Pinhole Photo Setup

January 31, 2008 [Canon 5D]
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We had a lot of new snow up in the Sierra foothills last week. Of course, this is quite relative and the 18 to 20 inches that we received is nothing compared to what they get in some parts of the country. Still, it was enough to make things interesting and for me it served as a creative muse to get out my ZeroImage 6x9 pinhole camera and work on the Artifacts of an Uncertain Origin series (see the previous 5 posts for images from this series).

In the image above you see the camera setup for photographing two clocks half buried in the snow. It was snowing heavily during this photo session and you can see the layer of snow that has accumulated on top of the camera at left. After an hour and a half out in the snow and freezing temperatures, it was a great relief to come in and warm up in front of a blazing fire.

Yours truly...suffering for my art.

The negatives from this session should be back from the lab sometime this week, but it will take me a couple of weeks before I get time to work with the images. The final version will find its way here eventually.

Upcoming Creative Collage Workshops

If you live in California near Monterey, Santa Cruz, or the San Francisco Bay Area, then you may be interested in a new weekend class that has just been added to my schedule. I'll be teaching a 2-day version of my Creative Collage with Adobe Photoshop workshop at the Monterey Adult School on March 1st and 2nd.

For a more in-depth exploration of this subject, with plenty of time to work on your own images, I have a 5-day version of this same workshop that I'll be teaching June 2 - 6 at the excellent Lepp Institute of Digital Imaging on the central California coast near San Luis Obispo.  These classes tend to fill fast, especially at that time of year, so if you are interested in participating, click the class title for a link to the workshop's page at the Lepp Institute site. The computer lab at the Lepp Institute is really first rate, with fast Windows computers kitted out with dual monitors and Canon 5100 printers (as well as larger format printers adjacent to the main lab area). Tiered stadium seating ensures that everyone has a clear view of the main screen. I've taught there several times over the past five years and I always look forward to going back. It is truly one of the best digital lab facilities I've taught at.

For a complete listing of other upcoming workshops, click on over to the Workshops Page at my web site.

Comments

[Darrell Shurtz]

Hi Sean--You look cold!!! Was this somewhere in the vicinity of your backyard? (Just curious) : ))
Take care,
Darrell

[Sean]

Hi Darrell...yes, it was close to the backyard, but not right in it. A short walk into the forest. And you are very perceptive: I WAS cold!

--Sean

[Tony Murray]

Hi Sean, I am new to pinhole photography. Have you any recommendation for a good camera (120). I have tried a Silver Jewel 6x9 but image are a bit soft and lacking punch (unlike your).