HOW TO – Make a digital toy infrared camera
Vox writes – “Great instructions showing how Zach Stern hacked a cheap $30 digital camera to see infrared light, giving the dreamlike results…” – how to & photos.
Imaging
Book camera
John writes – “I spotted this while doing my daily Flickr scan. Take a book, carve out a space inside of it, add film and you have a pinhole camera. Very covert, very James Bond, very cool.” – Link. Related: Make Video Podcast: Weekend Projects – Make a Pinhole … – Link. Homemade matchbox pinhole […]
Stop motion photos
Check out this fun stop motion photo gallery – [via] – Link. Related: Stop motion how-tos and projects – Link. Stop Motion Animation, the Easy Way… With iStopMotion, making Gumby is less pokey. MAKE 02 – Page 129.
DIY Pan jig side
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Shadowgolem writes – “Home made Panoramic Jig. Using 1/8 Alum. Just finished it this morning. It weighs 12.3 Oz with the Manfrotto CR2 plate attached. Cost about 35$ for all the parts (I went with stainess where I could) and I have enough Alum. left over to make a second […]
Super magnification camera
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Rautiocination is taking some super-close up photos… (here are the macro shots) – “an ungodly abomination, a EF 90-300 mm lens which is male to male filter coupled to a EF-S 18-55 lens …potential magnification is around 300 / 18 = ~16x (not taking into account non-full frame sensor, for […]
Homemade FigRig (a small DV camera stabilizer made from PVC)
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Method8 posted up an enhanced “FigRig” (a small DV camera stabilizer made from PVC) – “I used shygantic’s model and measurements to build mine. I included some enhancements so as to be able to use the camera’s remote control on the figrig. I used black PlastiK spray (like the one […]
John Cabrer Beats NASA To The 3D Sun
John Cabrer wrote me to tell me about his 3D sun photo. Get your 3D glasses on and check it out! Science Daily has an article today on how NASA has scheduled a lauch of two space craft which are to take the “FIRST EVER” 3D pictures of the sun. I beat them to it […]
