Pinhole Camera Photography Project
In Part I of this series of posts I covered the historical significance of pinhole photography. In Part II we'll construct the camera itself.
Here's the sides of our pinhole camera. The camera shell is made out of an MDF type material. We chose to glue our camera together but you don't have to.
First we assembled the sides and base.
After attaching the base panel we screwed on the "shutter" over hole in the front panel.
Next is the internal black card box. This will help light-proof the camera and help create a square image on the photographic paper inserted (later) into the rear of the camera.
The black box is glued together using the folded tabs.
Notice the black box has a side missing?
Well the side with the hole should face the rear of the camera when you drop it in. It's also useful to glue a strip of paper onto the top of the black box. This will make it easier to remove the box and photographic paper in the dark-room.
Now place (don't glue) the lid onto the top of the camera.
Wrap elastic bands around the outer shell (for extra light security) and we have our very own Pinhole Camera.
In Part III we'll make the pinhole itself (in the internal black box through the hole under the "shutter"), we'll insert photographic paper inside the camera and we'll expose our first image.
To come - "Part III : Exposing & Developing The Negative Image" and "Part IV : Developing the Final Print".
Useful Pinhole Photography Links
f295 - on line community of pinhole photography enthusiasts.
Pinhole Photography : History, Images, Cameras, Formulas
Pinhole Photography Theory
On line gallery pinhole camera images
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