The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for creating and editing digital photos and videos, as well as how to make your own still and video cameras.
If you’re looking for a cheap fill light for your video work, check out YouTube member DTapeProductions DIY light panel using stick-on 12V LED light strips. It’s not going to be daylight temperature or color corrected, but it’ll throw some accent light where you’ll need it for cheap. In the video they say you’ll have to solder the strips together, but if you’d like to save some time, you’ll find that there are plenty of solderless connectors available online.
Check out this popup flash bouncer from Flickr user synthetic_meat that uses a piece of recycled foil-lined cardboard box to diffuse your cameras built-in flash.
This week in the MAKE Flickr pool we saw… Hexapod Sunset from Dunehaven. Rockets in February! from Erik Charlton. microsequin (pink) from J.Morganized. 1/5 of illuminated GLOBE sign from Mr Shiv. making a tachometer from modern kōgaku. Clamp Lamp and Clamp Magnifying Glass – unclamped from b_light. Isolated 9V meter supply from P^2 – Paul.
Here are some cool things we saw in the CRAFT Flickr Pool this week: Shoes, by BMerry My dear robot – geekery stuff, by Memi The Rainbow Yarn Bombing by Yarn Corner, by Stupendous Joy Ghostbusters cake, by poppet with a camera English Wool Decorative Heart, by made by maxine
The use of traditional motion picture film cameras is likely on the way out as high quality digital video cameras become better and more affordable. A group of developers is capitalizing on this with Apertus, an open source software and open hardware cinematic HD camera for a professional production. While they’re far off from a […]
A scratch-off Polaroid picture could be a fun way to reveal big news, ask a big question or just share a fun greeting for Valentine’s Day or a special occasion. See how to make your own scratch-off-able Polaroid over on Photojojo.
MAKE regular Mike Pantrey, aka Mrsuperpants, returns with this cool page about building on-the-cheap DIY versions of the commercial systems used to make foam and/or “snow” for video, photo, and event special effects. He describes three iterations of his homemade CAFS and a method for making colored foam. [Thanks, Mike!]
