I think I'm in love... with a coffee can and a piece of paper. Made a camera this morning with an old coffee can. Went out this afternoon and success. This is actually slightly overexposed as it went dark in the developer very quickly,.a learning curve for sure. Thanks to Carla for all her amazing work that has been my main inspiration
@ingrid2101 Yay, if it's pinhole week, I can definitely do something with it! :D Did some pinhole shots at the carnival yesterday, too. Hmm, need to check if any of those are worth posting in Flickr. :)
@pfassett That won't work sorry, I'll try!
I used A coffee can - cleaned and the interior and inside of lid sprayed matt black ( important as you do not want reflective surfaces. Half way up the can I drilled a small hole about 1/4 inch ( NOT the pinhole). I cut a piece of soda can and and using a needle put a tiny hole in it - sand it down so it's smooth. Using black electrical tape line it up on the inside of the tin and stick. This is your lens. You now need a "lens cap" I used more of the soda can as it has a curve and covered it in tape and hinged it so it could be lifted off easily. In safelight conditions load a piece of photographic paper to fit - I had to cut mine down. Take it out and expose - exposure depends on hole size ( f stop) and light - just the same as a camera. Paper has an incredibly slow asa so this was about 30 seconds in sunny ish conditions. Then develop as you normally would for b&w printing!
Carla's work is inspirational indeed. This is amazing! Thanks for the explanation too. I love the curve on the building. Is that because of the shape of the can? I would love to play with this too. Fave.
I used A coffee can - cleaned and the interior and inside of lid sprayed matt black ( important as you do not want reflective surfaces. Half way up the can I drilled a small hole about 1/4 inch ( NOT the pinhole). I cut a piece of soda can and and using a needle put a tiny hole in it - sand it down so it's smooth. Using black electrical tape line it up on the inside of the tin and stick. This is your lens. You now need a "lens cap" I used more of the soda can as it has a curve and covered it in tape and hinged it so it could be lifted off easily. In safelight conditions load a piece of photographic paper to fit - I had to cut mine down. Take it out and expose - exposure depends on hole size ( f stop) and light - just the same as a camera. Paper has an incredibly slow asa so this was about 30 seconds in sunny ish conditions. Then develop as you normally would for b&w printing!