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LUCY Camera Lucida – FirstLook/Setup

January 29, 2018 // 0 Comments

The idea of a camera lucida (“chamber/room-light/bright”) has been around for at least 400 years. It is based on the optical effect created by positioning a [...]

How To Draw Cool Stuff

March 16, 2017 // 0 Comments

The RainyDayInterns love it when we review creative gear, whether the gear be for drawing, painting, or designing new user interfaces. It is true that we have been more [...]

LapWorks mount for tablets and such

May 16, 2016 // 0 Comments

Over the years, RainyDayMagazine has looked at a lot of accessories—cases, mounts, etc.—for smartphones and tablets and the like. While accessories designed for a [...]

Sensu Brush FirstUse

September 26, 2014 // 0 Comments

When digital tablets came onto the scene many saw their potential as a portable canvas for budding Rembrandts, Picassos, and Monets. Apps for sketching and painting showed [...]

Creative Gear

September 21, 2014 // 0 Comments

Creativity is elusive and hard to quantify, but something many want to encourage, stimulate, and foster in themselves. Sketching is one way to get those creative juices [...]

Cullmann Flexx System

March 10, 2014 // 0 Comments

When  setting up the Cactus LV5 for our FirstUse review, we looked at tripods we thought might be suitable to pair with its laser trigger. We have a lot of tripod options [...]

Cactus LV5 Laser Trigger FirstLook

March 3, 2014 // 0 Comments

We  first looked at laser triggers last Summer. These devices have enabled photographers to bring us into a world that moves too fast for our eyes to see. The [...]

Remote Triggers Preview

August 30, 2013 // 1 Comment

The  Audubon Birdcam got us thinking about different ways to remotely trigger (IR, wireless, cable) cameras (cellphone, webcam, DSLR, point-n-shoot). After thinking [...]

Billingham Hadley Pro FirstLook

August 26, 2013 // 0 Comments

At  the start of the Summer we took a look at some accessories for the Fujifilm X100S camera. In the article, we mentioned that National Geographic had a few canvas [...]
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