Pinhole Photography

Dave Snyder

SLM521SP03

4/6/03

Webquest Activity

Introduction

Tasks

Resources

Evaluation

Introduction:

Would you believe you can take a picture without a camera? Well you can, by using a pinhole camera an image can be recorded on either film or print paper. Pinhole cameras are cameras without a lens and they can be made out of all types of materials, such as wood, paper, cans etc. Pinhole cameras can be big, like a room or small, like a film container, but no matter what the size, they all have one thing in common they will allow light to pass through a small opening to record the image. These cameras can be used for fun, art and science.

Introduction

Tasks

Resources

Evaluation

Tasks:

You will research, design and build your own pinhole camera using the specifications and resources provided within this webquest. After your camera has been constructed you will then expose and develop at the minimum 3 pictures to hand in along with your camera.

Design specifications:

• Your camera must have a aperture, shutter, light tight body and a film holder
• Camera accommodate a piece of print paper 21/2” * 2 5/16”
• The overall size will be determined by you
• The size of the aperture will be determined using charts provided in the web links

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Resources:

Web links:

· http://home.online.no/~gjon/pinhole.htm

· http://www.pinholevisions.org/resources/index.php?pid=listing&category=articles

· http://www.pinholeresource.com/pinhole.html

· http://www.mrpinhole.com/

School provided resources:

· matte board for camera construction

· scissors, x-acto knives, regular tape and glue

· metal for aperture

· needles to create apertures

Introduction

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Evaluation

Evaluation:

Your camera will be evaluated based upon your adherence to the design specifications. It will also be graded based on the quality of construction and the quality of the final product.