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Tutorials, techniques and the history of pinhole photography and cyanotype
How to estimate pinhole camera exposure time
Why exposures are so long with a pinhole camera and how to estimate them. Exposure chart, test method, ranges by light and the long-exposure trap.
How to estimate pinhole camera exposure time
Why exposures are so long with a pinhole camera and how to estimate them. Exposure chart, test method, ranges by light and the long-exposure trap.
Digital pinhole photography: turning a digital camera into a pinhole camera
Turn a DSLR or mirrorless camera into a pinhole camera with a drilled body cap. The steps to follow, the settings, the look you get and the limits of the...
Digital pinhole photography: turning a digital camera into a pinhole camera
Turn a DSLR or mirrorless camera into a pinhole camera with a drilled body cap. The steps to follow, the settings, the look you get and the limits of the...
Optimal pinhole size: how the pinhole diameter decides sharpness
Why the pinhole diameter decides sharpness in pinhole photography. The trade-off between brightness and diffraction, the formula for the optimum according to focal length, and a clean pinhole.
Optimal pinhole size: how the pinhole diameter decides sharpness
Why the pinhole diameter decides sharpness in pinhole photography. The trade-off between brightness and diffraction, the formula for the optimum according to focal length, and a clean pinhole.
How to make a matchbox pinhole camera
Making a miniature pinhole camera in a matchbox loaded with 35 mm film. The pinhole, loading the film, advancing frame by frame and the very small-format look.
How to make a matchbox pinhole camera
Making a miniature pinhole camera in a matchbox loaded with 35 mm film. The pinhole, loading the film, advancing frame by frame and the very small-format look.
Solargraphy: recording the sun's path with a pinhole camera over months
Solargraphy is an ultra-long pinhole exposure that records the sun's path for weeks or months. The can camera, paper exposed without chemicals and scanning the result.
Solargraphy: recording the sun's path with a pinhole camera over months
Solargraphy is an ultra-long pinhole exposure that records the sun's path for weeks or months. The can camera, paper exposed without chemicals and scanning the result.
Who invented the camera obscura?
The camera obscura has no single inventor but a long line of observers, from Mozi and Aristotle in Antiquity to Ibn al-Haytham around the year one thousand. Who saw what,...
Who invented the camera obscura?
The camera obscura has no single inventor but a long line of observers, from Mozi and Aristotle in Antiquity to Ibn al-Haytham around the year one thousand. Who saw what,...
Why is the image inverted in a pinhole camera?
Why does the image projected in a dark chamber appear reversed top to bottom and left to right? The explanation lies in the path of light, in a few simple...
Why is the image inverted in a pinhole camera?
Why does the image projected in a dark chamber appear reversed top to bottom and left to right? The explanation lies in the path of light, in a few simple...
Pinhole camera troubleshooting: diagnosing a failed photo symptom by symptom
Pinhole image too pale, too dark, fogged, blurred or stained? A cause-by-cause diagnosis, with a practical fix for each problem.
Pinhole camera troubleshooting: diagnosing a failed photo symptom by symptom
Pinhole image too pale, too dark, fogged, blurred or stained? A cause-by-cause diagnosis, with a practical fix for each problem.
Which pinhole camera paper to choose
Which paper to use in a pinhole camera, and why paper rather than film when you are starting out. Contrast, matt or glossy, low sensitivity and storing photo paper.
Which pinhole camera paper to choose
Which paper to use in a pinhole camera, and why paper rather than film when you are starting out. Contrast, matt or glossy, low sensitivity and storing photo paper.