Homemade camera body
Howard Boys made this awesome steampunk-y camera body from soldered brass. The lens and shutter were purchased components. [Thanks, Billy!]
Photography & Video
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.
158-lens camera
Built by Associate Professor Yojiro Ishino of the Nagoya Institute of Technology, this giant camera took six months to build and has reportedly been certified by the Guinness Book of World Records as the camera with the record-holding highest number of lenses. It’s about 3 inches high and 18.5 inches across, and was built to study flames by capturing them simultaneously from as many angles as possible. [via Neatorama]
Cold cathode light painting
Using a cold cathode tube artist Dana Maltby paints colorful, surreal images full of undulating trails and kaleidoscopic detail. Learn to build your own cold cathode setup with this step-by-step tutorial.
Making your own camera film
Dale tweets: Analog Award! A machine for making your own film for a camera. It’s a beautiful machine, too DIY Film
Mark Mawson’s underwater paint pictures
Mark Mawson takes lots of cool pictures, but I am particularly charmed by the simple beauty of this floaty paint in water series. [via Neatorama]
Legos on Hoth
Cool pics from Flickr user Avanaut. He describes the photography in this comment. [via The Brothers Brick]
Flashback: Make Your Own Sun
Ever have the perfect shot framed with the exception that the sun is in the wrong place? Not to worry — you can always fake it. Back in MAKE Volume 13, in the Upload imaging section, Charles Platt taught us the quick and easy way to make your own sun. Check it out. Make Your […]
