From the MAKE Flickr pool DIY Bokeh lens hood for stylish blurring [above, bottom-right] Bright bike is super reflective [above, bottom-left] 3W LED heatsink hack [above, top-right] Introducing the Maker’skine [above, top-left]
Joergen Geerds sent in his solution to long exposure night photography: the Bracketmeister, an Arduino set up that’s used with a camera’s bulb mode to automate bracketed, long exposure shots. I do bracket all my night photography, for various reasons: for exposure blending, noise reduction, dynamic range extension etc etc. Unfortunately, Canon thinks that all […]
During my appearance on Attack of the Show! this week, Kevin Pereira lined up some crew members to shoot with the Burrito Blaster. Brave souls. This is a photo of them, along with lovely co-host Olivia Munn, that Kevin took using the remote-controlled pole camera rig. One clever thing segment producer Sean Jordan thought of […]
Before: After: I haven’t tried this, so I hope I’m not being hoodwinked. This article on DIYPhotography shows how to cut out a sort of lens gobo to shape high contrast parts of an out-of-focus photograph. Bonus points for the first person to build a “MAKE:” bokeh one letter at a time and post the […]
A russian site recently released a program that allows Canon Liveview owners to record video with their digital camera. Not too long after, Nikon hacker Olivier Giroux posted a few tests of his own that do the same with a Nikon D700. The next day I noticed a wave of news about updated remote-control software […]
Like many Makers, I got my start taking apart everything I could lay my hands on. Sometimes, however, it takes a good old fashioned cutaway to truly appreciate the complexity of a well engineered device. How the heck do they do this? Can I borrow the tool they used? More photos at Tokyobling. via notcot
Ever been in need of a photo tripod, but only had a mic stand? – yup, been there too. Consider this instructable for building your own simple adapter to secure the shot. Perhaps somewhere on Earth an obscure adapter exists for this express purpose, but just grab some PVC caps, hose and nut/bolts and you’re […]
