Pinhole Photography: From Historic Technique to Digital Application (Alternative Process Photography) - Softcover

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 0240802314 ISBN 13: 9780240802312

Publisher: Routledge, 1994

Synopsis

* The definitive book on pinhole photograpyhy by one of the world's foremost authorities * Beautifully illustrated with more than 170 colour and black and white photographs and line art * Includes an invaluable source guide of suppliers


In this digital age, more and more photographers are rediscovering traditional artistic methods, and Pinhole Photography is both an entertaining illustrated history and a practical how-to guide to this unique photographic genre. Detailed, easy-to-read
chapters explain how to create pinhole cameras and images and how to manipulate pinhole images using a variety of photographic techniques. Eric Renner is the founder and director of Pinhole Resource, a non-profit organization dedicated to sharing
information about pinhole photography. He is also founder and co-editor of The Pinhole Journal, published three times yearly. His work has been exhibited throughout the United States and in Central and South America and Europe.

About this title

Review

"Pinhole cameras make intriguing, somewhat diffused images, with great depth of field. If you've wondered how to make these images, you'll be fascinated by this book." - Popular Photography

From the Author

This is the only comprehensive book on pinhole photography.
The only comprehensive book on pinhole photography. Includes more than 170 photographs and illustrations, in color and B+W. It is an entertaining history and a practical handbook. Included in the how-to chapter are directions on how to make and use pinhole cameras, explanations on avoiding common mistakes, calculating exposure times, charts and formulas for optimal pinhole expsures, making and measuring pinholes, filtering, various wide angle camera designs including wide angle, 1:1, telephoto, multiple pinhole, and extensive writings on the use of zone plates. Also includes lengthy chapters on the history of pinhole in art and science.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0240802314
• ISBN 13: 9780240802312
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192