Near-Space DIY Aerial Photography for $150
Even though the odds of getting to see the darkness of space in person are slim – just over 500 people have traveled into space – it’s possible to still see it through the lens of your camera with a small assembly project and a few…
Gorgeous HD Parasailing Video Shot on Canon 7D
Gorgeous colors, beautiful movement, rich light. All from the new Canon 7D. (The interview shots are done on the Panasonic HVX 200 – an awesome camera and something I’d love to own.) I’ve been meaning to post about the new Canon camera for a…
Anvil Launching: How-to video
Take two anvils, a couple steel plates, a cardboard gasket, a length of fuse and a lot of black powder. Voila: anvil launching. Watch as Gay Wilkinson, champion anvil launcher, blasts his solid iron anvils 200′ in the air with this setup. Note: Please…
Build Your Own Camera Gyro-Stabilizer With a Spare Hard Drive
Universal, 2 Gyro Image stabilizer – More DIY How To Projects The most extreme camera operators use a gyro attachment for their camera to get smooth, steady shots. This applies to both still and motion (video) photography. The attachment works by two internal gyroscopes…
Train Versus Tornado Video Clip – Frighteningly Awesome
Not much to “do” through this video, but maybe something not to do: be on a train during a tornado.
My Interview with Diana Eng in Wired Magazine
(Shortcut to the article here.) A few years back while working at Wired magazine, I put together a “Project Runway Fantasy League” so that the staffers and I would have an interactive way to discuss the show during our breakfast TV recaps. It was a…
BMX Vampire Hunters IN PARIS – DIY Film Project
BMX Vampire Hunters IN PARIS from Mike Senese on Vimeo. My sister and I met up in SF a few week back and did a fun video project called BMX Vampire Hunters IN PARIS. Deliberately full of mistakes, translation errors and misconceptions. Filmed on…
Hi, I'm Mike. I’m the executive editor of Make: magazine, and host of Discovery channel’s Punkin' Chunkin' and Catch It Keep It, TV shows where I build and explain crazy machines that crush stuff, blow things up, shoot fire, all in the name of science.
I've previously worked at Wired and ReadyMade magazines, writing about how to utilize new technology in our everyday lives.
This site is where I keep a list of instructions for fun projects I've done, am working on, or draw inspiration from. I encourage everyone to get involved — get up and do something!