DIY

    Build a pint-sized Santa snooper camera from just 2 simple components

    Dec 19, 2024 David Prochnow

    Now you can stay comfortably nestled snuggly in your bed, while visions of Santa’s visit dance on your smartphone, instead. Building a full-featured “Santa Snooper”…

    This DIY camera blends technology with ancient legends

    Dec 17, 2024 Dunja Đuđić

    For Alireza Rostami, photography is more than capturing light—it’s about crafting tools that bridge the past and the present, and use up what seemingly can’t…

    This 3D printed wireless mic holder makes it easy to go handheld for interviews

    Dec 16, 2024 John Aldred

    Almost everyone seems to have a tiny wireless microphone these days. From TV to TikTok, we see Rode, DJI, Sennheiser and a bunch of other…

    Here is a thermal camera that connects to your phone for under $80

    Dec 15, 2024 David Prochnow

    So, you have a fever of a hundred and three? You could just dance over to a thermometer and check your temperature. But that’s not…

    How to convert a Leica M2 into a digital camera – a guide

    Dec 11, 2024 Michael Suguitan

    This post presents several upgrades to the Leica MPi, a Leica M2 with a Raspberry Pi-powered digital back. The most notable upgrade is a larger sensor…

    This DIY valve lens gives a new meaning to “workFLOW”

    Dec 9, 2024 Dunja Đuđić

    For Iranian photographer Alireza Rostami, creating DIY lenses and gear is a creative statement, and we just love his ideas. We’ve seen plenty of his…

    How to make your own DIY wearable RGB LED Light

    Dec 5, 2024 Vlad Moldovean

    I think by now we are all familiar with the term practical light. But have ever wanted to have a light in frame attached to your…

    What if we made a camera that sees in reverse?

    Dec 5, 2024 Dunja Đuđić

    Yeah, you read that right – what if we could build a camera that sees in reverse or around objects? Shane of Stuff Made Here…

    This guy stripped his GoPros to bare minimum to mount them on his rocket

    Dec 2, 2024 John Aldred

    GoPros and action cameras are small. We all know that. It’s their single biggest advantage over larger and more capable equipment. But sometimes, they’re still…

    Build a portable, touchscreen camera with just three parts

    Nov 26, 2024 David Prochnow

    Let’s set the scene: you’re sitting in a shack on a frozen lake in northern Wisconsin when, suddenly, in the distant ice fog, you see…