Topic: help categorize this

[jharr]

What happens when photo nerds with access to extremely expensive lab equipment get bored?

This is a 1536-well plate (96x16 pixels) with a pixel depth of 12 (0 to 11 uL per well). The wells were filled by a liquid handler robot. I would estimate the cost of this 'print' to be around $15.

So is it analog or digital? I am thinking 'digital wet plate'! 

[jojonas~]

I call it fun

also, I've been meaning to try putting a similar grid in a camera to get stuff like this:

PixelJoe001a by Joe Van Cleave, on Flickr

[Adam Doe]

James, I can see that the well plate is atop what looks like source code. That's a flower foul.

Pond-Lily-FP-100C-Crown by adoephoto, on Flickr

[jharr]

Yeah Jimmy Guerin sort of came up with the pinhole cell camera (I think). He has lots of cool examples.
Edit: He actually credits Joe V. with the idea. My bad.

Adam, apologies for the techno-clutter. It was a quick shot on my desk. It won't happen again (probably). Nice water lily though!

[Francois]

I wonder how long those water filled cells can keep?

As for the cell pictures, I have a camera that does that... I have yet to try it as it's one of my crazy projects...

This has given me an idea if my version doesn't work...

[gothamtomato]

There used to be a Fisher Price toy camera that created a similar type of image. I forget the name of it but a friend has been looking for one for years. He said they are rare and when they pop up on eBay they get snapped up right away. They shoot and instantly print pictures in camera on thermographic calculator roll paper.

[Francois]

There are sadly a few toys like that that I'd love to get my hands on.
One of them is the Fisher Price PXL2000 video camera... I so wanted one of those when I was a kid!

There is a project for something similar that uses a Raspberry Pi...

[JoeV]

Ah, the old pixellator camera, thanks for posting. I need to get back to working with it.

I have another project that's been in the works for a long time,  a new form of pixellator that uses thin, black plastic tubes in grid.

~Joe

[jharr]

I wonder how long those water filled cells can keep?

There is a clear plastic film covering the wells. So as long as the film stays intact, the liquid will stay put. The question is whether the pigment they used is archival.

[Francois]

I wonder if the machine would work with latex paint?

But I have another idea which would be weirder. Have the machine dilute some watercolor and fill the cells. then you take a watercolor paper, lay it on top of the cells and flip the whole thing over without spilling any and let the paper absorb the ink...

[jojonas~]

Ah, the old pixellator camera, thanks for posting. I need to get back to working with it.

I have another project that's been in the works for a long time,  a new form of pixellator that uses thin, black plastic tubes in grid.

~Joe

oh, it's you?? I dunno when I saw your instructions first but they've really stuck to the back of my mind. still looking for that perfect grid to stick into a camera though (or build a camera around!)

[gothamtomato]

Here it is, the Fisher Price Creative Effects Camera  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu15rJkcuiU

[Francois]

In the cool toy section, there's also the Mattel Vidster, the Hasbro VcamNow, the Nickelodeon PhotoBlaster, Nintendo Gameboy Camera...
Probably a few others I didn't think of...