World Pinhole Photography Day or What I was going to submit.

[jon.oman]

8x10 foma paper neg in a Quaker Oats box wrapped with electrical tape

This is a classic Quaker Oats box image!

Jon

[creep]

Tomas,

This is visually interesting, but how did you get this effect?

Jon

Hi John, by splattering fix onto paper before developing and developing with a sponge instead of immersion in dev.

[creep]

Black Blizzard / 2

[jon.oman]

On World Pinhole Photography Day, it rained all day. So, I was forced to find a subject indoors to photograph. Here it is, nothing really interesting, but what was available.



The interesting thing about this image, is that it took 9 HOURS to expose! A problem with reciprocity of the Tri-X 320 film I was using.

[jon.oman]

Hi John, by splattering fix onto paper before developing and developing with a sponge instead of immersion in dev.

I'll have to try that sometime.

Jon

[William McEwen]

From the standpoint of image sharpness, I'm not impressed. I have seen better images here. I may need to invest in a lasor cut pinhole.

Jon

Before you do that, Jon, please consider using a sewing needle to drill a hole in a piece of brass shim stock.

That's what I did with mine, and I'm happy with the sharpness.

If you like, I'll get you the specs from "The Hole Thing" about what size needle gives you what size aperture.

[jon.oman]

Before you do that, Jon, please consider using a sewing needle to drill a hole in a piece of brass shim stock.

That's what I did with mine, and I'm happy with the sharpness.

If you like, I'll get you the specs from "The Hole Thing" about what size needle gives you what size aperture.

I must confess that I have already purchased a laser cut pinhole. That is why my most recent shots are nice and sharp. I will try to make my own again, since it does add something to the images. I also tracked down a number of tutorials on creating handmade pinholes, so I think I have the information that I need.

Thanks,

Jon