Friday, January 30, 2009

The one about The Pinhole Camera Work

It's funny this is supposed to be an art blog and this is my first art entry. And if your expecting me to be a smart ass (like normal) I won't be, because this is an art entry. So the past few days I've taken a dive back in time and been working with homemade pinhole cameras, which were the first kind of camers. (Also known as shoebox cameras) Basically you make a light-tight device, poke a hole in it, and expose the hole to light after putting in photo paper or film. Now the exposures themselves are a little tougher. You pretty much stare at the sun, try not to burn your retinas, and estimate a time. This time could be anywhere between 10 seconds and 10 minutes. Yes, there is a little experimentation involved. But thats the fun part! Actually is awfully frustrating. I killed a child out of anger today. Okay so I guess I am being a smart ass. Anyway, its a really good time and really rewarding to experiment and see what various things do. You make a camera out of anything really. I made one out of a pringles can yesterday and a PVC pipe today. If you are interested in learning how. Contact me and for the low low price of 39.99 an hour I'll show you how! And if you act now I'll throw in a free Shamwow! They pick up anything. But you have to contact me in the next 1.3 seconds, you know because we can't do this all day.

PS: I'm totally addicted to Twitter now. I feel like a pompous jerk for making fun of it and then getting one. So I am a pompous jerk. Damn it. The crazy crack lady on 45th street was right.

Travis 

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