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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Jon Singer is a DC-area mad scientist (and I mean that in the best possible sense). He gave a great presentation at the March 2007 Dorkbot DC on his work with building pulsed ultraviolet lasers using a lot of scrounged, readily-available components. The laser assembly he brought to the meeting, fashioned out of paint-encrusted rulers, […]
YouTube user Starcross42 has been uploading a series of great vids on laser effects for shows and how he achieves them using commercial and homemade laser tech. He has seven “Build a Laser Effects Shows” on YouTube. Be sure to check all of his videos, which include some other laser-related and other cool science and […]
