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The Art of Photographic Lighting

November 10, 2011 // 0 Comments

Lighting is one of the more difficult topic to master in photography. Our eyes see a scene very differently than a camera. Seeing the light and capturing it are two very [...]

Pixeet Panorama Kit FirstUse

November 7, 2011 // 0 Comments

There  are many ways to shoot panoramic images. One way is to take multiple images and stitch them together into a larger photo. That approach is great [...]

Boogie Board Hack

September 1, 2011 // 1 Comment

The new 10.5″ version of the Boogie Board is a nice follow-up to the original. We gave you a quick FirstLook of the unit last week, but thought a closer look was [...]

New Boogie Boards FirstLook

August 30, 2011 // 0 Comments

Last  September we did a write-up on Improv Electronics’ Boogie Board. The item was a huge hit last Holiday season. The original Boogie Board was 8.5″ and was [...]

BlueChick Assembly Completed

August 12, 2011 // 0 Comments

Today we will finish up the assembly of the BlueChick v4.2 CNC machine. The only tasks left are: mounting the X-axis motor and installing the two drive chains. The motor [...]

DIY CNC

August 4, 2011 // 0 Comments

When we decided on two of Clayton Boyer’s clock plans in June we thought they were going to be our only RainyDayProjects for this Winter. However, when we saw [...]

PED3 Mount

May 20, 2011 // 0 Comments

When  we mentioned that we were looking for an appropriate tripod mount for the iPhone, a few readers pointed us to a couple of possibilities. Of all the suggestions, the [...]

Lensbaby Macro

May 19, 2011 // 0 Comments

We  have been on a bit of a macro-photography binge lately. We have done some fun and creative things with the Lensbaby in the past. A recent “ah ha” moment [...]

iPhone Microscope Outside

May 16, 2011 // 0 Comments

Last week we posted a write-up of the Brando iPhone4 microscope lens. It generated a bit of email asking if the setup is at all practical out “in the field.” [...]

iPhone Microscope

May 10, 2011 // 0 Comments

We came across a DIY article on the Crabfu Artworks website last September on how to turn the iPhone into a portable digital microscope. We thought the idea was ingenious. [...]
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