Inspiration

Get Inspired – House

Today’s photo takes us into the world of wetplate collodion!

House
[singlepic id=22]House, Leonardo Pinhole Camera, Wetplate Collodion on black glass, ©Joanna Epstein[/singlepic]

Joanna Epstein made this wonderful image in La Rioja, Spain. She used her Leonardo 4×5 camera to produce the image on wetplate collodion with black glass. The combination of techniques produces a truly one of a kind image!

We chose this image because of the way Joanna combined pinhole photography with wetplate collodion in order to produce the image she envisioned. Combining pinhole with various techniques can produce wonderful results!

Joanna can be found on Flickr, Twitter, and Blogger.

 

Inspiration

Get Inspired – Movements 7 – arriving at the airport

Movement comes to the forefront in today’s featured pinhole photo.

Movements 7 – arriving at the airport
[singlepic id=21]Movements 7 – arriving at the airport, P-sharan pinhole camera, Fuji Provia 400, ©Martin Martinsson 2015[/singlepic]

Martin is a passionate amateur photographer and never leaves his home in Malmö, Sweden without his trusty P-sharan paper pinhole camera, usually loaded with slide film. He got hooked on pinholing a few years ago when a friend lent him a paper camera, lured in by the dreamy quality of the photos.

We chose to highlight this photo because of the unique way that movement is highlighted. It’s always fun to have movement in a pinhole photo, and sometimes even more fun when it’s the camera that’s on the move!

You can find more of Martin’s work on Flickr, lomography, and Tumblr.

 

Inspiration

Get Inspired – Southerscales Scars

For today’s pinhole photo, we bring you Mark Rowell’s moody Polaroid shot.

Southerscales Scars
[singlepic id=17]Southerscales Scars, Zero Image 4×5, Polaroid 55, ©Mark Rowell 2015[/singlepic]

Mark shot this craggy scene in the UK, wielding his Zero Image 4×5 with the single 25mm extension.

We chose this photo for today’s feature because not only is it a great photo, but it’s a great use of large format Polaroid film. The technique enhances the feel of the tough life of this lonely tree.

Mark can be found on Flickr

 

Articles, Technical

A Survey of Cameras

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By this point we may have inspired you to dream of making your own wonderful pinhole photos and explore how this technique might help all of your photographic endeavors. One of the first decisions to make is exactly how you might go about doing that. Never fear! While in olden times some of us had to scratch and scrape together a hodgepodge of a camera, nowadays there are very high quality cameras available for very reasonable prices. Continue reading A Survey of Cameras →

Inspiration

Get Inspired – Lights

Today’s photo gets abstract!

Lights
[singlepic id=18]Lights, Sharan pinhole camera, Kodak Ektar 100, ©Ingrid Budge 2015[/singlepic]

We’ve featured some of Ingrid’s work before, and here we’ve got to do it again – and there may be an Artist Feature recognizing her work soon. Her images drip with mood.

This photo was chosen for today’s feature because it shows how magical the results can be if you leave the tripod at home. By going handheld, Ingrid’s pinhole images bring the emotional to the very forefront of the photo.

Ingrid can be found on Flickr and Facebook.

 

Inspiration

Get Inspired – Kirmes

Today’s featured pinhole photo comes Germany!

Kirmes
[singlepic id=19]Kirmes, Lochkamera DIY, Fomaspeed N311, ©Jan Geisen[/singlepic]

Jan Geisen shot this surreal image of a ferris wheel at the funfair Cranger Kirmes in Germany, which is an annual 10 day fair and the second largest fair in Germany.

We chose to feature Jan’s image because of the unusual effect that the motion had on the presentation of the image. The blurred ferris wheel cars make the wheel itself to pop off of the image, almost like a drop shadow. Wonderful unexpected things happen in the world of pinhole!!

You can find more of Jan’s work on lomography.com

 

Artist Feature

Delio Ansovini: Still Life

At ƒ/D, our mission is to promote the art of pinhole photography. To date, we’ve been bringing daily pinhole photo features. But today we want to extend into our next branch of pinhole bliss – Artist Features!

For our first feature, we present the unique talent of Delio Ansovini! Delio was born in Parma, Italy in 1943 and spent his youth in Pavia and Vallemania. Professionally, he did his undergrad engineering studies in Pavia and Milan, before Continue reading Delio Ansovini: Still Life →

Inspiration

Get Inspired – Wild Coast

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Today’s photo comes from the Isle of Silba and was made by Marko Umicevic.

Wild Coast
[singlepic id=9]Wild Coast, Custom Camera, FB Graded Paper Negative, ©Marko Umicevic[/singlepic]

This ethereal image from off the coast of Croatia was made by Marko with his custom made camera. His panoramic camera has a curved film plane which holds a 3.5″x10″ paper negative in perfect position to avoid distortions from the wide format. Marko uses graded fiber based paper, providing for superior paper negatives due to higher silver density and contrast control. A final duotone touch finishes the image nicely.

The editors at ƒ/D were taken with this image because of it’s attention to delicate detail. The photo is also an excellent example of using duotone for mood treatment.

Marko can be found at Flickr and on image kind.

 

Inspiration

Get Inspired – Forgotten Outpost

Today’s featured pinhole photo was taken by John Nelson.

Forgotten Outpost
[singlepic id=8]Forgotten Outpost, Zero Image 2000, Ilford Delta 100, ©John Nelson 2015[/singlepic]

John made this wonderful photo in Two Guns, Arizona, along Route 66. The scene can be found in the famous “Diablo Canyon” area.

We chose this image for it’s striking tonal range and unique perspective. It’s a wonderful subject for the pinhole technique!

John can be found on Flickr.

 

Inspiration

Get Inspired – Scapa Pier

Today’s feature is a haunting piece captured by Ingrid Budge.

Scapa Pier
[singlepic id=7]Scapa Pier, coffee can pinhole camera, 50 year old Ilford paper, ©Ingrid Budge[/singlepic]

Ingrid made this image using a homemade coffeecan pinhole camera. The paper is about 50 years old and therefore needs longer exposures. This was a 7 minute exposure, developed in Ilford chemicals, then scanned and inverted.

We chose to highlight Ingrid’s photo because of how well it shows the experimentalist nature of pinhole photography. The practice naturally lends itself to push the photographer to say “What if?” In this case, what if you used extremely old photo paper as your negative?

Ingrid can be found on Flickr and Facebook.

 

Exploring the Art of Pinhole Photography