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Tutorials, techniques and the history of pinhole photography and cyanotype
Lumen printing: colours from the sun on photo paper, with no developer
Lumen printing colours black and white photo paper in the sun, with no developer: what sets it apart from the developed photogram and from cyanotype, why the silver turns pink,...
Lumen printing: colours from the sun on photo paper, with no developer
Lumen printing colours black and white photo paper in the sun, with no developer: what sets it apart from the developed photogram and from cyanotype, why the silver turns pink,...
Pinhole camera for kids: getting children started
Pinhole photography with children from about age 8, always with an adult: seeing the image in a camera obscura, loading, setting up, developing. Who does what, how a session runs...
Pinhole camera for kids: getting children started
Pinhole photography with children from about age 8, always with an adult: seeing the image in a camera obscura, loading, setting up, developing. Who does what, how a session runs...
Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day: the date, the rules and how to join in
Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day takes place on the last Sunday of April every year, next on 25 April 2027. Date, rules, preparation, scanning and sending your photo, on your own,...
Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day: the date, the rules and how to join in
Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day takes place on the last Sunday of April every year, next on 25 April 2027. Date, rules, preparation, scanning and sending your photo, on your own,...
Pinhole camera vs digital camera: two ways of seeing
Pinhole or digital is not a contest with a winner but two relationships with time and the image. What each approach really brings, compared honestly.
Pinhole camera vs digital camera: two ways of seeing
Pinhole or digital is not a contest with a winner but two relationships with time and the image. What each approach really brings, compared honestly.
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...
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.
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.