Friday, September 12, 2008

Pin hole camera

The materials that we used were, a coffee can and lid, pin, foil, and electrical tape.
To make the pinhole camera we took the lid of the coffee can and covered it in foil to keep the light out. Next, we poked a hole in the middle of the lid, so that light would be able to enter the can when we wanted it too. When we are not using the camera the hole is covered by black electrical tape. To load the camera you take the sheet of photo paper and place it inside the camera on the bottom. You let the camara sit in a dark environment for aproximately five minutes. Then, you find an area to take the picture and open the shutter for 10-15 minutes. One of the thing that we found difficult while making the pinhole camera, was that poking a hole through the can was not so easy. Another thing that was difficult was that the lid of the can was purple, making it hard to keep light out of the can.


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