These three rolls of film were shot on two separate occasions: The first being a pinhole photography meetup that I organize and try to coordinate at least once a month. We started with a great breakfast at a restaurant in Arlington, WA, and then we convoyed to the Oso Mudslide site and then to an abandoned…
Most of these panorama shots were made on Orcas Island, in the San Juan archipelago, this summer. All five rolls were shot using the terraPin Kaiju 6×18 Pinhole Gamera that I designed and 3D printed. Click on any photo to see it larger, in brilliant PINAVISION! Film: ILFORD PAN F Plus ISO 50 Film: FUJICHROME Velvia…
This summer, August sort of blew up on me. We had plans to spend some time in the San Juan Islands seeing family and soaking in the island groove that my wife, Beehive, and I both grew up with. I had a painting project to get done. The month was going to be jam-packed. And then I injured my shoulder.…
I really like slow films for pinhole, Velvia 50 being a favorite. I shot some Ilford PanF+ (ISO 50) this summer and when I found the Nikon FM, I picked up some PanF+ in 135. Even with a fairly fast 50mm lens, I found that the metered exposures were often too slow for handheld photography.…
Film: FUJICHROME PROVIA 100F Professional [RDPIII] Camera: Nikon FM, 50mm 1:1.8 These were taken at the Oso Mudslide site, Oso WA. This was a SCOPES pinhole meetup. A madrona series, all taken on Orcas Island while scouting for pinhole subjects. Airedales at the Orcas Island Fire and Rescue Pancake Breakfast. I try to hit one every summer.…
There is a side effect to being a prolific designer of pinhole cameras to which anyone who collects working cameras can attest. It is this: There’s always a roll of film in a camera that hasn’t yet been finished. When I finally process the film, it is like opening a time capsule. So it is with this first…
The Seattle Camera Obscura Photography Enthusiasts Society SCOPES usually has a meetup once a month or so. We converge on a location and share some QT shooting pinhole, with camera show and tell, and often some adult refreshments to wrap it up. These three rolls of film represent two meetups (and some extra post-meetup) shots. The…
Here, at the Schlaboratory, our scientists are constantly searching for new ways to leverage 3D printing to the very narrow application of pinhole photography. Earlier this summer, a breakthrough wide angle panoramic design, the Kaiju Pinhole Gamera, was released to the wild. At this writing, I believe I have the only two representative samples of…
Two cameras, two films, notes where amusing, or pertinent (but never both) Film: FUJICHROME PROVIA 100F Camera: Minolta Autocord MXS-2 TLR Film: Kodak Ektar 100 negative film Camera: Holga 120N Plastique Chinois These rolls were processed and scanned by Moon Photo in Seattle; all images are as scanned without alteration. More photos from this and my other 52Rolls can be…
I attended a 3D Printing meetup in the University District May 16th. I brought a few of my 3D Printed pinhole cameras and some business cards and geeked out for a few hours with other 3D Printing nerds. Afterwards, Beehive joined me and we sauntered through the Street Fair that was happening. Lots of food…
Once again, I found myself all alone at a Seattle Camera Obscura Photography Enthusiasts Society (SCOPES) pinhole meetup. This time, starting at the world famous Pike Place Market. Procrastinating when planning a meetup always pays back solitude. I do find myself more productive if not creative when wandering a locale by myself. Although I find…
For me, my tolerant wife, and the Pinholistas, Worldwide Pinhole Day was a multi-day affair, a beer-soaked celebration of lensless photography and a grand experiment in Internet fellowship. It started in Amsterdam last year, and we converged on Portland, OR this year on the last weekend of April. Naturally, Seattle and Portland residents were well represented, but emissaries from the…
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