Pinhole Camera
I made my pinhole camera from a
papyrus box, and I used cardboard
paper to block out light from the
aperture. I found this process to be
fascinating because I never knew it
was possible to make a camera from
a few simple items. I took pictures of my beautiful surroundings at
Branson. The middle picture of the
tree is my favorite because I find the
balance of black and white to be very evocative. While taking pictures using the pinhole camera, I focused on finding places with a lot of lighting in order to see all of the different features of the photo. This project was meaningful because I was able to explore with average materials in a way that I did not know existed. Over the course of the project, I continued to explore with taking pictures in new places. I originally photographed many plants by holding the pinhole camera, but I found it difficult to get a focused image because of my breathing. I continued walking around Branson and eventually flund some places were I could set the camera on the ground to maximize the quality of the image. With the knowledge I have now, a change I may have made in the process would be to build a larger pinhole camera in order to create a larger photograph. I found that the aperture I constructed work well, so I would not change anything else.
