Pinhole camera
Annotating an image
In class we were were asked to work in pairs to make notes about this image using the following questions:
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In this Picture I can see a man walking through a room with lots of washing machines.In the background i can see lots of washing machines.The image is circular because the camera is in the washing machine.The surface could have marks on it because the washing machine door could be scratched.It has dark on the outside because the light is in the middle and shadowed around the edge.The man is partly transparent because as he was walking tit took the picture and the shutter isn't as fast as the man. I think this picture was made by the photographer putting the camera in side the washing machine with a timer. If i could ask the photographer any question i would ask if the man knew he was being photographed.If i could name this picture i would name it Washing Machines View.
After talking with the class we found out that the washing machine was the camera!!
After talking with the class we found out that the washing machine was the camera!!
sTEVEn pippin
Steven Pippin (born 1960 at Redhill, Surrey) is an English artist. Pippin works with converted or improvised photographic equipment and kinetic sculptures.
Pippin's work shows a strong interest in the mechanical, which he has said stems from an early childhood memory of seeing his father surrounded by the wires and tubes of a television set he was repairing. Pippin's early work was based on converting furniture and everyday objects into makeshift pinhole cameras which he then uses to take sympathetic photographs.This sounds simple, but often involves a significant amount of planning to overcome the practical problems posed by the chosen object. Pippin typically has to plan and construct a significant amount of supporting equipment in order to achieve his pictures. Frequently the resulting photographs are distorted or otherwise compromised by the manner of their construction, but the imperfections are seen as an important characteristic of the image, giving a link back to the object which was used as a camera. The photographs are always shown alongside an image of the converted object, and for later works, much of the equipment used in the conversion along with supporting documentation.
Pippin's work shows a strong interest in the mechanical, which he has said stems from an early childhood memory of seeing his father surrounded by the wires and tubes of a television set he was repairing. Pippin's early work was based on converting furniture and everyday objects into makeshift pinhole cameras which he then uses to take sympathetic photographs.This sounds simple, but often involves a significant amount of planning to overcome the practical problems posed by the chosen object. Pippin typically has to plan and construct a significant amount of supporting equipment in order to achieve his pictures. Frequently the resulting photographs are distorted or otherwise compromised by the manner of their construction, but the imperfections are seen as an important characteristic of the image, giving a link back to the object which was used as a camera. The photographs are always shown alongside an image of the converted object, and for later works, much of the equipment used in the conversion along with supporting documentation.
Making a Pinhole camera
1. Paint the inside of a Hot Chocolate pot Black
2. Make sure the lid doesn't let any light through
3. Cut a small square out the side
4. Cover the square with tin foil and tape it down
5. Using a pin make a tiny hole through the tin foil
6. Get some black card or tape and make it into a flap by sticking some down so you can flap it open
7. Put some Photographic Paper in side the pot making sure you don't cover your tiny hole
8. Take the Pinhole camera outside (with light) open the flap so its exposed to the light for 1 min
9. Once your inside take the paper out and put it into the developer then stop and then fix
10. Then wash it and leave it to dry and you have an awesome picture
1. Paint the inside of a Hot Chocolate pot Black
2. Make sure the lid doesn't let any light through
3. Cut a small square out the side
4. Cover the square with tin foil and tape it down
5. Using a pin make a tiny hole through the tin foil
6. Get some black card or tape and make it into a flap by sticking some down so you can flap it open
7. Put some Photographic Paper in side the pot making sure you don't cover your tiny hole
8. Take the Pinhole camera outside (with light) open the flap so its exposed to the light for 1 min
9. Once your inside take the paper out and put it into the developer then stop and then fix
10. Then wash it and leave it to dry and you have an awesome picture