Photography: Page 7

In light of our recent post, Art Borne From the Barrel of a Gun, here's a thorough guide to building your own bullet capture system via robotics site Glacial Wanderer.

Kipkay from Make Magazine shows us how to create a photographic illusion, making things look smaller than they really are with tilt-shift photography. Materials needed include rubber plunger, an oversized lens, a plastic body cap, a single lens (or digital single lens) camera, a hot glue gun, a sanding file, and a disposable object for a plastic backing, such as a VHS tape case. With this great tutorial and a little work, create the illusion of a miniaturized world with this photographic...

Need to find some directions? No problem, use Google Maps. Want to find some spy photos of yourself? No problem, use Google Street View.

More science-geek-art: amazing photographs by Alan Jaras.

Easy as 1-2-3... Print, fold and start taking pictures. Free download and instructions for the Czechoslovakian designed Dirkon camera here. The Dirkon uses 35mm film and takes hazy, blurred, highly saturated pictures typical of the pinhole format. Image examples below.

Escape the perfection and stale records of modern high-definition cameras. Anyone can point and shoot, but to artfully capture light... that takes a bit of courage.

Professional camera cleaning is expensive and usually more than you need. Follow these simple steps to keep your lenses clear and smudge-free.You Will Need* A blower brush or ear syringe* A camel hair lens brush* A lens cloth or tissue* Lens cleaner

Have you ever wanted to take a photographs of dumpster, but you didn't want anyone thinking that you're weird? Show them some of the pictures that a Photo Journalist takes and then has published in a book.

Here is a few instructions on how to put your arm around a girl while having your picture taken.

Digital cameras are extremely versatile. More softwares and features are being designed for them every day. Whether you have a top-of-the-range model or a low-end solution, digital cameras can do one-million-and-one things. Here are the most fun, easy, and effective things that anyone can do.

Find yourself blindly staring at the impossible while others ooh and aah? It only takes a few key things to view stereograms and see the world in 3D again.

These days, there are many questions about how to create slideshows with photos and videos to enjoy on the iPod. Here's how it is done with Wondershare DVD Slideshow Builder. Follow along and make your own iPod slideshow, complete with your favorite photos, videos, music and many special effects.

As the world goes digital, creating the digital Flash web photo album would be absolutely a good choice to demonstrate the photos to our friends and family online. You can make this snazzy Flash slide show manually or by related software. This guide covers creating stunning Flash photo albums with Wondershare Flash SlideShow Builder. It is simply a matter of going through 6 simple tasks.

You may have software on your computer already, or you may find inexpensive versions for this simple process.

If you're a professional still photographer, then you probably have a lot of equipment you drag around with you. Check out this video from Dan Carr that shows you how to pack a lighting kit for still photography. He shows you what kind of equipment he uses in his Pelican 1610 case.

Taking a group portrait can be a pain. Here's how to make it go as smoothly as possible. Check out this Howcast video tutorial on how to take a group portrait.

A great photographer is more than a technician, but all great portraits begin with a photographer's mastery of equipment and technical requirements. Set yourself on the road to greatness by learning the basic components of photographic portraiture. You will need a camera, a telephoto lens, and a subject. Props are optional. Compose your subject by using the rule of thirds, where your subject is either in the left or right third, not the direct middle, for the most intresting pictures.

Empty walls? This is the perfect solution. The Rasterbator creates huge, rasterized images from any picture. Upload an image, print the resulting multi-page pdf file and assemble the pages into extremely cool looking poster up to 20 meters in size. Rasterbating is when you make a photo out of several photos. Your room is boring. Let's fix that today! Free software here: http://homokaasu.org/rasterbator/ Upload and share your photos that you use to rasterbate at: http://upupuploader.com and...

If you're going on safari and your idea of shooting wild animals involves a camera and some pictures, we can help. You will need a camera, a telephoto lens, a 2x teleconvertor, a tripod and a backup camera body.

A fashion portrait should convey emotion and follow a story line. Delightfully, besides these two rules, it doesn't have to make sense. Art photography can be dramatic or goofy. Make sure you don't just leave it all for Photoshop. Make an effort to get the right lighting before you start flashing away for your beauty shot or headshot.