Camera Explorations

Camera Explorations

Alyssa S  //  Five things about me:
1. I'm a senior at Holland Christian
2. I like peanut butter with ice cream
3. I read books like most people eat candy.
4. Astronomy fascinates me.
5. I like jazz music.

Jun 7 / 1:50pm

♫ I want to turn the whole thing upside down, I'll find the things they say just can't be found ♫

So, this is the last post. I've really enjoyed this project; it's taught me a lot. It's kinda funny, but I've become rather attached to my camera. Yes, the first couple weeks I wanted to throw it out the window, but once it started working, I took it everywhere- just ask my family. I took it home almost every night, on weekend vacations, carried it around the school. :) I also used what I learned about shutter time on my digital camera to work with the ISO and hopefully a 35mm this summer.
While search the internet for stuff about pinhole cameras, I found this quote: "...[it] makes public the often unglamorous work that precedes the beautiful photographs -- the laborious process of finding locations and setting up rooms and the frustration of failed images." I think this sums up what I've learned. Photography can be hard work- finding what you want to take a picture of, setting it up...and also very frustrating when it doesn't work. But the reward that comes when you get a good picture and knowing you built the camera that took it is worth it.
I've loved working on this project, yet I'm done with it...so here are my final pictures for the project:

 

LEARNING:

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1) very first picture       2) learned that I needed to spray paint the inside       3) first clear picture :) I actually really like this one...still haven't painted the box        4) learned that I'm not a very good stand       5) strange light blob       6) under exposed on a cloudy day      7) yup, I'm not very stable       8) special effect- learned we needed to stay in place longer       9) I was in a shadow, so my face turned out very dark       10) paper wasn't taped down...opps

ARTISTIC:

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1) first clear picture- outside of school at the statue       2) at the track      3) downtown Holland during Tulip Time, ferris wheel       4) fountain by the parking lot       5) Coke bottle inside- 1/2 hour exposure      6) Pepsi truck- the guys driving the truck through I was a little crazy when I asked to take a picture of the truck and then set out a box :)       7) Tyler Dykstra's car       8) piano in the choir room- this is under exposed (45 min.) but I still really like it       9) Alex Mouw and his guitar       10) my pearl bracelet       11) old fire station in Allendale       12) sandels at the beach        13) beaker in the grass        14) railroad tracks in Zeeland

SPECIAL EFFECT:

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1) moved 1/2 way through the picture       2) 3 holed picture       3) curved camera- learned this camera only works on cloudy days       4) another 3 holed      5) Kristin moved 1/2 way through       6) YMCA!  Anna and Joy switched letters 1/2 way through       7) flipped camera over 1/2 way through the exposure       8) I moved closer

 

the end.