Blog | Kyle Dreier | Commercial Photographer » large format http://www.dreier.com/blog happenings - in front and behind the lens Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:59:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Another New Toy … Walnut Pinhole Camera http://www.dreier.com/blog/another-new-toy-walnut-pinhole-camera/ http://www.dreier.com/blog/another-new-toy-walnut-pinhole-camera/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2008 03:40:46 +0000 Kyle Dreier http://www.dreier.com/blog/?p=3 Today 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.

Polaroid proof.

My first Polaroid pulled from my new pinhole camera. Niépce would be proud.

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kyle dreier pinhole photograph

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



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