Up to this point, I haven't talked about my personal life on here very much. For the most part, I think it's because there hasn't been much to write home about. I've been working a demanding job in engineering, doing really fun
Having been a Maker of Things for most of my life at this point, I have decided it is about time I made my own maker chip! "What's a 'Maker Chip'?" I hear you ask. It's simply a physical token, approximately the
Some call it 'Timascus', others, 'Mokuti'. About half-a-dozen other names for the technique probably exist, as well, to bewilder and beguile the buyer. At the end of the day, it's usually one form or another of a technique metallurgists call 'forge-welding', applied
Giving an antique lens a second life with a novel 3D-printed film camera body.
Panasonic's Real-Time LUT technology enables usable IR photography SOOC with channel-swaps, hue-shifts, and more.
In my never-ending endeavor to bring light to jewelry through combining science with craftsmanship, I have resorted to the nuclear option. No, really.
My best hyperspectral trichrome photos from Costa Rica (2024).
Adapting disposable camera optics for digital camera bodies.
Shooting film in 2024 is definitely one of the more expensive ways to take a picture, but it's a process I find meditative. I have taken to shooting expired film, not only because it's cheaper, but because the results are always surprising. Every expired roll is
Detailed process of a lume-inlaid Damascus steel ring prototype.
How I replaced my lens's internal filters for UV and IR photography.
Modding a cheap Chinese cyan laser pointer for better usability.