Another New Toy … Walnut Pinhole Camera
January 29th, 2008 Posted in Pinhole CameraToday I felt a little like Nicéphore Niépce as I shot photos from the top of a building on Main Street in downtown Franklin, Tennessee. My camera? A beautifully crafted 65mm f/130 pinhole camera made of walnut by Dennis Wilder.
This is such a contrast to my “normal” shooting with digital SLRs … and I LOVE the serendipity that this old technique allows. Digital is fast, immediate, highly controlled … where this is slow, clunky and far less control … all good therapy for me.
My first Polaroid pulled from my new pinhole camera. Niépce would be proud.
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One of my favorite Polaroid shots from my afternoon on the roof in 30 degree weather. The exposure time on this was about 6 seconds … as I counted in my head … one Mississippi, two Mississippi. Oh, and the shutter? … my finger.
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What next? Who knows, but one thing’s for sure, I’m having fun.
- Kyle Dreier