Classwork #1: Pinhole Negatives and Prints

Photos by: Jaxan and Magsya

This week in class you will be refining and perfecting your pinhole exposures. First concentrate on understanding your camera and learning how it works. Make adjustments to its aperture, structure, or other parts. As you create your first few pictures, document each and every one in your sketchbook by including the following:

1) Exposure Time
2) Quality of Light (Time of Day)
3) Any Problems
4) Possible Solutions to your problems

Once you have created a high quality, interesting negative, we will learn how to create a positive in the darkroom.

Refer to the slideshow below to see tips for troubleshooting and to get inspirational ideas for taking pictures. Remember, pinhole exposures are long, so take advantage of this by experimenting with:

Light amount and source
Movement contrasting w/stillness
Point of view (where you position the camera, on the ground, facing up, etc.)
Subject matter (first choose subject matter that is stationary and has a lot of light and shadows.

We will discuss due dates for your pinhole log, and final negative and positive in class!