Category: Photography

Firmware Fantastique!

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A couple of Russians, backed by a dedicated online community, have breathed new life into your Canon Powershot. They’ve created the HDK firmware which will let you shoot in RAW format and enjoy a bevy of other features. The true beauty of the Firmware is that it’s stored on the SD card and is run off the cameras memory so Read the full article »

Dry-Rot and Decay

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A day trip to my favorite decrepit locale in the valley has yielded a ton of tasty textures. Say that last part twenty times, fast. I was initially going to convert these to Photoshop brushes. I decided against it as to not alienate any artists. By providing the unedited photos you have the freedom to use them as you see fit. Make a Photoshop brush, use them in your 3D textures, set them up as your wallpaper. You can find all of the textures by visiting the skullduggery gallery, or by CLICKING HERE. Bon Apetit mon ami!

-anKo

"Monkey Arm" Redux

This, of course, is the re-posting of a project I had on munkeyfilm.com over a year ago.

I hate carrying around a tripod. It’s a little too cumbersome when it comes to wandering around aimlessly with my camera. I wanted something versatile and cheap. So, I made the monkey arm. Stability on the go!

The monkey arm functions in two ways.

  1. Clamp it on something.
  2. Coil the end and set it on a table or sedentary object.

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