Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day is only one week away! If you want to participate, make sure you’ve got a camera built or bought in time by April 30, 2006!
See pinholeday.org for more info on the event. If you’d like to convert an existing camera or build one from scratch, the f295 Pinhole Photography Forum is an excellent resource.
There’s a long list of events and workshops happening, check out the list to see if there’s one near you.
f295 founder Tom Persinger writes:
If you’re looking for an event to participate in for Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day, may I suggest f295’s “Simultaneous Pinhole Project” at 7pm GMT 30 April 2006.
As part of Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day, f295 is sponsoring “The Simultaneous Pinhole Project”. A project in which participating members of f295 will make an image at roughly the same moment across the world. Participants will use their pinhole cameras to capture the outside world at GMT 7:00pm. Local times to be adjusted accordingly (eg: GMT 7pm would be 2pm EST, 10am Alaska, 5am Sydney, etc.)
Event URL:
http://www.pinholeday.org/events/index.php?event=1140
Time Zone Map: http://www3.shastacollege.edu/dscollon/images/time_zone_map.JPG
Your pinhole images should contain part of the outside world. If it’s dark in your corner of the globe at the appointed time, feel free to photographlooking out a window with a light/still life in the foreground. The idea is to see the different parts of the world outside at the same moment.
When images are uploaded to the pinholeday.org website please remember to include them in the f295 group. This is a new sorting feature and will allow users to view the series in it’s entirety at the same time.
David Ellis is leading a two-day pinhole photography workshop for Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day at AS220, a non-profit community arts center in Providence, RI, US. The price, $100 + $35 lab fee, is incredibly reasonable as far as these things go.
"Today, there is a growing interest in pinhole photography, which focuses more on the essence of, and less on the fact of a moment. This fun and exciting “low-tech” approach allows us to accept chance while freeing us from our need to control outcome. It is an excellent opportunity for any artist as well as beginner or seasoned photographers to loosen up their imaginations and explore new avenues of seeing.
"During this two day workshop, we construct cameras made from ordinary containers, take photographs using photographic paper to create paper negatives and use the darkroom to make prints. On the first day, we construct our cameras, take photographs, explore exposure times, learn darkroom processing and create negatives. On day two we use the darkroom to create positive prints. Prior photographic experience is helpful but not necessary. Open to artists from all mediums. Throughout, emphasis is placed on experimentation and process with individual coaching and a final group critique…"
Two days: Sat. & Sun., April 29th & 30th, 9:30am–4:30pm each day.
Complete details at as220.org
Via Pinhole Visions
