Pinhole

Pin Hole Photography

Pinhole photography uses a camera without a lens and a small light proof box. Instead of a lens there is a small hole which light passes through, an image is then projected and created on the photo paper or film which is on the opposite side of the box. The smaller the hole is, the sharper the image however this also means the image is dimmer. The images created in a pinhole camera are softer and less sharp than one with the lens. Pinhole cameras usually create abstract photos in black and white. Pinhole cameras can be made out of things like sea shells, oatmeal boxes and even discarded refrigerators. Exposers for pinhole images take a lot longer than images created from a lens based camera. The time can range from half a second to several hours. To create an overlapping image on the photo paper you can create a pinhole camera that has three holes in it instead of one. As the camera may need to be focused on one image for a long period of time it has to have a shutter that can stay open. Usually they can be made out of black tape.



The image that has been created in this picture is of a group of trees. The image is black and white as are most images from a pin-hole camera. The mood in this photo is quite a sinister and bleak one. With everything being black and white, the image makes the viewer feel as if they are lost in a forest and that something bad lies ahead. There is quite a lot of texture in the bark of the trees in this image. When viewing this image, your eye immediately travels to the centre of the photo where the three trees meet. Your eye then takes in everything around it such as the thick tree trunks and the branches creating an interesting intertwining pattern within the photo.