The more expensive your camera lens, the more susceptible it is to damage from an unexpected shower. Photos taken in the rain can bring lots of unexpected nice effects, but they are rarely worth ruining an expensive lens. The lens guard is made from the case you get when you buy 100 blank cd’s, and […]
One of our favorite new websites is Gizmag, so we were pleased when they turned up in our daily search for gaffers tape news. This particular review was about a blue tooth headset designed to be installed inside motorcycle headsets. Gizmag liked the Sena SM10, but found they needed to pull out the gaffers tape […]
While proclaiming “duct tape fixes everything”, North Carolina representative Tim Moore surmised that women could get around the bill that proposes making the baring of a woman’s breast a crime by covering up with a patch of duct tape. The bill would make exposing one’s “private parts” a felony. If the law ever passes, this […]
Tired of losing the end of a roll of tape, and want to avoid the hassle of folding a corner down? Try marking the end with a leftover plastic bread tab. The tape comes right of the tab, and it keeps it from sticking to itself. More tape tips here. Tapenews.com is your source […]
Jersey Shore star JWow added her face and a little more to the “mouths taped shut” photos for the NOH8 campaign for marriage and gender equality. In addition to the now well known photos of celebrities with their mouths taped shut to promote the campaign, JWow also revealed that she was wearing a bra styled […]
A 10k race to raise money for the Shooting Star Chase hospice in Hampton, England drew a couple of unique approaches to getting around the course. Alex Bloom and James Perkins, students at Hampton School, chose to ski the course rather than run it, even though there was no snow. Strapping their skis to their […]
We came across this great idea for making sure that you always have a little gaffers tape on hand. It was intended for photographers, but lots of others need a little tape too. As cameras and accessories get smaller and smaller, toting around a roll of gaffers tape becomes more and more impractical. A “do […]
When Dominique Vankam wanted to replicate the photos taken using the Autochrome Limiere process he had to get creative. Almost none of the cameras made for utilizing the early 20th century photography process still remain, and the few that do are priceless. Vankam combined duct tape, cardboard and Legos to make a working model of […]
The official media guidelines for Phoenix, AZ courtrooms mandates that ” All floor cables must be taped down with cloth gaffer’s tape. Tape should not be placed on walls or paneling. All tape applied should be removed after the proceeding. Tape on floor must not create a safety hazard.” If you’re a reporter headed to court […]
Hey guys, this Valentine’s Day, give the gifts of duct tape and flowers to your special lady. Why? Because almost anything can be fixed with duct tape, and if it can’t, then it can be fixed with flowers. What’s even better than that? Duct tape flowers. Here’s how you do them. Choose red or white duct […]