Archive for the 'Equipment' Category

Melts in your mouth…

Monday, June 12th, 2006

Tired of those $1000 lenses? Why not make your own? Matthew Wheeler is using ice to create his own lenses - with some chilling (sorry…) effects.
While I try not to get water anywhere near my camera, this is definitely a great way to take some creative photos with a twist.
Take a look: Make fire […]

Updating the Photobooth Experience

Friday, May 12th, 2006

It’s about time someone decided to update the photobooth in a creative way and artist Keetra Dean Dixon did just that:

The booth is presented in semi-public spaces as a typical photobooth holding no denotation of it’s unique qualities. Users enter the booth, pose for 2 shots & exit as usual. During the developing process, the […]

Homemade Digital Cameras

Wednesday, March 8th, 2006

The Scanner Photography Project is a great idea and is home to some great creative photography.

Several years ago, I built my first homemade digital camera. The idea was simple - I would take an ordinary flatbed scanner, and use it in place of photo paper with a large format camera.
My first scanner camera was made […]

DSLR for moviemaking?

Thursday, September 22nd, 2005

Tim Burton’s latest stop motion masterpiece (sure I can call it that without seeing it!) Corpse Bride was “filmed” with a Canon EOS-1D Mark II - a high end DSLR 8.2 megapixel camera.

Editors Guild magazine has a behind the scenes article talking about the technology behind the movie.

Quote:
The Canon EOS-1D Mark II, which uses a […]

DIY Photography on the cheap

Wednesday, September 21st, 2005

design in-flight has a good (and very in-depth) article on low budget photography:

Who this is for: You: owner of a small design company, a seat-of-your-pants freelancer, or perhaps an under-appreciated intern in the marketing staff of a big corporation. You wish to improve what you can offer photographically for your projects, you might only own […]