Pinhole photography dates back to the 5th century B.C., in China."The philosopher Mo Ti (later Mo Tsu) was the first – to our knowledge – to record the formation of an inverted image with a pinhole or screen. Mo Ti was aware that objects reflect light in all directions, and that rays from the top of an object, when passing through a hole, will produce the lower part of an image ." (See reference below)
Later, we began to try out our first photo, with Mr. Lockwood, initially giving us step-by-step instructions on the process to produce a successful photograph goes. Once we were confident enough, we moved on to taking our own photographs. I started off with taking a simple picture of a stuffed falcon, that I found in the art room, thinking it would be suitable for a picture.
Each of us timed the duration we exposed our tin can (our camera), and proceeded back to the black room to produce the photos. The initial photo was decent in my opinion, as I was able to capture the falcon quite well. However, Mr. Lockwood pointed out that I would would probably need more exposure time to make the picture more sharp and a bit darker (increased awareness for areas of growth). So taking his advice into account, I later tried the same shot, except with more exposure time (Results shown below). There was a problem with the production of the photo along the process, as clear line smudges started to appear, and I have yet to pinpoint the problem (increased awareness for areas of growth).
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| First Attempt at Pinhole Photography |
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| Second Attempt gone wrong |
I haven't done anything like pinhole photography before, so it is quite a new experience for me and something that I am relatively unfamiliar with, but I also think this is a great opportunity for me to develop new skills and undertake new challenges, and push myself out of my comfort zone.
Work Cited
Grepstad, Jon. "Pinhole Photography History and Guide from Photo.net." Pinhole Photography History and Guide from Photo.net. Photo.net, 1996. Web. 16 Feb. 2015.
