A

Peek

Into

Pinhole

Photography

Presented by

James W. Draper Jr.

Science Museum of Virginia July 13, 2011

What you will learn today

• What is Pinhole Photography

• How a pinhole camera is made

• How this artform has emerged over the years

• View some sample pinhole pictures and cameras

Meet the Photographer Academic:

BS, MEd Virginia State University

Professional:

Richmond Free Press – Former Photographer

Instruction:

Richmond Public Schools – Visual Literacy Program

J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College - Adjunct

Virginia State University - Adjunct

Workshops/staff development:

National Arts Program Events

City Recreation and Parks

Retirement:

Built, tested, and submitted pinhole content on websites

Definition of Pinhole Photography

Explanation of regular photography vs. pinhole photography

Pinhole Photography:

– Making photographs with a camera fitted with a pinhole instead of a lens – Light from a scene passes through this single point and projects an inverted image on the opposite side of the box. – A pinhole camera can be any container equipped with a pinhole,

and light sensitive material (photo paper, film, ect.) – Uses photo paper or film, film holders, one shot, long exposure, and great depth of field.

Regular Photography: – Uses a regular lens and film (35mm, 120 ect.) – Has viewfinder, meter, zoom lens, shutter speeds, apertures ect.

How to make a Pinhole Camera

Materials

• Foil, copper, aluminum, tin, ect.

• #10, #8, #7 Needle

• Sand paper

• Flat black paint and brush

• Scissors, knife, ruler

• Black tape (photo tape)

• Box, container w/top

How Pinhole Photography has emerged over the decades

1500 – Pinhole projections were used to aid in drawings 1800 – Pinhole photography dry plates emerged 1980 – Art groups began interested in pinhole images 1990 – Interest groups exchanged ideas 2000 – World Wide Web increased interest in pinhole photography, Art Galleries sponsored Pinhole exhibitions, and including images made from digital pinhole cameras

Popularity of Pinhole Photography Psychology of why people use pinhole photography

• Teach and share with others • Conduct workshops • Organize and join clubs • Can be displayed and presented as photo essays

• Creative, challenging and artistic approach

• Invites curiosity and expresses ones vision

• Explores the use of ideas and spaces

• Offers soft focus

• Return to the past

Famous Pinhole Photographers

Willie Anne Wright Richmond, VA

Edward Levinson Richmond, VA

Sample Pinhole Pictures and Cameras

Sample Pinhole Pictures and Cameras

Sample Pinhole Pictures and Cameras

Questions and Open Discussion

Contact Information

James Draper

Email: jimfilm42@verizon.net

Website: www.jimfilmphotography.com

Thank you for attending

today’s presentation!!