Powerpoint for crit

Finally some images

SO this shows the image to be taken and how it came out in the end! pretty good I think!

BREAD CAM (Take 2!!)

So i am without a camera .....because its moldy and without an image, because it got lost!

SO I have thought of another idea so welcome to Bread Cam!!
Bread cam is about taking photos of people's mouths as open spaces which are normally closed and the view is one which only food normally sees

So i went and brought up some semi-stale bread from Tesco, for only £1 each and heated them up so they were EXTRA crispy and hollowed them out, the crust is actually quite sturdy and thick so I am confident it will work almost the same as a shoe box camera!

DISATER!!

SO i left my paper to be developed and POOF! its gone...... somehow it got lost???

I'll have to think of some other ways now!

more research....

More research on the basics just in case I miss something
http://www.pinhole.cz/en/pinholecameras/whatis.html

The weekend graveyard pic...

I then left the pumpkin in the local Shaw graveyard over the Halloween weekend for three days almost....I rested it on a gravestone and pointed it (hopefully) to look at about 10 gravestones.....now I just have to wait for it to get developed.

I have some other cameras in waiting in case this doesn't come out and still have a few days to get an image.

Testing the camera

So after the pumpkin was hollowed out and painted, I started testing it....I was just taking it outside and exposing the paper for a set amount of time before handing it in to be developed. I tried 30secs and 1min but they both came out over exposed so I went back to taping the camera up as much as possible to limit any light getting through.. I even added a plastic bag under the lid to help.

I had to put a few pieces in at once without testing in between becasue I didnt have much time....so unfortunatly I put in three pieces that were very under-exposed!



SO!!! when I had another chance I took this one and its just about starting to expose, and thats after 45 mins....

These are photos of how I blocked off the holes and put tin foil over them after taking out the inerds.......i used the filling to absorb the moisture from the pumpkins!

Day 1

We went charity shop searching and couldn’t find many interesting or big enough items……so we went to find the skip!

We wanted the water butt, but it wasn’t for sale so we ended up with a couple of speakers instead, which we stripped and comparmented. The idea is to stitch the photo’s together at the end to give a panoramic view of the countryside.

We know of a graveyard with a good view so will have a wonder up there when we have a few pumpkins made. The trouble with the project seems to be getting the paper inside without exposing it.

The pumpkin team

This picture shows how we started painting the pumpkin and bore a hole in one side (about the size of a 50p) and then covered it with tin foil. We then pierced the tin foil with a pin. Then we made a cover out of more tape and kept this for when we need to attach it later.

Kat's websites for research

http://www.lomographyasia.com/magazine/tipster/2010/09/21/instax

http://www.snapwithfilm.com/archives/1233

http://www.pinhole.com.cn/Web2006/EntryPage/ManufactuerLink.htm

http://www.pinhole.cz/en/pinholecameras/mycameras.html

Wiki page - how to!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinhole_camera#Selection_of_pinhole_size

This is the basic Wiki page for pin hole cameras....quite good detail on how to calculate the exposure times etc. so might come in handy later.

Pumpkins.......

I was wondering round hardware stores and charity shops looking for a container to be my camera and came across a massive pile of pumpkins...perfect?!

So I carved it out with a ruler, a can opener and a wooden spoon.....all I could get my hands on for a couple of quid in the hardware store!

I am going to wait to see if the rest of the group have any other ideas but might play with this either way...I even found a youtube video on someone elses pumpkin camera, so I know it can work. Plus I have black spraypaint at home so can spray it to be more light proof later....and it's easily reproducable!

A £1.50 carving pumpkin

Solargraphy

A good way of documenting "open spaces" just go out in the dark and leave the camera there....will have to ask about exporsure times!

Pinhole Pictures by Carll Goodpasture | Music by Even Kern

I like how the mist is recorded on the film and is quite transient and spooky...
Its almost like capturing ghosts becasue the figures are always quite blurred and white.

Pinhole Camera Made From A Pumpkin

The way the lady has made the hole is important.....I would like to be able to figure out the focal points and f-stops though??

Photography Tips Techniques : How to Make a Pinhole Camera

Quite a good way of doing the shutter, using duck tape and masking tape.....