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Pinhole Camera's

Materials:

  • light sensitive photographic paper
  • pinhole camera 
  • developer, fixative, stop and wash (or Ilford print developing machine)


Processes:


The process of using the pinhole camera began by first taking a pinhole camera (made from a shoe box) into the darkroom so that when I collected the light-sensitive paper and placed it inside the pinhole camera emulsion side up, the paper was not exposed to any light because the light-sensitive photographic paper does not get exposed to the red light (safe light) within the darkroom. I then went outside with the pinhole camera and experimented, trying different things to see what worked best with the greatest outcomes from the final print. I made sure that the pinhole was completely sealed shut with the black material, making sure that no light was leaking in, overexposing the paper and in theory spoiling the print. I then brought the pinhole camera back into the darkroom and put it into the print developing machine and waited for the final print to develop.

Technical Skills:

Through the process above, I learned some technical skills, which first includes the exposure times. I learned that when using the pinhole camera in a darkened environment or capturing a dark subject matter, then the light-sensitive paper should be exposed to more light meaning that it needs a longer exposure time of around 20-30 seconds. Also, it works the opposite way, with a lighter scene which means that it may not need a long exposure time and instead have a shorter exposure time of around 10 seconds. I found this out by experimenting with different environments and different kinds of lighting. The second technical skill that I learned was that when using a pinhole camera, you need to get as close to the subject matter as possible in order to achieve the best final outcomes which have distortion and obscures the subject matter that I was capturing.
My prints can be seen below, starting with my experimental prints using the pinhole camera followed by my personal best print.

 





REFER TO SKETCHBOOK FOR ANNOTATION

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