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CK Pinhole Photography Resources & Links
 
     
 

Being a photographer who is passionate about pinhole photography, I wanted to create a complete all-in-one internet resource that offers information for the beginner, amateur and professional pinhole photographer. I hope you find this information helpful whatever your pinhole interests are.

People sometimes ask why I like pinhole photography so much and I say, "It's similar to growing orchids, once you start doing it and realize how rewarding it is, the more you want to do it. The joy of making your own camera, then creating an image with just a tiny pinhole and some light sensitive material, seems like magic every time you do it. I hope you find this information helpful in creating your own pinhole cameras and photos.

I plan on updating this page as time permits (weekly). I plan to feature a new pinhole photographer every month, so please check back for those. In the meantime, I would suggest browsing through some of the wonderful pinhole photo galleries on the sites of the photographers I have listed below. If you're a photographer or company that would like to see your name/company listed below, I am open to suggestions at ck@chriskeeney.com.


PHOTO DESCRIPTION
CK Pinhole Image
Title: Old Trucks & Young Boys
Camera: Zero Image 6x6 Multi-Format Pinhole Photo
Film: Fuji Velvia 100 Fujichrome Film
© 2007 Chris Keeney

 

  Pinhole (Lensless / Without Lens) Photography Resources
  Pinhole Visions (pinhole.com)
How to make your own PinHolga (squarfrog.co.uk)
Photon Detector (the photography of Nicolai Morrison) www.photondetector.com
Pinholeresource.com (Online pinhole resource)
The Pinhole Gallery (www.pinhole.org)
EightBanners metal pinhole cameras (120 and 4x5 formats - www.eightbanners.com)
Zero Image Hand Made Wooden Pinhole Cameras (zeroimage.com)
f295 - The Art of Lensless Imaging (www.f295.org)
Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day WPPD (April 29, 2007)
Lenox Laser Drilled Pinholes and Slits (www.lenoxlaser.com)
Pinhole Solutions (www.pinholesolutions.co.uk/index.html)
Information about cameras, Reciprocity failure, exposure ( www.findon.info)
Stewart Woodruff's How to Make a Pinhole Camera out of an Oat Meal Can
The Legacy Project - The worlds largest pinhole camera (www.legacyproject.com)

Mike Ware's Alternative Photography Pages - (www.mikeware.demon.co.uk/)
Lego pinhole Camera (www.foundphotography.com)

Pringles Pinhole Camera (directions on how to make a Pringles pinhole camera)
The Art of the Camera - The 120 & 4x5 pinoramic cameras & photos of Kurt Mottweiler
Bricolage's - Do it Yourself (DIY) 35mm pinhole blender how-to page - photos
Design your own Zone Plate - Whiz Kid Technomagic Zone Plate Designer
Standford University's Lensless Photography Site - (pinhole.stanford.edu)
Lochkamera Weblog - Pinhole – Zoneplate – Slitcameras by Otto Hablizel
Blind Wino Camera - (blindwinocameras.com) - Hand made wooden cameras
The Global Project of Solargraphy (The Solargraphy Project by Tarja Trygg's) www.solargraphy.com
Beautiful Chinese Pinhole Cameras and Photos (www.pinhole.cdd.cn)
Without Lenses, The Art & Craft of Lenses Photography (www.withoutlenses.com)
pinholephotography.com (pinhole theory)
Argonauta Productions, Inc. - www.argonauta.com (Great Pinhole Resource Site)

Camera Obscura Def. On Wiki (Room or Box that acts like a pinhole Camera)
A Do-it-Yourself (DIY) Camera Obscura (good for a school pinhole project)
Simple Pinhole Photography (Making a Pinhole Body Cap)
Pinhole Camera Page of Doug Bardell (www.cyberbeach.net/~dbardell/pinhole.html)

TeamDroid - DIY High Capacity Panoramic Pinhole Camera (www.teamdroid.com)
Make Magazine's (Project: Panoramic Pinhole Camera)
How to Make an Oat Meal Tin Camera (Zernike Au and Yin Yin)
Populist Camera Instructions (Nick Dvoracek)
How to Make a 4x5 Cigar Box Pinhole Camera - Cline and Company (www.cline-company.com)
Determining Pinhole Size and Exposure by Guillermo Peñate
Turn a Polaroid OneStep into a pinhole Camera (pinholaroid) - www.foundphotography.com
Homemade Matchbox Pinhole Camera
Wolfgang Thoma (Taco) - How to make a simple pinhole camera - from start to finish
Les Gehman's Stereo Pinhole Photography - (how to make your own stereo view pinhole camera)
Pinhole Photography Ring - (www.findon.info)
Pinhole Calculator - Bob Manekshaw's Pinhole Calculator
Pinhole Edun - Christiansen Gallery ~ Minute Aperture Imaging - Pinhole shutters and apertures for sale


 
  Featured Photographers
CK Photography's monthly pinhole photographer features
  July 2010 Shikiko Endo Feature Shikiko Endo is a pinhole photographer living in Tokyo, Japan
  June 2010 Jaroslaw Klups Feature Jaroslaw Klups is a pinhole photographer living in Poland
  May 2010 Martha Casanave Feature Martha Casanave is a pinhole photographer living in California
  April 2010 Edyta Wypierowska Feature Edyta Wypierowska is a pinhole photographer living in Poland
  March 2010 Imre Bécsi Feature Imre Becsi is a pinhole photographer living in Csobanka, Hungary
  February 2010 Ralph Howell Feature Ralph Howell is a pinhole photographer living in Texas, United States
  January 2010 Thomas Hudson Reeve Feature Thomas Hudson Reeve is a pinhole photographer living in New York, United States
  December 2009 Bethany de Forest Feature Bethany de Forest is a pinhole photographer living in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  November 2009 Craig J. Barber Feature Craig J. Barber is a pinhole photographer living in Woodstock, New York, United States
  October 2009 Steve Gosling Feature Steve Gosling is a pinhole photographer living in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom (UK)
  September 2009 John A. Fobes Feature John Fobes is a pinhole photographer living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  August 2009 Kerry Lu Feature Kerry Lu is a pinhole photographer living in Taipei, Taiwan
  July 2009 Massimo Stefanutti Feature Massimo Stefanutti is a pinhole photographer living in Venice, Italy
  June 2009 Jesseca Ferguson Feature Jesseca Ferguson is a pinhole photographer living in Boston, Massachusetts
  May 2009 Darren Constantino Feature Darren Constantino is a pinhole photographer living in Canfield, Ohio
  April 2009 Scott McMahon Feature Scott McMahon is a pinhole photographer living in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
  March 2009 Dianne Bos Feature Dianne Bos is a pinhole photographer living in Vancouver, Canada
  February 2009 Scott Speck Feature Scott Speck is a pinhole photographer living in Maryland, United States
  January 2009 Mabel Odessey Feature Mabel Odessey is a pinhole photographer living in the Tarn region of France
  December 2008 Mark Tweedie Feature Mark Tweedie is a pinhole photographer from Coventry, United Kingdom (UK)
  November 2008 Wayne Martin Belger Feature Wayne Martin Belger is a Tuscon, Arizona pinhole camera maker and photographer
  October 2008 Michael & J Hensdill Feature Michael & J Hensdill are Guesstonia, NC, United States pinhole photographer
  September 2008 Cluadia Wornum Feature Claudia Wornum is a California, United States pinhole photographer
  August 2008 François-Xavier (FX) Feature François-Xavier is a Marseille, France pinhole photographer
  July 2008 Peter Wiklund Feature Peter Wiklund is a Stockholm, Sweden pinhole photographer
  June 2008 Seán Duggan Feature Seán Duggan is a San Francisco California pinhole photographer
  May 2008 Jon Krummel Feature Jon Krummel is a Glendale California pinhole photographer
  April 2008 Noriko Ohba Feature Noriko Ohba is a Japanese pinhole photographer
  March 2008 Andreas Wolkerstorfer Feature Andreas Wolkerstorfer is a Austrian pinhole photographer
  February 2008 Michael C. Pastur Feature Michael C. Pastur is a Denver Colorado, United States pinhole photographer
  January 2008 Danielle Hughson Feature Danielle Hughson is a Portland Oregon, United States pinhole photographer
  December 2007 Zeb Andrews Feature Zeb Andrews is a Portland Oregon, United States pinhole photographer
  November 2007 Arunas Kulikauskas Feature Arunas Kulikauskas is a New York City, United States pinhole camera maker and photographer
  October 2007 Brian Krummel Feature Brian Krummel is a Pittsburgh, United States pinhole camera maker and photographer
  September 2007 Juergen Kollmorgen Feature Juergen Kollmorgen is a German pinhole camera make and photographer
         

  Pinhole Photographers // Online Worldwide Web Pinhole Photographer Directory
 

Chris Keeney - aka [ CK ] (chriskeeney.com)
Katie Cooke (slowlight.net)
Ruth Thorne - Thomsen (www.edelmangallery.com)
Bethany DeForest - (www.pinhole.nl)
Nicolai Morrisson / Grossman - (photondetector.com)
Andreas Wolkerstorfer - (www.wolkerstorfer.at)
Ricardo Montestdeoca (www.ricardomontesdeoca.com)
Therese Brown - (thisiswhatisee.com)
Michael C. Pastur - (www.flickr.com/photos/michael-pastur)
Nancy Spencer And Eric Renner - (www.pinholeresource)
Jeff Korte - (www.jeffkorte.com)
Craig Barber - Fine Art Photography - (www.craigbarber.com)
Jesseca Ferguson - (www.pinholeformat.com/Jessecagal1.html)
Joaquín Casado - (casadopinhole.ne)

Thomas Hudson Reeve - (www.papercams.com)
Nancy A. Breslin - Fine Art Photography of Nancy Breslin - (www.nancybreslin.com)
Leslie Bastress (Bea) - (under-the-amber-moon.my-expressions.com)
Riccardo Gazzarri - Hand made wooden pinoramic pinhole cameras & photo galleries
Jesseca Ferguson - (www.pinholeformat.com)
Ahmet Selim Sabuncu - Camera Obscura fotogaflari (http://x-hall.ada.net.tr/sabuncu/)
Zeb Andrews (www.flickr.com/photos/zebandrews)
Diana Hooper - (www.pinholeformat.com)
Juergen Kollmorgen - Pinhole camera maker and photographer
Michel Bayard (Mickey) - The pinhole photos of Brooklyn Photographer Michel Bayard
Michael Elsden Fine Art Photography - (www.elsdenimages.com/index.html)
Otto Hablizel - (http://lochkamera.blogspot.com) - Otto's Flickr Photostream
Henrieke I. Strecker Photography - The pinhole photos galleries and photography
Nick Dvoracek Pinhole Photography
Dan McCormack - Fine Art Digitized Pinhole Photos (dan-mccormack.net/pin2dig.html)
Matt Callow Photography - (www.mattcallow.com/)
Brian J. Krummel - (www.kyotophoto.org/pinhole/index_e.html)
Brian Barry - Prints by Brian Barry, Cork City, Ireland (www.brian-barry.com)
Diego Lopez Calvin - pinhole cameras & solargraphie (www.solarigrafia.com)
Tony Taylor Pinhole Photography - Awesome homemade pinhole cameras and photos

Wayne Martin Belger (boyofblue.com)
David Balihar (www.pinhole.cz)
Celeste Brignac (celestebrignac.com)
Kyoto Photo Press (Pinhole Adventure)
mrpinhole.com (Photos, Camera Design Calculations, Zone Plate Generator)

Seán Duggan (f1point4.com)
Steven Taft - (http://webspace.ringling.edu/~staft/)
Rowena Dugdale (www.polaroidsandpinholes.com
)
Jeff Korte (www.jeffkorte.com)

David Cugnasca - Pinhole Camera Images - (www.davidcugnasca.com/)
Jonas Reinsch - Jona's Camera Obscura (www.jonasreinsch.de)
Corine Hörmann Pinhole Photography - Jona's Camera Obscura (home.hetnet.nl/~corinehormann/)
Kristin Timken (kristintimken.com)
Chris Ellinger - A Gallery of Zone Plate Photos (www.ellingerphoto.com)
Jane Alden Stevens - (Pinoramic Pinhole and Noblelux Panoramic images, - www.janealdenstevens.com)
Jan Kapoor - The Dreamtime Series - (pinhole blender images & more) (http://www.jankapoor.net/Gallery.html)
Adrian Hanft - (foundphotography.com)
Edward Levinson (www.edophoto.com/index.html)
Rosanne Olson - (www.rosanneolson.com)
Rob Gardiner - (www.nyclondon.com/blog/)
Danny Kalkhoven (http://www.xs4all.nl/~dkalkhov)
Rodrigo Perez (www.kyotophoto.org/pinhole/gallery/)
pinhole.lt - (the first lithuanian pinhole photography gallery on the net (www.pinhole.lt/en/)
alspix - Camera Maker and Pinhole photographer (www.blog.co.uk/user/alspix) (www.flickr.com/photos/alspix/)
Sheila Bocchine Photography- (www.sheilabocchine.com)
Anastasia Medvedeva Photography - www.silverimage.ru/
Lou Krueger - Interview with Lou Krueger on withoutlenses.com
Arunas Kulikauskas - (www.arunasphotography.com) and Arunas Kulikauskas on Flickr
Massimo Stefanutti - Fotografia Stenopeica (www.massimostefanutti.it)
Mateusz Skalski - The pinhole photography of Mateusz Skalski (http://mskalski.pl/)
Jonathan Stead - English pinhole photographer (www.jonathanstead.com)
Mark Tweedie - Pinhole photography | bookbinding | Poetry
Ralph Howell - Whimsical and innovative pinhole cameras (potato, pineapple, coconut.) and photos they created
Scott Stillman - pinhole photographer - www.scottstillman.com/pinhole

  Pinole Adventure Link Medium Button
Kyoto Photo - a non-profit website / pinhole photo galleries of photographers worldwide
  Pinhole Photography (Camera Obscura) History > More detailed pinhole photography history on photo.net
 

500 BC
The Chinese writer and philosopher mentions the inverted image that appears when light passes through a small hole.

400 BC
The same observation was commented upon by Aristotle.

900
Yu Chao-Lung uses model pagodas to show pinhole images on a screen.

1000
Pinhole images are used to observe the eclipse of the sun.

1400
A pinhole perspective is used to understand the vanishing point in painting.

1480
Leonardo da Vinci provides the first detailed description of the pinhole formation.

1583
Observation of solar projections from a pinhole lead to the correction of the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar.

1558
Pinhole projections are used as an aid to drawing.
Camera Obscura

1870
Pinhole photography using dry plates.

1970
Young photographers start experimenting with pinhole photography.

1980
The art establishment becomes interested in pinhole images.

1990
Pinhole interest groups are started to exchange ideas.

2000
The world wide web leads to widen the interest in pinhole photography
Many art galleries are now having Pinhole Exhibitions.

2003
A yahoo search under "Pinhole Photography" produces 35,000 hits


 

Zone Plate Photography

  Another thing I like about the art and science of photography, is that there are so many different ways you can create an image. Zone plates and megapinhole are just another way that you can experiment and explore creating images without a lens.

A zone plate is a device used to focus light. Unlike lenses however, zone plates use diffraction instead of refraction. Created by Augustin-Jean Fresnel, they are sometimes called Fresnel zone plates in his honor. The zone plate's focusing ability is an extension of the Arago spot phenomenon caused by diffraction from an opaque disc.

A zone plate consists of a set of radially symmetric rings, known as Fresnel zones,
which alternate between opaque and transparent. Light hitting the zone plate will diffract around the opaque zones. The zones can be spaced so that the diffracted light constructively interferes at the desired focus, creating an image there. Zone plates produce equivalent diffraction patterns no matter whether the central disk is opaque or transparent, as long as the zones alternate in opacity.
(Source Wikipedia)
Links:
Whiz Kid Technomagic Zone Plate Designer - (An Online tool for designing and creating your own zone plates)
Chris Ellinger - A Gallery of Zone Plate Photos (www.ellingerphoto.com)

NOTE:
In the near future, I plan on designing a few zone plates
and megapinholes that people will be able to download
for their own use.

  CK Homemade Pinhole Cameras
  SPAMera (Pinhole camera made from SPAM Can)
Mintycam (Pinhole camera made from an Altoids mint candy tin)
Starbucks MintyCam (Pinhole camera made from Starbucks mint tin)
MintEclipse (Pinhole camera made from Eclipse mint tin - MintyCam)
Pinhole Triptych camera (Three pinhole shutters in one camera)
PinHolga (Pinhole camera made from a Holga toy camera)
Ansco Ready Flash Pinhole (a modified Ansco Ready Flash 6x9 pinhole camera)
Mexicanon (The rustic Mexican paper negative pinhole tin canera)
Lunch Box Pinhole (Space 1999 Version)
Lavazza Espresso Pinhole
Ansco Shur Shot Pinhole (The Beast)
Olympus OM-1 Pinhole
Cuban Cigar Box Pinhole
Sapporo Beer Can Pinhole
Thrift Store Pinhole Camera
Polaroid Pinhole (The 64)
Pie Tin Pinhole (Piecam)
Mexican Cigar Box Pinhole Camera (Teamo Box)

[CK ] SPAMera™

  Where to Find / Buy Pinhole Photography Cameras - Equipment for Sale Pinhole Tips and Tricks That I've learned Along the Way
  SPAMera
Mintycam
zeroimage.com (Hand Made Wood Pinhole Cameras) - Also At Calumet
eightbanners.com (Pinhole Cameras, Shutters, and more)
Santa Barbara Pinhole Cameras (at B&H Photo Video)
Leonardo Pinhole Cameras (4x5", 5x7" and 8x10" Models)
120 Omniscope Anamorph Pinhole Camera
Merlin Pinhole Cameras (Paint Can Pinhole Camera)
Lensless Camera Mfg. Co. (www.pinholecamera.com/)
Pinhole Blender
Gakken Pinhole Camera -
to buy >
Dirkon - Pinhole Camera Made out of paper
Red Camera (In Korean) Red Camera (Translated)
Freestyle Photographic Supplies - Pinhole Cameras (www.freestylephoto.biz/)
Calumet Photographic - Zero Image Pinhole 6x9 Multi Format Camera & Accessories
I hope to add a few pages here that talk about some things I've learned
by experimenting and making my own pinhole cameras. As I find time,
I will be adding text and images which will give directions and information
about some of the following pinhole topics:

> Ifrared Pinhole Photography
> Making a Pinhole Cap for your 35mm SLR or DSLR
> What kind of Needles to use to Drill your Pinholes with
> Determining the right exposure time for new homemade pinhole cameras
> Directions on How-to-make Polaroid 600 or Sprecta Pinhole images
> Directions on How-to-make Match Box Pinhole
> Paper Negative Pinhole Photography
> Creating pinhole images with your DSLR
> Zone Plate Photography

  Pinhole Materials and Supplies you may Need
To Make Your Own Homemade Pinhole Camera
Darkroom Materials List
  Film recommendations for pinhole photography (Kodak, Fuji, Ilford) - I like using Fuji Velvia 50, 100, Fuji Acros 100 & Ilford Delta 100 and 400 - 35mm & 120 films
Paper ( I like using Ilford Fiber base papers myself)
Needles - I recommend using acupuncture needles or micro drill bits
Seirin America Acupuncture Needles worked great too (0.12mm to .03mm)
Pinhole Shutters (8Banners Turret Shutter, 8 Banners T-Shutter, Zero Image)
Cable Releases (Gepe) - I recommend the German made cloth covered with lock types
Bubble Levels - (Acratech, Hakuba Double Bubble Level, Bullseye Bubble Level)
Tripods (Bogen, Bilora, Gitzo)
Opaque Black Paper Photo Tape (Permacel, 3M, Scotch)
Flat Black Spray Paint - I use Rust-Oleum flat black spray paint
Brass Sheet Metal - I recommend using .003 brass shim stock to drill your pinhole into
Polaroid Backs
Darkroom Chemicals & Supplies
Light tight Changing Bag
Pinhole Calculators

Safelight Jr. - Affordable and it does the job for small darkroom needs.
Dektol Developer - For photographic paper developing
Diafine Developer - For photographic paper developing
Kodak Rapid Fixer - For Photographic paper and film developing
Processing Trays - (5x7 and 8x10 Sizes)
Orbit Bath - used to neutralize chemicals in negative and print processing, reducinging wash time to 5 minutes
Photoflow


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