Pinhole Camera

 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.