HowTo: Build Your Own DIY SuperMacro Lens
Lozzless demonstrates how to make a diy cheap macro lens with working aperture for his Canon 5D Mark II, coined the "SuperMacro".
Lozzless demonstrates how to make a diy cheap macro lens with working aperture for his Canon 5D Mark II, coined the "SuperMacro".
After you have mastered going forward and forward gliding you may want to expand your skill set and start skating backwards. You will use a simple undulating motion that will allow you to propel yourself backwards.
This video shows the method to do ab exercises on the BOSU ball. The video features five exercises. The first exercise involves push ups. The BOSU ball is put upside down and push ups are started. The legs rise as we go down and come forward as we go up. In the next exercise we lie on the ball and make a 'L' shape of the legs to the rest of the body. A right angle is formed at the knees. The right leg comes up as the left hand comes up and vice versa. The third exercise involves putting your ...
This video focuses on strategies you can use to boost your metabolism--one-step needed in order to lose belly fat. Obtaining a faster metabolism will train your body to burn more calories throughout the day. The first step to boost your metabolism is through strength training, which means developing leaner muscle mass. This will result in long-term investment for caloric burning. The second step involves exercising in the morning; this will help you burn calories more easily throughout the da...
CobraWorkout teaches you how to do simple ab workouts to get a ripped six pack. For the first exercise lay down on your back, heels on the floor, take a medicine ball between your hands. Then angle your body at 45 degrees from the ground and twist it to the left and to the back. Do this 15 times and go straight to the next exercise. This involves getting on the side and having your feet in the air, while moving your upper body up and down. Do 25 repetitions on each side. For the third exercis...
Follow this simple step by step video demonstrating a series of stages involved in crocheting a kids beanie cap. Prepare the tools you are going to use, which will be mainly a hook for crocheting and woolen thread. Since the beanie cap is intended for kids one should choose a nice lively color. The first step is to make sure to tighten the first stitch. Afterwards make six consecutive stitches, and then make a loop by twisting it over. Pull the string through the slipknot and pull inwards. Yo...
There are a number of basic model poses if you want to look more like a model in your pictures. First, start by turning the hips to the side away from the camera and the shoulders toward the camera. You can put one arm up with your wrist on top of your head or both arms up with your hands on top of your head. Another traditional pose involves putting one foot back and one foot forward and a little to the side of the back foot with one hand on the hip. For the face you can slightly turn the sh...
Oliver Cherek, a.k.a., oLi, shows you how to perform a new freestyle football trick called "New Shit," invented by Soufiane Touzani.
Does your child always come home with a full lunch box? Most likely they don't like what you've been packing. Give your children’s brown bag lunch a healthy punch – one they won’t trade away!
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Lots of people love magic, and most of those people like card tricks, so why not learn a few? Whether you're a magician or not, you can still impress your friends with a few card tricks up your sleeve.
Who better to demonstrate bar tricks than a cute girl bartender? Sexy Francesca shows you how to weasel your way out of a dinner bill with a trick involving a match. Brush up on your bar tricks so you can impress the ladies (or con your fellow barflies out of a dollar or two). Break presents bar tricks by Francesca. Learn how to pull the Matchstick Men bar trick.
This is amazing how cats reacts... Just try it ! This technique is simple and involves the rubbing of each of your kitty's ears in circles. Then press on the sides of his head gently. This will soothe his stress and he should start purring instantly.
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.
This week on Make Magazine is a project with parts from the Arduino Starter Kit. Skip over building the Proto Shield. Otherwise, it's a simple build that doesn't require any soldering. Arduino is a speaking control for robotics. It can be used in other Make kits or robotic projects. This is a circuit bending and circuit board project that involves basic circuitry and wiring.
Learn how to make this fun Christmas craft! Learn how to make this fun Christmas craft! Making a giant holiday wreath involves gluing a large ribbon bow to the top of a wreath, gluing down small presents, holly sprigs and trinkets and wrapping the excess ribbon around the greenery. Create a large Christmas wreath, adding any items that go with the holiday spirit, with instructions from an experienced craftswoman in this free video on Christmas crafts.
Learn how to make this fun Christmas craft! Making a Santa Claus face involves gluing different colored poms together for the head, beard and hat, gluing googly eyes to the face and decorating the hat with smaller white poms. Create a crafty Santa Claus face with instructions from an experienced craftswoman in this free video on Christmas crafts.
This instructional cosmetics video demonstrates how to create a Kylie Minogue inspired look. The Kylie Mingogue look involves purple and Green Eyes with soft pink glossy lips. Products used in this video are
This instructional cosmetics video demonatrates how to create a Gwen Stefani inspired look. The Gwen Stefani look involves red and purple lips with plain eyeliner eyes. Products used in this video are BYS Eyeliner Duo Thick and Thin - Black, BYS Liquid Eyeliner -- Black, Exhibit Mascara -- Black, BYS Blusher -- Peach Sundae, BYS Lip Liner -- Rich Wine, and BYS Lipstick and Lipgloss Duo -- Chili Red.
This instructional cosmetics video demonstrates how to create a Scarlett Johansson inspired look. The Scarlett Johansson look involves soft eyes and nude lips -- day make up. Products used in this video are BYS Trio Eyeshadow Palette - #3 Purple, BYS Eyeliner Duo Thick and Thin - Black, BYS Liquid Eyeliner -- Black, Exhibit Mascara -- Black, BYS Eye Pencil - Mushroom, BYS Blush and Bronzer Compact -- High Shine, and BYS Lipstick and Lipgloss Duo -- Nearly Nude.
This instructional cosmetics video demonstrates how to create an Amy Winehouse inspired look. The Amy Winehouse look involves hick black eyeliner with red lips. Products used in this video are BYS Eyeliner Duo Thick and Thin - Black, Exhibit Liquid Eyeliner -- Black, BYS Shimmer Powder -- Black Beauty, BYS Waterproof Mascara - Black, BYS Long Life Lip Colour -- Hot Chilli, and BYS Blush and Bronze Compact -- High Shine.
MapForce supports flat files as the source and/or target of any mapping involving XML, database, EDI, web services or other flat file data. In this how-to, you'll find instructions for mapping data from arbitrary text files (such as log files, CSV, fixed-width, and other legacy data sources) to databases and XML files.
Everyone loves a nice hot freshly brewed cup of matcha green tea. The hot summer months don't have to mean giving up your matcha tea. Make an iced matcha green tea instead. Watch this how to video to learn more about the simple methods involved in making iced matcha green tea.
In this automotive maintenance tutorial you will learn how to service the brakes on a Volkswagen Fox. Servicing the brakes involves changing the brake pads and checking the fluid. If your Volkswagen Fox isn't stopping as well as it should, watch this video and learn how to service your front brakes.
This tutorial demonstrates how to remove the paper from the back of a paper (foundation) pieced quilt block. Paper piecing is a type of sewing that involves quilting onto a paper base. It is possible to remove the paper after completing the quilt.
This helpful video explains the logic involved when contemplating drying processes for ceramics. You will learn the correct way to lift a piece off the wheel, cover the pot, and measure the varying stages of drying clay. The instructor also includes a brief desciption of different glazing and firing methods.
This video will teach you the basics of payphone phreaking. Pay phone phraking involves doing various pranks and hacks to pay phones.
Watch this music how-to video to learn how to make your own didgeridoo out of agave using the fire drilling method. This tutorial video on how to make a didgeridoo is not for beginners, as it involves chopping down the agave tree yourself and does not provide spoken instructions.
"Natta" means to stretch and so this adavu (foot work) involves some stretching to form beautiful patterns. The "Natta Adavu" involves heel contacts of the feet. Thus word “Nattu” in Tamil is also referred to “perching of heels”. So get ready for some stretching and synchronization of hands and legs with this Bharatanatyam dance how to video. This is a nine part video tutorial for this 13 step traditional Indian dance move.
Wounds that involve underlying structures usually require immobilization. The purpose for immobilizing an injured victim is to provide support. This first aid how-to video demonstrates the proper technique for immobilizing someone who has serious wounds or injuries.
Check out this how-to video to crochet a wacky hat. This involves easing the individual shapes into a wacky hat.
Desire to be an XML editor/programmer? This video will help you. You'll learn how to edit, analyze, and debug XPath expressions with XMLSpy.
If you have ever been curious about playing squash, watch this how to video. This is a quick squash playing tutorial that shows you the proper way to do the backhand stroke. This squash stroke involves a square shoulder, cocked wrist and the racquet out from the body at an eighty degree angle.
If you have ever been curious about playing squash, watch this how to video. This is a quick squash playing tutorial that shows you the proper way to do the forehand stroke. This squash stroke involves properly holding the the racquet at shoulder height, dropping the forearm and holding the line on the ball.
If you have ever been curious about playing squash, watch this how to video. This is a quick squash playing tutorial that shows you how to properly hold a squash racquet. Properly gripping a racket involves the precise positioning of your thumb and index finger. So watch and learn how to start playing squash like a professional.
This how to video covers a rather complex blues technique which involves moving around the piano or keyboard smoothly and swiftly. This lesson is designed for the advanced pianist.
Watch this video to learn how to make a cheap grind rail without welding. This does involve stealing a stop sign which is illegal.
This advanced origami model involves maker two cranes from a single sheet of paper! The paper design looks like a mutant with 3 wings and 2 heads. Learn how to fold it by watching this video!
This math lesson is designed to provide middle school teachers with free resources for teaching linear equations. Students can use this free resource to better understand how to solve simple equations while preparing for the upcoming CRCT test.
This video is a good match that looks at a dual fianchetto setup versus the Sicilian Defence. Don't know what fianchetto is? Well, here's a hint: It involves the bishop.