My First Maker Chip
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
Joseph Coston
Jewelry
Carving an Organic Ring in Titanium
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
Design
My Brillant Panorama Camera
Giving an antique lens a second life with a novel 3D-printed film camera body.
Rare Optics
Real Time LUT: Ideal for Infrared
Panasonic's Real-Time LUT technology enables usable IR photography SOOC with channel-swaps, hue-shifts, and more.
Jewelry
A Tritium-LuAG Lantern Ring
In my never-ending endeavor to bring light to jewelry through combining science with craftsmanship, I have resorted to the nuclear option. No, really.
Gallery
Gallery: Costa Rica Trichrome
My best hyperspectral trichrome photos from Costa Rica (2024).
Rare Optics
Fantastic Plastic: DIY Disposable Lens
Adapting disposable camera optics for digital camera bodies.
Gallery
Gallery: Autumn in New Mexico on Expired Kodak Gold 200
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
Design
A 'Lumascus' Ring Experiment
Detailed process of a lume-inlaid Damascus steel ring prototype.
Photography
Modding a Lens for Hyperspectral Trichromy
How I replaced my lens's internal filters for UV and IR photography.
3D Printing
Upgrading an Unusual Laser Pointer
Modding a cheap Chinese cyan laser pointer for better usability.
Rare Optics
Adapting to the Times with Antique Optics
My journey discovering the unique qualities of antique cinema lenses and what I learned adapting them to the Samsung NXmini camera system.