Learn all about photography and create stunning pictures with the Twin Lens Reflex Camera Kit from the Maker Shed. This kit offers the perfect balance between novelty, functionality and nostalgia. Two vertically arranged lenses, one for the viewfinder and one for the actual photograph, give this camera a unique appearance. Uses standard 35mm film.
This papercraft Leica by British artist Matthew Nicholson is cool by itself, but as an added bonus, it’s actually a functioning pinhole camera that images on 35mm stock. [via GeekyGadgets]
This week in the CRAFT Flickr pool, we saw: Homemade “Pop Tarts”, with recipe, by djwtwo, Birds and Flowers, by Rachel Ford James, and pulltab brooch red, by Freya Willemoes-Wissing.
Highlights from this week’s MAKE Flickr pool roundup include a solar-powered turntable, a lovely shot of a justifiably proud potter’s first wheel-thrown pots, a fantastically hare-brained concept sketch of a rocking chair with what appears to be a jet engine, and what may well be my favorite picture of Matt Richardson ever.
Normally, ultra slow motion video requires very expensive cameras and lots of light. Using an unconventional method reminiscent of Eadweard Muybridge’s Sallie Gardner at a Gallop, Destin from Smarter Every Day caught slow motion video of a bullet coming out of a gun. Since that particular fast action is easily repeatable, he was able to […]
“Bokeh” comes from the Japanese word for “blur” or “haze.” It’s used to describe the quality of the out of focus areas of a photograph. If you’ve ever read a photography forum, you’ll know that the word is often used to describe how a particular lens handles out of focus points of light. You can […]
June has such great overhead lighting, don’t you think? We do. So we decided to designate June Photography and Video month here at MAKE. It’s a perfect time to get outside, get some fresh air, and work on your soul-capturing skills.
