Diy pinhole camera

Making a pinhole camera has always been a fun project for me. I remember the first time I tried it, using just a cardboard box, some tape, and a tiny piece of aluminum foil. The idea that I could capture an image with such simple materials was fascinating. It took a few tries to get it right, but the excitement of seeing that first faint image appear on the photo paper was unforgettable. Over time, I've experimented with different sizes of boxes and various types of pinholes. Each variation…

Contrary to what Apple wants you to believe, there’s more to taking a cool-looking photo than choosing which Instagram filter to apply. Few photographers know that better than Nancy Breslin, a local artist nationally renowned for her contributions to the pinhole photography scene. What the heck is pinhole photography, you ask? It’s a simple method […]

Collapsible Origami Pinhole Camera: Last year I played around a bit with pinhole photography. A pinhole camera is the simplest form of a camera. It essentially consists of a box with a tiny hole (also called a camera obscura) , the tiny hole is often literally a pinhole, hence th…

Francesco Capponi (Dippold on Flickr) has a fun printable template for creating your own nifty-looking 35mm pinhole camera. All you need to do is print

How to Make a Pinhole Camera: Make your own camera out of materials around the house and take black and white photos with it.

Want to watch the next solar eclipse without burning your eyes out? Or demonstrate how an old-timey camera worked to children who think of a camera and phone as one and the same? You can not only do accomplish these with a simple shoebox,...

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In this article, Lomography Community member @manu2021 teaches us how to build a pinhole camera out of a tin box, a can and a few other special ingredients.