Steven Pippin
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How To Make Your Own Pinhole Camera
To make your pinhole camera you will need a box, a pin, light sensitive paper, some tape, and some black paint and black card. Firstly you take your box and its lid, you need to paint this black inside and out making sure no paint chips.
Then you puncture the bottom side of your container according to the size of your pinhole depends on how blurry or clear the image created will be. Now time to make a shutter, this will be constructed by using black tape and black card. You stick some black tape either side of some back card and stick it over the pinhole . Then you put your light sensitive paper in the lid.
After closing it up and making sure the shutter is down. To take a photo all you do is find a subject, lift the shutter exposing the light sensitive paper then close it again. But you need develop it before it can be displayed.
Then you puncture the bottom side of your container according to the size of your pinhole depends on how blurry or clear the image created will be. Now time to make a shutter, this will be constructed by using black tape and black card. You stick some black tape either side of some back card and stick it over the pinhole . Then you put your light sensitive paper in the lid.
After closing it up and making sure the shutter is down. To take a photo all you do is find a subject, lift the shutter exposing the light sensitive paper then close it again. But you need develop it before it can be displayed.
For the best results...
outside : sunny- 16-20 sec exposure cloudy- 20-30 sec exposure.
inside : heavy lighting - 8-12 sec exposure not so bright - 30-35 sec exposure.
outside : sunny- 16-20 sec exposure cloudy- 20-30 sec exposure.
inside : heavy lighting - 8-12 sec exposure not so bright - 30-35 sec exposure.
Pinhole Questions
- What are the names of the chemicals used to create an image in the darkroom?
- How do the chemicals develop the image (explain in depth what happens)?