15-463 Project 4

Nat Storer and Pinar Ozlen

Pinhole Camera

Large

 

Medium

 

Small

 

 

Bonus!

 

 

WE MADE A PINHOLE CAMERA. INITIALLY, WE HAD TROUBLE GETTING A CLEAN PINHOLE DUE TO THE FIBERS IN THE CARDSTOCK CAUSING DISTORTION. WE GOT BETTER RESULTS WHNE WE MOVED THE PINHOLE CLOSER TO THE LENS, AND MADE A CLEARER HOLE WITH A HOBBY KNIFE.

 

THEN WE CHANGED THE SIZE OF THE PINHOLE, RANGING FROM 0.5MM TO 3MM. WE TOOK PICTURES WITH 3 DIFFERENT PINHOLE SIZES. THE SHARPEST ONE CAME OUT TO BE THE SMALLEST PINHOLE. HOWEVER AS THE LEVEL OF LIGHT DECREASED, WE HAD TO TAKE A LONGER EXPOSEURE TO GET THE SAME BRIGHTNESS LEVEL. IN ORDER TO TAKE A LONG ENOUGH EXPOSURE THE SHUTTER BUTTON HAD TO BE HELD MANUALLY WHICH SHOOK THE CAMERA A BIT AND RESULTED IN SOME BLURRY IMAGES.

 

Images of the Mellon Institute (in the same order)

 

Extra Images

 

 

FOR BELLS AND WHISTLES, WE DID PAINTING WITH LIGHT. ANOTHER BELLS AND WHISTLES WE TOOK A LONG EXPOSURE SHOT IN COMPLETE DARKNESS AND USED A FLASHLIGHT TO EXPOSE THE SUBJECT IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT PLACES. WE ALSO DID LIGHT PAINTING USING A MANUAL 4X5 CAMERA AND POLAROID PHOTO PAPER. THIS PROCESS WAS CARRIED OUT IN A DARK ROOM, USING DIFFERENT COLORS OF FILTERS AND FLASH LIGHT.

 

Bells and Whistles1 - Light Painting

 

Bells and Whistles2 - Fun with Exposure

 

BELLS AND WHISTLES3 - MANUAL LIGHT PAINTING