversized camera obscura, which they call the Roulot’ographe. It reminds me of Sol Cinema, the movie theater trailer featured in MAKE Volume 25. [via Springwise]
Check out this nifty DIY smartphone tripod adaptor from instructables user spiderham. It looks like the glif’s big brother, but instead of fancy rubberized plastic, it’s made from scraps laying around the house.
Our friends at Photojojo give us a step-by-step tutorial on how to paint with light. All you need is a camera with manual exposure control, a tripod, things that glow, dark clothing, and a dark space. If you have enough time, you can create a stunning stop-frame animation, or even write out your marriage proposal […]
