How to build a [Matchbox] Pinhole Camera

A guide to build a Pinhole Camera.
a project by metromelagrana

project info:
http://melagrana.netsons.org/wp/tentativi-creativi/pinhole-camera/ (italian)

more information:
http://www.pinholeday.org/
http://www.matchboxpinhole.com/index.html
http://www.corbis.readymech.com/en
http://www.alternativephotography.com

Pinhole Photography:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/uomoartificiale/sets/72157624729655003/

stop motion created with FrameByFrame
by Philipp Brendel
http://web.mac.com/philipp.brendel/

music by
Frank Zappa's Burnt Weeny Sandwich

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• pinhole
• camera
• photography
• matchbox
• stopmotion
• framebyframe

[abrahamwinkies66]

@metromelagrana by old film do you mean film that has already had all the exposures used?

[metromelagrana]

@abrahamwinkies66 you just need an empty can to recover your new film. no need to waste a new one.

get some old film, gently prye open the canister, then tape the new film to the inside turnip of the old can. then reassemble and close. :)

[SaritaDanielle24]

how long do you keep it exposed for? 2 seconds? or like 40?

[metromelagrana]

@SaritaDanielle24 exposure time varies depending on the size of the pinhole, the intensity of the light and the film ISO. calculations could become very complex if you want the correct value. as a rule of thumb, expose from half a second to 1 second if it's really sunny, from 1 second to 3 seconds if it's moderately sunny, from 3 seconds to 12 seconds if it's cloudy. colour films tend to adjust better to a marginal over-exposure than b/w. :)

[ocool100]

Can you show us the finel result please?

[metromelagrana]

@ocool100 you can watch our photo set on flickr (link in the description box or at 3:05 of the video)

for this pinhole I used a colour film, the others in b/w are from a panoramic pinhole test.

[TheSkytress]

how much time did it take to make this vid

[Souljahp034]

@cherylnchris it has see the description :for links bro

[cherylnchris]

Sooo... no picture to prove it actually works? haha

[sbennett2u]

Entertaining and informative- just as it should be. Great work!