Photography by Briana

 Photos taken by the pinhole cameras I created, as well as their reversal images:       Duration : This is a photo of the University, a flagpole, and a hill in the background. This photo was taken with a 30 second exposure time, during which a strong wind gust continued to hold up the flag long enough to not blur it in the photo. This photo falls into the theme of duration by showing the 30 second duration of a wind gust keeping the flag up, and thus, allowing for a non-blurry photo of it in the air. Full sun, camera set stably on stairs.         Where My Eyes Can Not See: This is a photo of my pet turtle swimming by. His head is on the left, and just below that is one of his arms. This photo was taken by pressing the camera against his glass tank, offering a glimpse inside of a fishtank, where eyes typically do not see, as well as creating an effect that makes the turtle appear to be in a vast ocean. Depth of field is demonstrated in th...

       For this assignment, I constructed two functional pinhole cameras: the first one out of a recipe card tin, and the second one out of a wooden birdhouse.      Camera #1:       The first camera was made simply by poking a pinhole in the side of a tin, sanding down the other side of the hole, and spray painting the inside of the tin entirely black.      To use this camera, load the photo paper into the tin across from the pinhole. It is helpful to secure the photo paper by putting tape on the back of it. Close the tin and seal the opening seam, as well as the pinhole, with black electric tape to prevent any light leaks. Then, arrange the camera where you'd like to use it, pull back the tape covering the pinhole for the desired amount of time/shutter speed, and reseal when done.        Camera #2:       This camera was made by cutting off the bottom of a wooden birdhouse, spra...

       Pinhole photography. What is it? How does it work?      Pinhole photography has been mentioned as far back as the fifth century BC (Potter). The pinhole camera incorporates the design and mechanics of a camera obscura and enables one of the earliest forms of photography. This type of camera has quite simple characteristics: a light-tight container and an aperture/pinhole (opening) that can easily be uncovered and resealed. These vague requirements leave lots of room for creative design in the camera's appearance and size.      Pinhole cameras do not need to have a lens, viewfinder, or any digital features. They operate by placing a piece of photo paper across from a pinhole, which, when opened, exposes the photo paper to light and an image is projected on to it.      This form of photography requires patience and a willingness for trial and error, although this makes success in this method feel all the more rew...