Rice Krispiehenge
Xeni Jardin writes: A photograph contributed to the Boing Boing Flickr Pool by BB reader Laser Bread, aka Brock Davis, who lives in Minneapolis, MN. More: The Stonefridge DIY Stonehenge
Photography
How-To: IKEA Grönö Lamp Photo Negatives Hack
Claire of Poopscape brought some old school photography charm to these IKEA Grönö lamps with just a little bit of Mod Podge and a handful of negatives. See how she brought it all together over on her blog.
Retroreflector
If you’re looking at it from the correct side, the reflection will always be centered on your eye or, in the case of photographs, on the lens of the camera.
How-To: Pentax intervalometer
The inimitable Randy Sarafan writes: I decided to make a quality DIY intervalometer for my DSLR Pentax camera. This intervalometer should work with most major brands of DSLR cameras such as Nikons and Canons. It works by triggering the shutter using the camera’s remote trigger port. It can also auto-focus before each shot if so […]
Amazingly well-timed photos of ISS silhouetted against moon, sun
Both these remarkable shots were captured from the ground by French astrophotographer Thierry Legault.
The first, showing the ISS passing in front of the full moon, was taken from Avranches, France, at 21:34 UTC on December 20, 2010. The space station, of course, is much closer to the camera than the moon is, and is moving at 7.5 km/s relative to the ground, the upshot of which is that this photograph was only possible for the 0.55 seconds it took the ISS to pass in front of the moon. Monsieur Legault knew that, in advance, planned for it, and got the shot.
The second, even more remarkable photograph, shows a double partial eclipse of the sun, most obviously by the moon, to lower left, but also, again, by the ISS. The small dark spot to lower right is a sun spot larger than the Earth itself. This photograph was only possible for a 0.86 second window at 9:09 UTC on on January 4th, 2011, from Muscat, Oman. Again, Legault carefully planned for that moment, traveled to Oman, and got the shot.
M. Legault’s website is absolutely chock-a-block with stunning astrophotography and is well worth the click. Just be prepared to spend some time gawking. [via Neatorama]
Papercraft ring flash
Experiment with a ring flash on the cheap with this DIY papercraft ring flash project from Diego Billi and Sylights. Just plug your camera and flash specs into the Ring Flash Template Creator, print, then cut, fold, and paste. You’ll end up with a nifty little light guide that’ll get you started.
Best of CRAFT 2010: Photography and Design
We love covering design and photography projects so here’s a roundup of our best Design and Photography projects from this year. Pictured above is Andrew Lewis’ tutorial for printing on fabric with an inkjet printer. How-To: Create Great Kids Photos and How-To: Create Beautiful Baby Photos by Susannah Bothe How-To: Build an Amateur Photography Rig […]
