I have to confess some of what you describe goes straight over my head but I am a fan of pinhole photography and I applaud your experimental nature. Thanks for sharing.
These are wonderful Ralph, graphic subjects like trees work so well with pinhole and the flowers at the end have come out well.
I love all of your experimentation...and your bravery in taking an angle grinder to a camera, I wouldn't know where to start! My only experience of pinhole was participating in someone else's project where I was given a pinhole camera made with a matchbox and one piece of unexposed film in it and told to make an image of anything. I chose a garden scene and it actually worked quite well! Looking forward to seeing more of these from you. 😊
Sadly not - it was all part of a postal collaboration project for another photographer and the neg was sent to her -I'm pretty certain it was a 35mm single neg . I think I might have a print somewhere. so if I come across it I'll scan it in and share.
Very nice, I really like the flare one! I haven't seen a pinhole photograph in ages. The room version I have seen, but using a 'second' camera inside the room to capture the result.
I've been reflecting on your and I'm rather curious (hopefully this curiosity doesn't 'kill the cat'). I was wondering what it is that you're not keen on with this way of working? I'd be genuinely interested to hear if you don't mind divulging.. 🤔😊
Yeah, I can see what you mean. I need more practice at it. I’ve still got a ling way to go.
I really like seeing the work of folks who excel at it. I’ve just seen a post on bluesky from a chap that’s created a pinhole camera from a rea chocolate easter egg. Apparently he’ll be posting a vlog about it soon. Can’t wait..
Many thanks, Alex. I guess it's an acquired taste and not everyone's cup of tea. It's not something I'd want to do all the time, but now and then, it can be good fun. Cheers!
Cool! that is about as Old School as you can get. Great pictures. I remember seeing some videos, years ago, that showed people using pinholes to take very long exposures, on the order of several months. I cannot remember exactly how they did it, but they got panoramic cityscapes with their boxes. Damn cool stuff, too.
Months of exposure ?! Good grief! I do remember seeing s programme about someone converting a room into a pinhole camera. Blanking out the window apart from a triangular pinhole of the appropriate size. Sadly I can't remember if they actually made a photograph or used it more as a camera obscura and drew or painted the projected image onto the wall. I do recall it was impressive.
Anyway, thank you for your words, much appreciated.
Great as always, Ralph. I love your experimental spirit. It's contagious. 👌👏📷
Very kind of you to say, Benjamin, thank you.
I have to confess some of what you describe goes straight over my head but I am a fan of pinhole photography and I applaud your experimental nature. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Dave, much appreciated🙂
These are wonderful Ralph, graphic subjects like trees work so well with pinhole and the flowers at the end have come out well.
I love all of your experimentation...and your bravery in taking an angle grinder to a camera, I wouldn't know where to start! My only experience of pinhole was participating in someone else's project where I was given a pinhole camera made with a matchbox and one piece of unexposed film in it and told to make an image of anything. I chose a garden scene and it actually worked quite well! Looking forward to seeing more of these from you. 😊
Thank so much for your kind words, Lin. Do you still have the matchbox negative? I'd love to see it.
Sadly not - it was all part of a postal collaboration project for another photographer and the neg was sent to her -I'm pretty certain it was a 35mm single neg . I think I might have a print somewhere. so if I come across it I'll scan it in and share.
Thanks, Lin.
Very nice, I really like the flare one! I haven't seen a pinhole photograph in ages. The room version I have seen, but using a 'second' camera inside the room to capture the result.
Many thanks, søren. I wondered how they captured that image in the room 🙂
Great perspective!
These are great! I have a weird relationship with pinhole, I don’t like it but I want to!
I've been reflecting on your and I'm rather curious (hopefully this curiosity doesn't 'kill the cat'). I was wondering what it is that you're not keen on with this way of working? I'd be genuinely interested to hear if you don't mind divulging.. 🤔😊
I guess it’s trying to figure out what makes a good pinhole image and finding a camera to vibe with!
Yeah, I can see what you mean. I need more practice at it. I’ve still got a ling way to go.
I really like seeing the work of folks who excel at it. I’ve just seen a post on bluesky from a chap that’s created a pinhole camera from a rea chocolate easter egg. Apparently he’ll be posting a vlog about it soon. Can’t wait..
Many thanks, Alex. I guess it's an acquired taste and not everyone's cup of tea. It's not something I'd want to do all the time, but now and then, it can be good fun. Cheers!
Cool! that is about as Old School as you can get. Great pictures. I remember seeing some videos, years ago, that showed people using pinholes to take very long exposures, on the order of several months. I cannot remember exactly how they did it, but they got panoramic cityscapes with their boxes. Damn cool stuff, too.
Months of exposure ?! Good grief! I do remember seeing s programme about someone converting a room into a pinhole camera. Blanking out the window apart from a triangular pinhole of the appropriate size. Sadly I can't remember if they actually made a photograph or used it more as a camera obscura and drew or painted the projected image onto the wall. I do recall it was impressive.
Anyway, thank you for your words, much appreciated.
Thank you!