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Today is Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day!

Posted April 27, 2008 in Workshops + Pinhole

Make some pinhole photos, pick your best one, and upload it to the WPPD gallery (free)!
Don’t have a pinhole camera? No problem! There are workshops and exhibits of pinhole photography all over the world today where you can build or use one, check the events listings for your area.
If there’s nothing near you, grab the […]

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Lomographic Society continues to suck, co-opts Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day

Posted April 22, 2008 in Pinhole + Kit/Equipment

The goons at the Lomographic Society International—the people who brought the world the $20 Holga for $70 and monopolistic control over the distribution of the Lomo LC-A camera—have now added Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day to the list of products and events they had nothing to do with creating that they’ve claimed as their own. The […]

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Pinhole Day show and workshops at RayKo Photo Center, CA, US

Posted April 16, 2008 in Workshops + Pinhole + Exhibitions

All kinds of good things are happening for Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day at RayKo Photo Center in San Francisco, CA, US:
Work by Katharine Kreisher and Rebecca Rome in the main gallery; meet the artists from 3–5pm.
A group show of pinhole photography (including work by Katie Cooke and myself).
Free rides around San Francisco in Simon Lee’s […]

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Tiny "PinHolo" pinhole camera made from pine nut

Posted March 13, 2008 in Pinhole + Camera Hacking & DIY

Francesco Capponi made this pinhole camera out of a pine nut! It shoots 18×7mm frames. Check out the rather awesome portraits he made with it here.
Thanks to Decepticrat for the heads-up; via MAKE Blog

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f295 Symposium workshops now available

Posted February 5, 2008 in Workshops + Pinhole

Tom Persinger of f295 writes:

I’m pleased to announce that registration for ALL of the the symposium workshops is now available! We have a number of exciting offerings this year -some are being presented in the United States for the first time! The quality of instruction available is amazing. You will not be disappointed!
Here are the […]

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f295 Early Registration Reminder

Posted January 30, 2008 in Workshops + Pinhole

Tom Persinger of f295 writes:

We only have a few of The f295 Special Early, Early Registration Rates available! $120 instead of $150, and $75/students. Unless we sell all 40 slots prior -which looks highly probable- this rate will expire Saturday Feb. 2.
If you’re planning to come to Pittsburgh for the Symposium May 29 - […]

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Video: Polaroid Super Shooter pinhole conversion

Posted January 27, 2008 in Pinhole + Camera Hacking & DIY

Check out this two-part video tutorial by Michael C. Pastur on converting a Polaroid Super Shooter camera (tied with the SLR680 as my new favorites) into a pinhole camera. Thanks to Captoe for the heads-up!
Part 1

Part 2

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Interview with Leslie Bastress (Bea)

Posted January 17, 2008 in Interviews + Pinhole

Chris Keeney talks to Leslie Bastress (Bea) as part of his excellent ongoing series of interviews with fine art photographers.
Read it at ChrisKeeney.com

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Homemade 6×17 stretch Pinholga

Posted October 23, 2007 in Pinhole + Camera Hacking & DIY

Shikihan made this insane 6×17 "Limousine" pinhole camera out of a Holga! You can see two test shots made with it in Tokyo here and here on Flickr.
She’s made a bunch of other cool pinhole cameras (and makes great photos with them), check them out!

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Interview with Therese Brown

Posted October 1, 2007 in Interviews + Pinhole

Chris Keeney talks to pinhole/Holga/Polaroid experimental photographer Therese Brown as part of his excellent ongoing series of interviews with fine art photographers.
You can see Brown’s work at her Web site, ThisIsWhatISee.com as well as on Flickr.
This one’s a must-read, so do it at ChrisKeeney.com.

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