Thursday 1 October 2009

Pinhole Camera Evaluation.

My original pinhole camera was made from a small, rectangular cardboard box. I painted 4 coats of black on the inside of the box to avoid light reflection inside. I made 1 hole in the small square of tinfoil at the opposing end to the photographic paper. The hole allows a small beam of light to reach the photographic paper creating a faint image which is then brought to life by placing the paper in alkali for a matter of minutes and then into developer fluid to further the detail of the image. After development, the photo is then placed into water to wash away excess fluid and then placed through the dryer machine. After that, it is then all down to the exposure time spent to decide on whether the image will be clear.

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  1. Laurie despite your pinhole images not really working too well your posts clearly demonstrate that you understood what should have been happening during the week-long project.!!

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