Sometimes a person emails me to ask for help with something, and in the process I discover that they have taken some amazing initiative and come up with some awesome way to personalise their Triggertrap for their use. This was the case with Thomas, who contacted me regarding some questions about the screen on his Triggertrap […]
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Facial Recognition Mode used in arts project
In my time away from calming down the excited Triggertrappers who email [email protected], I also co-run a program of artist residencies in Sydney, Australia (where I am based), which gives artists time, space and resources to develop work that incorporates new technology into a performance context. In August, I worked with an arts group called […]
Read MoreMade on Triggertrap: best of August 2012
Well, it might be a little bit late coming in mid-September, but this is a good time to remember that Triggertrap is all about enabling photographers to make interesting work. Great things keep coming from our community through our forum, twitter and the Flickr, Facebook and Vimeo pages. I won’t get caught up in hyperbole, but they […]
Read MoreUsing the Triggertrap v1 to control a flash
As many Triggertrappers have rightly figured out, the shutter lag on most cameras makes it hard to use Triggertrap for high-speed photography if you’re connecting it to your camera. However, you can also connect it to your flash, which triggers within a matter of milliseconds. That is how you’ll be able to get those amazing […]
Read MoreFlickr Challenge #1 – Tesla
We love our Flickr group. It’s our way of seeing all the different, and sometimes surprising, ways people use Triggertrap products. The group is constantly growing, and any day now will have 300 members. To celebrate, and give people some inspiration, we’ve decided to introduce a series of Flickr Challenges. The idea behind these is to encourage […]
Read MoreEasily update your Triggertrap v1 firmware on OSX and Windows
DEPRECIATED I’m afraid this version of updating the Triggertrap v1 and Triggertrap Shield firmware is out of date. Please follow these instructions instead.
Read MoreTripod Clamps – an iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch tripod mount
In a nice moment of idea cross-pollination and product eco-system growth, you can now get a range of clamps and holders designed and made especially for attaching a phone or a tablet to a tripod, while using an app to trigger your camera. These particular ones are being offered by a new company called Tripod […]
Read MoreMade on Triggertrap: best of July 2012
July has been a pretty big month for Triggertrap. This has been the first month that hundreds of people have finally got their hands on the long-awaited Triggertrap v1. And, since we first released it in May, thousands more have been using Triggertrap Mobile. Our Flickr group is growing, and we’re seeing videos and photos […]
Read MoreTTv1 and crossed passive infra-red sensors
We’ve had a few emails asking about how to make the Triggertrap v1 trigger a camera when there is motion detected in some small area of space that the camera is pointing at. This has a million possible applications, but could be especially useful for wildlife photography, for example: capturing a shy critter or a […]
Read MoreTriggertrap Mobile App v1.1.0 – New feature: Presets
If you’ve been paying attention, you would have noticed that the newest update of the Triggertrap Mobile App (both the free and the full versions) has finally been accepted by Apple, and is now available on your iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch through an App Store app update. Version 1.1.0 fixes some small bugs and […]
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