pinhole photography, anyone?

[AF44]

My lens on my D40 is smashed so i decided i would try to do a little bit of pinhole photography. i took some aluminum foil and poked a really small hole right in the center and wrapped the foil around tightly around the lens mount area so the only light was coming through the pinhole. i took about 60 pictures and here are the few that came out 1/2 decent. looking through the pictures i realised that with all my dorking around i got some dust on my censor oh well too late now...

1. a shot of the moon and some streetlights over a reservoir iso 3200, 30 second exposure

2. a shot of my stepdad, iso 3200, .3 second

3. shot of my toaster, iso 3200, .3 second

 

[Sw1tchFX]

Try getting a body cap and poking a hole in it, or getting a bodycap pinhole, you might have better luck. It's on small format and you can't focus, so i really wouldn't expect much.

 

[Steph]

The shape and size of the hole play a big part in image quality of pinhole pictures. Punching a hole through aluminium foil is unlikely to give satisfactory results. You can find the ideal size of pinhole for your camera by using the pinhole designer.

 

[PlasticSpanner]

Looks like your pinhole is too big, making a large aperture and very shallow DOF which is why they are out of focus.

Find a thin peice of brall or ali and dent it with a dot punch. Then sand down the dented side till you have the beginnings of a hole & tape it to an old body cap with a bigger hole behind it. This way you can keep trying it untill you get the hole the right size!

I actually like the image of your stepdad though. I like how his face is featureless and the upward angle from which it's shot. Kinda what a new born baby might see.

 

[PlasticSpanner]

The shape and size of the hole play a big part in image quality of pinhole pictures. Punching a hole through aluminium foil is unlikely to give satisfactory results. You can find the ideal size of pinhole for your camera by using the pinhole designer.

Nice link! Thanks :thumbup: