Posts tagged: camera
Take Easier How-To Photos with a "Mouth Tripod."
By ChrisjobThe very best DIY projects feature photos of the making process...but what if the step requires two hands? Where's the tripod supposed to go. In your head?
Yes, actually. This instructable offers a design that helps your audience see what you see.A "tripod" that rests in your teeth.
Of course, this only works with the lightest of camera, but still, cool, right?
Handmade Felt Camera Cases.
By ChrisjobI find these handmade camera cases by Hine to be endlessly inspirational and utterly adorable. Created with felt, buttons, and handstitching, they work just as well as art as an actual camera case. Simply lovely.
Check out Hine's handmade stop motion video about the process below. Via.
DIY 35mm Camera
By DIY Maven
Urban Outfitters SuperHeadz Plamodel DIY 35mm Camera ($28) would be a great way to see just how a camera works. Much like a model car kit, the camera comes in parts that you separate and then snap together, but unlike the scaled-down versions of cars, this kit produces a working camera--albeit without a flash. The kit includes a vinyl bag, wrist strap and screw driver. No batteries are required for opperation and it takes good old 35mm film.
Make your own 3D Camera for $15 or less.
By DIY Maven
Don’t you just LOVE Photojojo? No? Well, you will after this completely excellent tutorial showing us how to make our very own 3D cameras, using 2 disposable cameras and a bit of duct tape. Again, with many of jojo’s tuts, a bit of additional learnin’ is included, which makes them especially good for u » READ MORE
Build A DIY Panoramic Tripod Head for $10.
By Chrisjob
The wealth of online stitching software should inspire any digital camera owner into creating their own panoramic photos. To ensure that these turn out as best they can, a specialty panoramic tripod head does the trick. But don't rush to the photoshop to get one for hundreds of dollars...instead, head to the hardware store with a Hamilton.
How To: Make a Crafty Camera Strap.
By Chrisjob
That black and yellow Nikon strap that my wife insists must stay attached to our DSLR is the most uninspiring, and perhaps downright embarassing, photo ecoutrement I can imagine.
Now THIS, on the other hand, makes me want to shoot the entire world.
Materials
- Fabric of your choice
- Some paper
- A pen
- Scissors
- Sewing machine and thread
Simply use your old strap to make a pattern, cut and sew, and slip your old strap in. Aw » READ MORE
How To Take Better Fireworks Photos This Fourth of July.
By ChrisjobIf you're gonna take your eyes from the sky and try to capture the burning streams of fireworks this year, you should at least do it right. The nighttime setting and relatively small sources of light makes for a unique challenge to capture the colors, shape, and atmosphere of your local show.
• Stabilize Your Camera
• Shoot Hands-Free
• Control Your Exposure
• Location, Location, Location
• Don't Flash The Firewo » READ MORE
8 Free Photography E-Books.
By ChrisjobKnowing is half the battle...and not paying for it is the other half. Be sure to peep thess FREE e-books on Curbly's fave medium, photography. These ain't no one page folded booklet pdfs, these are BOOKS, and they're FREE, and they're GOOD.
1. Tinker Tubes - Personal Lighting Systems by Dean Collins
2. Lighting 101 by David Hobby
3. JPG Magazine by 8020 Publishing
4. The Image-Space Tips and Tricks collection by Joe Barrett
Free Stuff: DIY Pinhole Camera
By Ken Hoyt
Summer vacation is just around the corner. The familiar whine, "I'm bored" will be only moments behind the final school bell. Take out a little insurance: bookmark this post for inexpensive fun that provides hours of brain-stimulating activity.
Pinhole cameras are fascinating. At their most complex they challenge the math skills, but at their simplest they still amaze (check out this FAQ for more info). Should you doubt the possibilities check » READ MORE
Print Your Own Free Pinhole Cameras.
By Chrisjob"Pinhole cameras use a tiny hole instead of a lens to cast an often unpredictable image onto film. They're relatively simple to build, which makes them ideal DIY projects. To help you out, stock photo agency Corbis has commissioned a series of fanciful pinhole camera designs. Each camera comes as a pdf download that includes instructions to turn a simple sheet of paper into a real camera."
Materials
- Cereal box or other lightweight card » READ MORE
How to Make a DIY Camera Stand.
By ChrisjobTripods can shoot just about every angle but one: straight down. Its very design demands that the legs will get in the way. Attaching the tripod to the ceiling or the camera to a boom stand is an option, but the thought of dangling a camera in such a way is frightening. Plus, if you’d like to use the camera for animation, keeping the camera still is essential. Professional camera stands are great, but are quite expensive.
So, here goes: A DIY do » READ MORE
Radio Controlled Camera Pod
By indymogulWelcome to the build plans for Indy Mogul Episode 43: Radio controlled camera pod. I've always thought it would be cool to have a remote controlled camera mount that could tilt and pan. I got this idea to use remote control cars. I figured it would be EASY to convert the motion of the car's drive and steering assemblies to the precision movements of a camera controller. Boy was I wrong. First off the front steering motor did not have the ge » READ MORE
Awesome DIY Projects from Recycled Disposable Cameras.
By ChrisjobPhoto labs have boxes of disposable cameras, waiting to be recycled. If you ask nicely, and they'll share them by the dozens. Check out the ideas below for some clever and amazing projects for the sake of art and recycling.
- Create a Ring Flash: This Instructable shows you how to make a DIY ring flash from six disposable camera flashes and a couple metal bowls. The project requires a bit of electronics knowledge, but the results look awesome.
How to Turn Disposable Cameras into Permanent Ones
By DIY Maven
Hey, sometimes it happens. You forget your camera or camcorder at home and you just need to capture something on film, so you find the nearest drug store and spend way too much money on a single-use camera, which you really don’t want to do because it’s a one use camera and you have a perfectly good–really good, actually–camera at home that you researched endlessly on the internet and spent a bundle on! Well, here’s a couple of hacks which wi » READ MORE
Polaroid to stop making its signature instant film.
By Chrisjob
A year ago, Polaroid stopped making its quick developing cameras. And as soon as they've manufactured enough of their instant film to last through 2009, they will stop producing that as well. As several clever journalists have remarked, Polaroid is getting out of the polaroid business. After Polaroid shuts down its remaining three factories (with a loss of 450 jobs), Fujifilm will be the only company producing instant film.
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Has the instant film market been totally replaced by digital?
Vote now!
60 Inspiring Ideas For Better Photos.
By Chrisjob "Are you struggling for new ideas? Do your creative batteries feel as flat and lifeless as a skunk in the fast lane?Here are 60 ways to breathe new life into your love of photography and re-energize your inspiration."
1. Play with Photoshop
2. Read the Manual
3. Watch a Movie
4. Read a Newspaper
5. Visit a Flea Market
6. Shop at a Farmer’s Market
7. Check out Some Wedding Photojournalism
8. Hit the Water
9. Hit the St » READ MORE
Gots to Getcha a GorillaPod.
By ChrisjobImagine this:
You're about to complete the ultimate Curbly How-To DIY post, and you think, "Man! Wouldn't it be sweet if I could hang my camera from the ceiling, and take a photo of me actually working on it?!"
Or, you're planning to scale Mt. Rainier, and you know you'll want a photo of you and your backpacking buddies, but there's no way you're gonna lug a tripod in your pack for 14,410 feet.
Or, if you're not totally allergic to all things fur » READ MORE
Iowa City Video Tours
By iowacity
The Iowa City Curbly users group and Resources for Life.tv are developing video tours of downtown Iowa City stores that offer resources for home decorating, remodeling, and DIY projects. Click here for the the latest installment in the series, which offers a tour of University Camera.
