Pinhole photography : from historic technique to digital application / Eric Renner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Renner, Eric.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Photography, Pinhole.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Edition:

4th ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Focal Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

A respected guide for creatives, artists and photographers alike, Pinhole Photography is packed with all the information you need to understand and get underway with this wonderfully quirky, creative technique. Covering pinhole photography from its historical roots, pinhole expert Eric Renner, founder of pinholeresource.com, fully explores the theory and practical application of pinhole in this beautiful resource.Packed with inspiring images, instructional tips and information on a variety of pinhole cameras for beginner and advanced photographers, this classic text no

Contents:

Cover; Pinhole Photography; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Pinhole's History in the Exploration of Science and Ideology; The Pinhole Archetype-From the Darkness of Caves and Holed Stones; The Pinhole Archetype; Early Pinhole Optics-Eclipses, Telling Time, Astrolabes, and Optical Phenomena; The Camera Obscura and Human Understanding; Noon-Marks in Italian Renaissance Cathedrals; The Pinhole in the Wave Theory of Light; Diffraction; Interference; The Pinhole and the Eye; Research into Optimal Pinholes; Twentieth-Century Pinhole Imaging in High-Energy Physics

Chapter 2. Pinhole's History in the Exploration of ArtBrunelleschi's Pinhole Perspective Device; Alberti's First Diffraction Camera; Alberti's Intersector; Leonardo Da Vinci; Anamorph-The Deception of the Eye; The First Pinhole Photographs in Art; Pinhole's Popularity in Early Pictorialism: George Davison; August Strindberg; Pinhole's Demise in the Early 20th Century; Chapter 3. Pinhole's Revival; Rebirth (1960-1990); Chapter 4. The Body as Camera, the Room as Camera Obscura; The Body as Camera; Room-Sized Camera Obscuras; Taken with Time: A Camera Obscura Project

The Legacy Project: The Great PictureChapter 5. The Basic How-To of Pinhole Photography; Basic Instructions for Pinhole Photography; The Camera; Materials Needed; Adding the Pinhole; Mounting the Pinhole; Painting the Interior of the Camera Black; Loading the Pinhole Camera; Exposing the Negative; Developing; Motion; Photographing the Miniature; Multiple Cameras; Popular Misconceptions; Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day; Chapter 6. The Advanced How-To of Pinhole Photography; Optimal Pinhole Formulas; Finding the F/Stop; Methods Used for Measuring the Pinhole

Additional Information About the PinholeBuilding Plans for a 4 5-inch Superwide Pinhole Camera; Making a Pinhole Turret; Pinhole Camera Geometries; Depth of Field; Photographing Onto a Flat Film Plane; Photographing Onto a Curved Film Plane; Photographing Onto an Angled Flat Film Plane; Exposure Times; Additional Exposing Techniques; Exposing with Polaroid Materials; Filters; Shutters; Viewfinders; Other Unusual Pinhole Cameras; Altering Existing Cameras to Pinhole; Chapter 7. Alternative Apertures: Zone Plates and Slits; Zone Plates; Zone Plate Cameras; Mounting a Zone Plate; Exposing

Increasing Contrast in Zone Plate NegativesSlit Imaging; Alternatives to Slits; Chapter 8. Digital Imaging with Pinholes, Zone Plates, and Alternatives; Making Digital Pinhole and Zone Plate Images; Pinhole Spy Cameras; Digital Printing for Nonsilver Processes; Chapter 9. The Changing Pinhole Image; Theory; Images; Into Space: Solar and Lunar Imaging; Resources; Pinhole Photography Workshops; General Pinhole Photography Information; Nonprofit Organizations; Events; Online Galleries Specializing in Pinhole Photography; Private Individuals and Small Companies Making Pinhole Products

Commercial Photographic Suppliers Carrying Pinhole Products

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-251) and index.

ISBN:

9786613447845

9781136095337

1136095330

9781136095344

1136095349

9781283447843

1283447843

9780080927893

0080927890

OCLC:

476210815