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.
What says “family get-together” more perfectly than volatile, asphyxiating gas? Every year, Professor Fzz and his family get together over the Easter holiday and issue an “Easter Challenge.” Last year, they made an Egg Cannon. This year, they built a hydrogen balloon and suspended camera rig to take pictures of granddad’s house. I guess because […]
Photo from svofski on Flickr in the MAKE Flickr pool I made this from cardboard, old velvet jeans (for light-tight cover). The shutter is made from the back of an old 35mm camera. To start an exposure, you slide it down the plastic rails (barely visible). The pinhole itself is made in a foil shim. […]
From the MAKE Flickr pool The ‘cracker box’ amp subwoofer Boombox becomes a bot [above, bottom-right] USB tape drive [above, top-right] LED matrix in acrylic Self-propelled bot makes its own moves [above, bottom-left] How-To: Make a toy car launcher[above, top-left]
Photo from Connors934 on Flickr Do you have a phone with a touch screen? Have you tried out some music applications and found the thing a bit awkward to hold? Last year I saw some people messing with guitar application on their phones at the Boston Fab Lab and it got me thinking. When I […]
Sunday, April 26 is Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day, and Corbis Readymech Cameras has this downloadable camera shell that you can print and fold into a cool pinhole camera (along with all the technical instructions on making it work.) For more information abut Worldwide Pinhole Camera Day and loads of links to DIY pinhole cameras, check […]
From the MAKE Flickr pool Compact LED matrix wearable Solar sculpture provides a mini sunset Arduino vs. Simon Cardboard box slide duplicator
Image from Iri5 on Flickr Via WebUrbanist In this series I showcase a number of portraits of musicians made out of recycled cassette tape with original cassette. Also included are portraits made from old film and reels. The idea comes from a philosopher’s (Ryle) description of how your spirit lives in your body. I imagine […]
