Photographer Syl Arena built this oak-framed flash rig for serious light output. The twelve Canon 580 EX II strobes are controlled by RadioPopper wireless triggers. Shooting at 1/8000 sec. in broad daylight makes for an incredible, dramatic, day-for-night photograph. The ambient sunlight barely has a chance! 1/160 exposure 1/8000 exposure On his blog, Syl says: […]
From the MAKE: Flickr pool Letterpress process in pictures [above, bottom-right] Machine Collective: physical interface prototype [above, bottom-left] 64-button matrix of elegance [above, top-right] Nifty junkbots from Colombia [above, top-left]
When I look for gifts for a lot of my friends, the most important thing on my mind is finding things that are hackable. Is the gift modifiable, open source, and fuel for future projects? Does it teach you something? These are essential qualities in a hacker gift. In this guide, you’ll find a collection […]
Phil Clandillon saw a recent post about sparebots, and was moved to show his own work. Asked about his technique to make the animation, he responded with great detail and technical clarity: It was a very DIY operation. I’ve been doing these interactive flyers for around 6 years in my spare time for Sancho Panza, […]
It’s a been a while since we had our last roundup of projects from our Flickr photo pool, so here’s a big ol’ collection of recent highlights – 3D printed business card holder LED concrete furniture ThingaMunny Goblinator Lyrics box for practice/gigging Tree ornaments via laser Trumpet Hero! Classic handset gets bluetooth-ed Coffee cup speaker […]
Spikenzie pointed out these excellent high-speed photos by Flickr member Fotoopa – beautiful stuff! – Waterfigures
Tilt-shift photography can be a really expensive undertaking. Then again you can simulate the effect in Photoshop, but it just isn’t the same. This is a great project to make that will save you a lot of money compared to the commercial versions. I know there are people out there who would love to experiment […]
