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 06/13/2010 12:37:45 PM · #1
I don't recall us doing one of these, I could be wrong. Here is a description.
 06/07/2011 06:02:41 PM · #2
+1
 06/07/2011 06:14:41 PM · #3
I'd go for this.
 06/07/2011 07:20:02 PM · #4
Me too, I just got a pinhole body cap from Lenox Laser.
 06/07/2011 07:28:06 PM · #5
Here are a couple of samples...



06/07/2011 07:29:37 PM · #6
Pinhole side challenge for more images

DPC Pinhole Body Cap images

References/resources, etc:

DIY Bodycaps
Oatmeal Box Pinhole not for a pinhole DPC challenge
35mm Pinhole not for a pinhole DPC challenge

Lensbaby Pinhole/Zone Plate Optic
Lensbaby PH/ZP Resource

Without Lenses
Pinhole Resource

Mr. Pinhole Excellent resource for calculators, if desired.

Message edited by author 2011-06-07 19:31:24.
 06/07/2011 09:41:31 PM · #7
BTW, I don't think this is a realistic challenge topic. Entry numbers are already low. I would be shocked to see this get 20 entries. Folks would need more than the typical 7 days to enter, as most will need to make or purchase a pinhole.
 06/07/2011 09:56:38 PM · #8
Topaz now has a "Lens Effects" plugin that, among other things, has a pinhole emulation module. But I guess that wouldn't please anyone, right?

R.
 06/07/2011 09:58:36 PM · #9
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Topaz now has a "Lens Effects" plugin that, among other things, has a pinhole emulation module. But I guess that wouldn't please anyone, right?

R.


Come on, why even ask?! ;)

06/07/2011 10:01:36 PM · #10
To be contrarian?

R.
 06/07/2011 10:03:25 PM · #11
Nik Silver has a pinhole preset, obviously it's not the same. I have not seen the topaz version. I'm guessing that like Nik, it's about contrast, grain, and a vignette rather than the soft focus and deep depth of field.
 06/07/2011 10:12:52 PM · #12
Originally posted by bspurgeon:
Nik Silver has a pinhole preset, obviously it's not the same. I have not seen the topaz version. I'm guessing that like Nik, it's about contrast, grain, and a vignette rather than the soft focus and deep depth of field.


Welllllll...

The plugin is very complex. One subset of it has the pinhole stuff, and that's primarily as you describe. Not much to talk about there. But there are other, much more interesting modules, and among those are modules for wildly varied soft focus effects and extreme DOF manipulation...

But don't get me wrong; none of this can touch the fun of actually USING a pinhole or lensbaby or holga, and seeing it happen on all its own :-)

Nevertheless, it's a way-serious-fun plugin that I am gonna enjoy messing around with:



R.
 06/07/2011 10:16:08 PM · #13
Enjoyable images, but you have to admit they don't resemble pinhole images.
 06/07/2011 11:41:12 PM · #14
Originally posted by bspurgeon:
Enjoyable images, but you have to admit they don't resemble pinhole images.


Oh, sure, those have nothing to do with pinhole, or pinhole emulation; they're just 3 of the very different looks I have coaxed so far out of the software modules. I haven't even TRIED the pinhole module yet :-)

R.
 06/08/2011 01:17:34 AM · #15
Would be a fun topic (reminds me I'm behind again with my PAW), but like Ben said, I doubt it would get much participation.
 06/08/2011 08:20:07 AM · #16
Originally posted by bspurgeon:
BTW, I don't think this is a realistic challenge topic. Entry numbers are already low. I would be shocked to see this get 20 entries. Folks would need more than the typical 7 days to enter, as most will need to make or purchase a pinhole.


Simple, take a thin piece of cardboard, us a pin put a hole in it, attach to front of lens. But you're right, this wouldn't be a big draw.
 06/08/2011 03:47:17 PM · #17
Originally posted by Marc923:
Simple, take a thin piece of cardboard, us a pin put a hole in it, attach to front of lens. But you're right, this wouldn't be a big draw.

As I understand it, pinhole photography happens without a lens, limiting the challenge to those with dSLRs and a pinhole "attachment" of some sort.

One possible alternative would be to take a picture which includes a projected pinhole image, essentially taking a picture inside a camera obscura. But I think that's too complex for a one-week challenge ... maybe two weeks to enter would work.
 06/08/2011 04:19:23 PM · #18
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by Marc923:
Simple, take a thin piece of cardboard, us a pin put a hole in it, attach to front of lens. But you're right, this wouldn't be a big draw.


As I understand it, pinhole photography happens without a lens, limiting the challenge to those with dSLRs and a pinhole "attachment" of some sort.

One possible alternative would be to take a picture which includes a projected pinhole image, essentially taking a picture inside a camera obscura. But I think that's too complex for a one-week challenge ... maybe two weeks to enter would work.


Now that would be interesting.

The attachment is a bodycap, but you are right, the non-DSLR crowd would be left out if it was a strict pinhole challenge. How about anything but your naked lens? :) Put something over the front element or use a bodycap, etc.

I know these are not pretty, but I like them...

Here is an image made with slits in tin-foil.



Fresnel lens over a pinhole:



Thick plastic and pinhole:





Message edited by author 2011-06-08 16:24:19.
 06/08/2011 05:01:45 PM · #19
all good ideas.
 06/08/2011 06:37:39 PM · #20
Originally posted by bspurgeon:
How about anything but your naked lens? :) Put something over the front element or use a bodycap, etc.

I think this would end up inspiring similar ideas as some in the recent homemade filters thread.

Message edited by author 2011-06-08 18:38:19.
 06/23/2011 01:56:12 PM · #21
I have never experimented with a pinhole, except maybe when I was a kid with an oatmeal box. Maybe someone should think about reviving one of the older threads into an ongoing thing for those that would like to shoot and show.
06/23/2011 02:50:56 PM · #22
sweet. i have always wanted to do a voyeur photo.
 06/23/2011 02:59:12 PM · #23
Originally posted by GeneralE:
One possible alternative would be to take a picture which includes a projected pinhole image, essentially taking a picture inside a camera obscura. But I think that's too complex for a one-week challenge ... maybe two weeks to enter would work.


Not really.
//ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/05/camera-obscura/oneill-text.html

Instructions:

//ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/05/camera-obscura/camera-obscura-video

Message edited by author 2011-06-23 15:02:14.
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