MAKE Flickr pool weekly roundup
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Mmmm, homemade apple – ROM board!? [above, top-right] Wonder (bread) Woman [above, bottom-left] DIY kaleidoscope [above, top-right] DIY headphones [above, top-left]
Photography
Poke an eye out?
I’m sure I owe my fascination with glass eyes to my grandfather, who lost an eye when he worked on the railroads and had a glass replacement. His visits meant nervously brushing my teeth while keeping my eye on his, staring out at me from its glass of water on the bathroom counter. I found […]
Directional mirror flash attachment
Rick writes – A camera flash attachment with two mirrors to direct the light in different directions. A very simple idea that should be easy to replicate! Hmmm, never thought of this one before – could be an interesting mechanism for photo tinkerers to experiement with. Might be fun to try with a couple ~25mm […]
How To: Macro photography of coins
This website goes into great detail about the process of photographing coins. Yes I know, coin photography is a very small field, but these techniques can be used to photograph any small object. Learn more about Macro photography of coins
Oatmeal box pinhole photography
Stewart Woodruff has put together a great site on pinhole photography, he includes everything from making the camera to developing pictures in a bathroom darkroom.
DIY light boxes
Simple photography light boxes, made by a Kenyan photographer, from little more than cardboard boxes, aluminum foil, and bulb holders. Building the Sun… [via]
Arduino photo lightning trigger
Here’s a relatively simple approach to lightning photography using a trusty blueboard – […] the most useful piece of data in the wikipedia article is the time lapse shot of a lightning strike. From the time lapse photo I was able to determine the duration of a lightning strike is about 100 ms. Then from […]
