Photography

New Blog: Photographer Sheri Giblin

Thanks to Ali, I am loving San Francisco based photographer, Sheri Giblin’s new blog. Sheri photographs food for such publishers as Chronicle Books. You’ll want to not only eat and drink the food but you’ll find yourself wanting to take better photos. Keep checking back as she takes you to her various photo shoots and […]

Jimmie’s uglified camera

Jimmie’s uglified camera

[Photo from Connors934 on Flickr] The other night I noticed Jimmie’s camera amidst the rubble of a circuit bending melee. It stood out for how intentionally ugly it was. He said that it was done in preparation for a trip overseas, where he wanted to make sure he kept his camera. After taping it up […]

Stunning laser light art

Stunning laser light art

From Hack N Mod: We’ve seen some projects featuring how to draw with light using your camera’s exposure settings, but nothing compares to this. This group goes by the name of Light Art Performance Photography and they use lasers, LEDs, illuminated body suits, sparklers and just about anything else which emits light to construct these […]

MAKE Flickr pool weekly roundup

MAKE Flickr pool weekly roundup

From the MAKE Flickr pool Ardiscofono from the MAKE Flickr pool [above, bottom-left] Make a day project [above, bottom-right] Mutant Thingamakit grows extra tentacles Serial – MIDI software for Arduino 3D-printed combination lock [above, top-right] DIY Bee Box Laser-cut LCD stand Peacock sampler instrument The elliptical Stella sequencer The RGB coffee table The egg printer […]

MAKE Flickr pool weekly roundup

MAKE Flickr pool weekly roundup

From the MAKE Flickr pool The MAKE Flickr pool hit 5,000 members this week! (Thanks to Mark of Spikenzie Labs for spotting the milestone) It’s great to see all the projects pouring in from both new and longtime members – keep ’em coming. A big thanks goes out to all contributors for making the pool […]

Hydrogen balloon camera project

Hydrogen balloon camera project

What says “family get-together” more perfectly than volatile, asphyxiating gas? Every year, Professor Fzz and his family get together over the Easter holiday and issue an “Easter Challenge.” Last year, they made an Egg Cannon. This year, they built a hydrogen balloon and suspended camera rig to take pictures of granddad’s house. I guess because […]