Steven Pippin
This photo was taken in 1997. Its of a man walking along and in the background there are some washing machines. The image is circular because it was taken on a pinhole camera. He took these photo because he started to notice that the development of cameras and washing machines were very similar. Before this he had temporarily changed washing machines into cameras. The photo is from a washing machine. |
The image is darker around the edges because its taken through a pin hole/ washing machine.
how pin hole CAMERAS work
- Firstly you will need a box, black paint, tape, a needle, a can, dark paper, photo paper and a xacto knife.
- Cut a piece out of your can and poke a hole into it using a needle.
- Now make sure your box for the camera is completely light proof and paint it all black. Then cut a square into the box for the pinhole.
- Put the pinhole into the hole in the box and then create a shutter using tape making sure its light proof.
- Load up the photo paper in darkness, tape the piece of paper to the opposite side of the pinhole. Close the shutter hole and the you can go into the light.
- Point the camera at whatever you want to point in at, depending on how bright it is hold the shutter open for between 30 seconds to 4 mins.
- Then take the camera back to the darkroom to develop them.
- What are the names of the chemicals used to create an image in the darkroom? The photos need three chemicals to process, the developer, the stop bath and and the fixer.
- How do the chemicals develop the image (explain in depth what happens)? The developer develops the film, the developer brings out the silver halides with out this the photo can not be seen. Chemicals used in there are hydroquinone , phenidone, and dimezone. The developer even after finished would keep developing leading to over exposure. So the stop bath neutralises the developer preventing over exposure. It stops the film from continuing to react to the light. Water is used but also acetic acid {which could be more effective}. The fixer disolves the last silver halides, makes it light resistant and finally makes the image permanant. After this the photo should be put in water because other wise the the fixer can corrode it.
- Describe the step-by-step's from unloading the pinhole camera to presenting final outcomes
- What safety measures do you need to take when working in the darkroom? Keep room clear and tidy to prevent any chemicals being spilled. Limit the amount of people in the darkroom to prevent accidents.