Evaluation

The pinhole camera project has been a very interesting and quite challenging project. We started by getting our tins and making them into the pinhole cameras. By doing this, it made me realise how easy and simple it is to make a pinhole camera. Once the pinhole cameras were made we measured the width and multiplied it by the approximate diameter of the pinhole which is 0.8 millimetres to find the exposure time. After this we were shown around the dark room and we were told the process of developing the photographs we take with our cameras. This was easy to learn as the developer, stop and fixer were lined in order. Our pinhole cameras were then loaded with photographic paper while we were in the darkroom so that the paper would not prematurely be exposed. Once we were loaded up our pinhole cameras we headed out to a location we had chosen earlier. After setting up I removed the shutter and let the paper be exposed for the one minute exposure time which I had worked out earlier. Once the exposure was finished I replaced the shutter and headed back to the dark room. Once I was in the dark room I developed the photograph but it came out half black and half white. From this I learnt that the exposure time was too long. After reloading and heading back to the location to take the picture, I got better results. With a shorter exposure time of thirty seconds I had a clear image. My third shot I took had to shoot inside. I chose the library for this as the lighting was good. I exposed for three minutes and returned to the darkroom. The photograph turned out well once developed. To conclude, from this project I have learnt how to create a working pinhole camera and use it as well as how to develop photos. I have also learnt how pinhole cameras hold great significance to more modern technology such as digital cameras, films, games and even aeroplanes.