Photograms and Pin Hole Photography

Pinhole pictures with write-up

and your Photographer Powerpoint

How to Make and Use a Pinhole Camera

By using common household materials, you can make a camera that will produce pictures. Making and using a pinhole camera will acquaint you with the basic elements of photography while providing an inexpensive and interesting way to take pictures. This bulletin explains how to make and use two types of pinhole cameras-a cartridge pinhole camera and a can or box pinhole camera. You'll be proud of the pictures you can take with the camera you have constructed.

Picture taken with a pinhole camera. Pinhole size 1/75 inch. Film-to-pinhole distance: 4 1/2 inches. Exposure: 2 seconds. Subject in bright sunlight.

What is a Pinhole Camera?

http://www.kodak.com/global/en/consumer/education/lessonPlans/pinholeCamera/

A pinhole camera is a small, light-tight can or box with a black interior and a tiny hole in the center of one end. See illustrations below. You can design it to accept roll or sheet film. The two ends of the camera are parallel. The end opposite the pinhole is flat so that the film is held in a flat plane. The pinhole has a cover to prevent light from entering the camera when you aren't taking a picture.