In my last I'd like to bring you some information about “making” pinhole pictures.
So what if you red my presentation and really like to take pinhole picture?
There's many option.
Everything depends on you (or how much your money or free time you're wiling to gave).
Basically first question is “Do you want to build pinhole camera, or already have one?”
if no the best option for you would be using camera body cap with your SLR, all you need to do is small hole in the center of body cap (like on picture)
you can but it online aswell;)
If you have some free time (a lots of) you can make your own pinhole camera.
The easiest way is using 2 cans of your favorite beer :)
After drinking it grab a tin-opener and cut off the top, do the same with second can and finally all you need to do is to make a small hole in the center of the can.
Your camera is now ready you can make your own pinhole photos.
There's only one problem, you need some kind of photographic material but since you have money and time it's not a problem (it's more like a challenge).
The easiest way is to use photographic paper as a light sensitive material because it can be developed using red light.
And this brings in another problem, we should develop this paper by self.
We need something similar like on the picture above:
photographic paper,
paper developer,
fixer,
developing tray (in polish it's simply “kuweta”:p)
tongs
and most important some red light (orange or olive probably will work too).
After exposure wee need to develop the print.
It means go into the dark room, prepare developer, fixer, stop bath and your safe light.
Aster that you can take out your exposed paper and slid it into the developer , making sure it gets completely covered with chemicals gently agitating, after about 60 s when images is clearly visible put in stop bath for few seconds and then into fixer tray for about 5 or more minutes.
After that you can turn on normal light and view your photo, if it's too dark you probably should decrease exposure time.
Next step is washing, easier way is using empty tray under running water for about 10 minutes.
Drying, final steep there's several different techniques, simplest is to lay It down on old newspaper, changing position few times.
You can actually buy stuff mentioned above (Czech paper, developer and fixer, plain water for stop bath and bike red light as safe light) and it'll work
Questions:
Did you (or know somebody that did) develop something else than c# or java (or even c++)?
Do you think traditional photography survives?
In 5 years everyone would have Iphone that takes better pictures and does everything better (if you buy firmware upgrade for 39.95$) so even artist would use it instead of pinhole/ b&w photography, do you think it's real?
links:
http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/article_pages/Canon_1ds_pinhole.html
http://www.arkayeff.com/page15/page15.html
http://www.jennalangerphotography.com/resources/darkroom/develop.html
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ReplyDeleteI have one friend who developes his photo films by himself. He have Hasselblad 500c camera. He's an amateur but he makes really good photos (he is one of my favourite photographers ;) ).
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I made my own pinhole camera but I used an ordinary 35mm photo film (Fomapan) which can be developed in a laboratory.
I think traditional photography survives because digital photography is generally imitating it, very often trying to obtain even the imperfections (for example the vignetting or flare effect).
I also think that it's unlikely that artists would change their SLRs for any kind of doing-everything-gadget. What for, if lenses occupy much space, and it's impossible to have a proffesional camera without them. And if phone could support interchangeable lenses it still would be uncomfortable. Furthermore traditional photography is considered to be something sophisticated, so I think there will always be people wanting to learn and use it.
Oh, and I don't think I would by IPhone :P
I agree with Katarzyna. Plastic lenses will never offer enough quality for professionals.
ReplyDeleteSkills + good body + good lenses = win. You can't fool physics.
Digital photography is less demending overall. You can see the results (the photo) immediately which is a big help for beginners.
Digital photography is great and should develop further. Simultaneously the good old days ain't finished yet and more and more people are going back to basics, old fashioned photography.
ReplyDeleteProfessionals won't be satisfied with the iPhone-like tech, they need something more than just a good camera.
I think that the real artist doesn’t need new technology to do its job well. Even the greatest technology won’t help if someone hasn’t got the appropriate skills. So, traditional photography will survive, because there always will be someone to do it in the old-school way, the proper way :)
ReplyDeleteWhen I was child I developed many "useful" things :P
ReplyDeleteDigital photography would kill normal one ;/ I don't know if it is true but even National Geographic allowed some time ago digital photos.
It depends on what you mean by professionals. Currently, most photographers use digital cameras.
ReplyDeleteBut I don't think that digital would kill analog one. Why? Because people still painting rather than use Photoshop.
I think the traditional photography to survive, because there are always people who want to work on the type of hearing to make and receive tangible results in the photographs. Just as the art of painting pictures survived, despite the emergence of camera or radio, despite the universal television.
ReplyDeleteNice tutorial! Although one thing that it lacks at the beginning. You mentioned that it depends on how much money is one willing to spend on this. I don't see any prices next to the things that you mention, so it's hard for me to tell. That's just one thing that is lacking here IMHO.
ReplyDeleteAll in all a solid presentation. You showed how things are done, the story behind it and what it actually means in practice. Good job.
I've sent the link to your presentation to a colleague of mine who is a photography amateur, but hasn't yet tried pinhole photography. I imagine that she'll like the idea :)
As for the questions:
>Did you (or know somebody that did) develop something else than c# or java (or even c++)?
LOL, now that's a sad question, IT stereotypes. But actually on the other hand quite a good one, because I know for a fact that Multimedia people don't go on well with programming (also a stereotype), so ha! :)
Anyways, photography and programming aren't the only things one can "develop". What about buldings? I myself develop my own cleaning solution for vinyl records :) But OK, as for traditional photography developing then yes, my mother used to have a dark room and she developed photos "the old way" at home :)
>Do you think traditional photography survives?
Of course, no question here IMHO.
As for the Iphone question, that's a nice load of bullshit :) Cellphones won't be better cameras than cameras themselves and furthermore, just the device won't make anybody a real artist of photography. So I take this last question as a good joke on your part ;)
I think traditional photography will survive, because analog photography in my opinion is a kind of art. Analog SLR are being replaced by digital, large, accurate and with great zoom, but do not always get the desired effect. Look for Lomo cameras, more and more people put their photos on the web because of their specificity. Bewitched me the possibility of multiple exposure, vignettes and unpredictable. iPhone will never be able to make such photos.
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