Collaborate Disseminate
For those of a certain age the first digital camera many of us experienced was the Game Boy Camera, an add-on for the original Game Boy console. Although it only …read more Continue reading Game Boy Camera in Wedding Photo Booth
One of the earliest commercially-successful camera technologies was the rangefinder — a rather mechanically-complex system that allows a photographer to focus by triangulating a subject, often in a dedicated focusing …read more Continue reading Fusing Cheap eBay Find Into a Digital Rangefinder
Ever since the invention of the microscope, humanity has gained access to the world of the incredibly small. Scientists discovered that creatures never known to exist before are alive in …read more Continue reading 19th Century Photography in Extreme Miniature
It was such an innocent purchase, a slightly grubby and scuffed grey plastic box with the word “P O L A R O I D” intriguingly printed along its top …read more Continue reading Falling Down The Land Camera Rabbit Hole
The word “Schlieren” is German, and translates roughly to “streaks”. What is streaky photography, and why might you want to use it in a project? And where did this funny …read more Continue reading Flow Visualization with Schlieren Photography
Early photography lacked the convenience of the stable roll film we all know, and instead relied on a set of processes which the photographer would have to master from film …read more Continue reading A Forgotten Photographic Process Characterised
Typically, if you’re shooting 35 mm film, you’re using it in an old point-and-shoot or maybe a nice SLR. You might even make some sizeable prints if you take a …read more Continue reading Using Four Rolls Of Film To Make One Big Photo
What does one do when frustrated at the lack of affordable, open source portable trackers? If you’re [OG-star-tech], you design your own and give it modular features that rival commercial offerings …read more Continue reading DIY Open-Source Star Tracker Gets You Those Great Night Shots
Social media microblogging has brought us many annoying things, but some of the good things that have come to us through its seductive scrolling are those ad-hoc interest based communities …read more Continue reading Release Your Inner Ansel Adams With The Shitty Camera Challenge
It’s perhaps not fair, but even if you have the best idea for a compelling video, few things will make people switch off than poor lighting. Good light and plenty …read more Continue reading Good Lighting on a Budget with Cordless Tool Batteries