7/4/08

This is my pinhole camera. And I made it all by myself.

Well, not exactly since my girlfriend, Irene, contributed a lot in the construction process.

It’s a 6″ x 8″ x 4″ box made up of illustration board I bought from National Bookstore. I chose to use to construct it black side out for aesthetic reasons. Doing that, I had to spray the white interior with black enamel so that if ever light leaked inside, it wouldn’t bounce off the bright surfaces which would aggravate the situation. The lens is made from a portion of Coke tin can, perforated in the center with a regular sewing needle.

It snugly fits a 5″ x 7″ photo paper which I use as a paper negative. My exposures usually begin from 1 minute to about 15 minutes. More than that I decide not to shoot.

I already have some negatives and positives to show. I just have to have them scanned. Hmmm.

Scanner.