Just as something completely different, I spent yesterday on a ‘make your own 10×8 pinhole camera’ workshop at Liverpool’s new Open Eye gallery, organised by Redeye. For me the whole pinhole thing – like much of lo-fi camera fashion – can sometimes veer into the territory of naffness, but I loved Tom Hunter’s use of the technique in his Prayer Places and Bathing Places series, and I’ve always quite fancied having a go. Whether I have the patience to really experiment with the technique – yesterday’s exposures were in the order of 10-15 minutes in the freezing cold – or the money to play about with 5×4 or 10×8 negs which cost a few quid each even before processing, only time will tell. An interesting day though.
Great shots, I hope you enjoyed the day. Fingers crossed for warmer weather and more funds. You could always try digital pinhole on a skint week. There’s always indoor still life too, save braving the cold-a brew and TV during exposures takes some of the trauma out of pinhole. Thanks for attending anyway, and don’t forget you could always push out the pinhole brass and turn it into a bird box :o)
Thanks Chris – I really enjoyed it, and the camera looks ace. Thanks for your skills and good teaching – take care :)