Double-sided lens and pinhole bi-cam

Double face bi-cam by bricolage.108

Flickr member bricolage.108 hacked a 35mm trashcam into a double-sided lens/pinhole monster. He writes:

If using a normal film roll this camera takes redscaled ["redscale" is where you shoot the film backwards, so the light gets filtered through the antihalation layers before hitting the emulsion and turns the image red/orange or yellow, depending on the film] pinholes from one side, and trashy lens shots on the other. It also makes doubles, exposing both sides of the film.

The same way if i redscale the roll first, i can take redcale shots using the lens and "normal" pinholes, on the same roll with the same camera.

I can, for example overlap the same subject using two "different cameras" and techniques or (and this i think it’s conceptually interesting) create (simultaneously) an image where the shot and what’s "behind the camera" are both visible.

Here’s an image he made with it, more here.

Represent eternity by bricolage.108

Camara Oscura pinhole photography show, Gran Canaria

Camera Oscura pinhole photography show poster

An international exhibition of contemporary pinhole photography, in Gran Canaria, from 3 to 30 November 2006, featuring work from Ricardo Montesdeoca, Joaquin Casado, Anastasia Medvedeva, Henrieke Strecker, David Cugnasca, Daniel Zrihen, Dmitry Rubinshteyn, and Katie Cooke.

Don’t let the cable release in the eye bother you, I’ve seen work by several of these artists, and they’re amazing. Not "good for pinhole", but great artists, period. If you’re in the area, I suggest not missing this. A printed catalogue will be available.

Homemade pinholga floppy disc shutter

Will Luo's DIY pinholga floppy disc shutter

Check out Will Luo‘s sweet 3rd-generation homemade pinholga floppy disc shutter. He writes:

the third incarnation of the pinholga’s shutter. i got the idea of using a floppy disk from this blog entry. this one is customized for the holga though. it was much easier and faster to make than the last version:

1. cut off the part of the disk that has the spring-loaded protector. the disk i got had some soft paper coating inside which i removed as well.

2. make a small cut here and bend the corner up to make a small "handle" that can be used to push the floppy door open. i glued a little piece of foam there to make it less slippery for the cable release…

Continue reading at Luo’s Flickr photostream.

Edward Levinson’s "Heartgraphy" pinhole photography show, Tokyo, JP

The show will include some first time showings of Edward‘s "Fears and Hopes" series of dioramas, masks, and figures, as well as images from the series in his new book "Timescapes Japan" [blogged previously].

There will be a one day workshop on September 23 [2006] concentrating on doing pinhole portraits.

Signed copies of the new book will be on sale as well as original prints!

The show runs 19 September–1 October, 2006, at Roonee 247 Photography, Misuzu Bldg 1F, Yotsuya 4-11, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Gallery hours are 12–7pm (closed on Mondays).

Opening reception on Tuesday, 19 September, 2006 at 6:00pm.

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Pinhole photography group show in Ann Arbor, MI

After a successful pinhole workshop at the Ann Arbor District Library in August, photographer Matt Callow is curating an exhibit of work created by the workshop participants, to be displayed at the Malletts Creek branch along with a selection of photos of the workshop in action.

Opening reception Friday, 22 September, 2006 at 7pm, at 3090 East Eisenhower Parkway, Ann Arbor, MI, US.

Details at the library Web site.

Pinhole photography crash course workshop, DC, US

This workshop is a crash course in pinhole photography. Students will make a pinhole camera, make exposures, process the negatives, contact print the negatives. In addition, a presentation of historical and contemporary works will expand student awareness of the vast potential pinhole offers. The current resurgence of pinhole photography in contemporary art makes this class a good choice for all, from the mildly curious to the highly adventurous.

The workshop, run by photographer Bruce McKaig, is on Saturday, 16 September, 2006 from 10:00am–1:00pm at Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 7th Street, S.E., Washington, DC, US. Cost is $65.

The Capitol Hill Arts Workshop has several other photography classes available.

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San Antonio, TX, US alt-process and pinhole bonanza

"Exploring Alternative Processes: Photography Exhibits, Installations, Events and Classes" at the Southwest School of Art & Craft, 300 Augusta St., San Antonio, Texas, United States

DATES: Thursday, 24 August – Sunday, 22 October, 2006

RECEPTION: Thursday, 24 August, 2006 at 5:30pm

Loads of alt-process and pinhole exhibitions, lectures, workshops, and classes: rawk! See the Pinhole Visions event page for details.

Justin Quinnell’s Mouthpiece pinhole book release and lecture

Justin Quinnell has put his foot camera into his mouth again and this time we can share his wonderfully inventive and and humorous pinhole photos with friends around the coffee table. In the words of his publisher, "Mouthpiece" is a surprising and extremely unusual book.

Justin Quinnell is one of the world’s leading pinhole photographers, and in this series he has used his mouth as the camera. The results are surreal, revealing and hilarious. He captures on film his visit to the dentist; portraits of friends and family; snakes, tortoises, alligators and angry cats; the everyday acts of having a bath, cleaning his teeth and eating his dinner.

Perhaps even more surreal though are his landscape photographs – icons of world travel, they include Sydney Opera House, Hong Kong, St. Marks Square in Venice, the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, and the Lincoln Memorial in Washington.

Mouthpiece
Hardcover: 96 pages
Publisher: Dewi Lewis Publishing.
Language: English
ISBN: 190458733X
Price: £9-99

You can order the book from Amazon UK or Dewi Lewis Publishing. It will be available from Amazon on 2 September, 2006.

He’s also giving a lecture on pinhole photography called "New Light Through An Old Hole" at Arnolfini, 16 Narrow Quay, Bristol, United Kingdom on Thursday, 21 September, 2006 at 7:00pm:

In this public lecture to celebrate the publication of his new book "Mouthpiece" (Dewi Lewis Publishing) pinhole photography expert Justin Quinnell will discuss the science, history and contemporary approaches to this ancient imaging device.

The lecture will also include:

  • a replication of a classic Isaac Newton experiment,
  • an unnervingly scary demonstration of ‘Power drill portraiture;
  • and the use of a camera as a golf ball.

The evening will conclude with a demonstration on making pinhole cameras as well as the chance to have your portrait taken from inside the mouth of the artist himself, (For a donation to charity).

More info on here on Quinnell’s site.

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