Pinhole camera

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 […]

What is a pinhole camera?

Discover the magic of photography with this ingenious STEM project where students will make a simple Pinhole Camera that really works.

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…

Heather Siple tells us how and why we should try out peephole photography and peephole lenses.

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…

Judith Hoffman: Matchbox pinhole camera tutorial

Develop-in-the-Can Pinhole Camera Photography (No Darkroom Required): 'Develop-in-the-Can Pinhole Photography' is about taking a photo using a beverage can and then developing it in the same can. This is achieved by adding a 'Light Trap' to your normal beverage can pinhole hole camera so the developing solutions can b…

An excerpt from "From pinhole to print". How a camera without a lens can be used to take pictures and how a pinhole camera works.