I've been learning about photography for about 5 years now but it is this past year that i heard of Pinhole cameras. Unfortunately, i entered Mason Gross while the photography department was changing, losing staff, gaining staff, and metamorphosing as always. It is during my independent study class that i found out about Pinhole and it's mysterious ways. I had been shooting digital for almost a year and a half so i was losing touch with the darkroom. I was yearning for the smell of chemicals and the texture of papers. I figured since i cannot afford a digital pinhole i'd try exploring with it and that would give me a reason to go back and get down and dirty in the darkroom. I didn't expect to love it so much despite my constant failure at it. There is so much dedication that one must give to Pinhole photography and that both fueled and angered me simultaneously. First of all, i had to get the exposure right. As you can see below, i went through much trial and error aided (and perhaps, sabotaged) by internet websites. Nevertheless, i did come up with my own results and notes.
This is the preliminary process to the entire process of taking photographs with pinhole cameras. Not only did i enjoy working once again with 4x5 negatives but i loved getting my hands wet once again. This experience brought me back to why i love photography and why i am doing what i do.
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| Exposure Guide (Only 1 negative survived) |
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| Exposure Guide #2 (This time 2 survived and 1 was decent) | | | | | | | |
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