Modopocket – pocketable tripod-like accessory
I really like this tiny foldable tripod, handy!- [via] Link.
Photography
Free lens hood templates
The lenshoods website has a terrific source of FREE PDF templates of various lens hoods for your camera. They have the standard “rounded” or petal versions, and you can even design your own. These would be a great addition, or backup, to any photographers set up. – Link
USB “spy” telescope
Here’s a basic digital telescope (better suited to observing the neighbors than neighboring planets) built from an old webcam and a telephoto lens. $40 USB super telescope, easy to make, sees craters on the moon – Link
DIY Telephoto Lens
This may not be the coolest looking telephoto lens mod out there, but it just might get the job done. It only requires a bolt, some cardboard, a few twist ties, and binoculars. I am not sure this will hold up to moving around, but for that one telephoto shot you want to make, why […]
LED light-drawing pens
How to make LED light pens for long-exposure light drawings. LED Light Drawing Pens: Tools for drawing light doodles – [via] Link Related: Animated light pen art – Link HOW TO – Animated light pen art – Link
Homemade Ring Flash
Make Flickr Pool member Latente illustrates the simplicity of building a ring flash using only a few simple parts. Sharing photos of the creative process can be almost as satisfying as the finished project itself. But often lighting conditions in the workspace are less than ideal for photography. Ring flash units are great for providing […]
Through the Viewfinder Flickr Group
John A. 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 […]
