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Tutorials, techniques and the history of pinhole photography and cyanotype
Nicéphore Niépce, the inventor of photography
Who was Nicéphore Niépce, born in 1765 in Chalon-sur-Saône? His path as an inventor, from the Pyréolophore to heliography, up to the first fixed photograph.
Nicéphore Niépce, the inventor of photography
Who was Nicéphore Niépce, born in 1765 in Chalon-sur-Saône? His path as an inventor, from the Pyréolophore to heliography, up to the first fixed photograph.
Paper negative to positive: two ways to finish a pinhole photo
Your pinhole paper negative is dry: here are the two ways to turn it into a normal positive image, the inverted flatbed scan and the contact print.
Paper negative to positive: two ways to finish a pinhole photo
Your pinhole paper negative is dry: here are the two ways to turn it into a normal positive image, the inverted flatbed scan and the contact print.
Best pinhole camera kit: how to choose one for your first photos
All-in-one, camera-only or home-made: the real criteria for choosing a pinhole camera kit to suit your profile. An honest comparison by Éric Marais.
Best pinhole camera kit: how to choose one for your first photos
All-in-one, camera-only or home-made: the real criteria for choosing a pinhole camera kit to suit your profile. An honest comparison by Éric Marais.
The invention of photography, from the camera obscura to the first photograph
How do you go from an image you look at to an image you fix? Niépce and the oldest surviving photograph, in 1827, then Daguerre and Talbot. The role of...
The invention of photography, from the camera obscura to the first photograph
How do you go from an image you look at to an image you fix? Niépce and the oldest surviving photograph, in 1827, then Daguerre and Talbot. The role of...
How to make a camera obscura from a box and tracing paper
Building a camera obscura to observe the projected image without photographing it. The box version with a tracing-paper screen or a whole room, hole size and materials explained.
How to make a camera obscura from a box and tracing paper
Building a camera obscura to observe the projected image without photographing it. The box version with a tracing-paper screen or a whole room, hole size and materials explained.
Pinhole camera effect: what gives the images their look
Soft blur, dark corners, infinite depth, motion trails from long exposures. What characterises a pinhole image, why this look moves people and what a digital filter cannot reproduce.
Pinhole camera effect: what gives the images their look
Soft blur, dark corners, infinite depth, motion trails from long exposures. What characterises a pinhole image, why this look moves people and what a digital filter cannot reproduce.
How to develop pinhole camera photos: developer, stop bath and fixer
How to develop a pinhole photo, step by step. Developer, stop bath, fixer and rinsing, under red light, from paper negative to positive.
How to develop pinhole camera photos: developer, stop bath and fixer
How to develop a pinhole photo, step by step. Developer, stop bath, fixer and rinsing, under red light, from paper negative to positive.
How to make a pinhole camera at home, step by step
Making a pinhole camera with a box, aluminium and a needle. The materials you need, how to make a clean hole, the shutter and how to load the paper, explained...
How to make a pinhole camera at home, step by step
Making a pinhole camera with a box, aluminium and a needle. The materials you need, how to make a clean hole, the shutter and how to load the paper, explained...
The pinhole camera box: a light-tight dark chamber
The dark chamber is the physical principle of the pinhole camera: a completely dark enclosure with a hole. The double meaning of the French term, light-tightness, and why every pinhole...
The pinhole camera box: a light-tight dark chamber
The dark chamber is the physical principle of the pinhole camera: a completely dark enclosure with a hole. The double meaning of the French term, light-tightness, and why every pinhole...