The Pinhole Camera

We had an entire class period several weeks ago where we learned how to actually make a pinhole camera out of a can of coffee beans and then did a print as a class. I thought that we would then have a class to make our own, but instead we just used one that had already been made to make our own picture. So naturally, I wait until the last day to actually take the picture.

When I did finally take the picture, I set it up right outside of our photography classroom on two thick books. My friend positioned herself, set the timer for 5 minutes, and then I quickly sat next to her. And continued to sit next to her for the next 5 minutes, without moving.

When the timer went off, I quickly covered the pinhole and went into the dark room. Only there could I take it out. It went through the entire developing process, and when it was finished, I had my negative:

To make the "positive", I put a piece of photo paper shiny side up and the negative face down on top. The light was on for 13 seconds and this is what I got. I am actually surprised that I'm not too blurry because I had thought I moved too much. The thing I really like these pinhole photographs is the way the wall looks curved when it is actually flat.