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Pinhole and Leslie

My love of pinhole photography began with a gift from a friend in 2003. Leslie had spent months looking for a Snapdragon pinhole camera, Polaroid back and a bunch of expired film that I could burn through. She wanted to give me my birthday present just a little bit early that year and included a print out of the Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day web site. Leslie passed away very suddenly a few years ago and we all lost something beautiful. She was an incredibly talented and funny woman with a brain unlike any other.

While every day can be a pinhole day, there’s something special about the last Sunday in April. As I drag my gear around looking for inspiration, I know that I’m part of something just a little bit bigger and I know that Leslie is with me.

Here are my contributions to the last nine Worldwide Pinhole Photography Days:

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

28 April 2011     Photos, pinhole, Words    

Bailey, Broadway

On my way down Broadway this morning, I spotted a woman in fabulous pink leopard flats and a great clock tattoo standing to one side. My first thought was to keep walking, but what could be lost by asking?

“May I take a picture of your feet?”

Bailey was very nice and not at all creeped out by a woman asking to take a photo of her feet. I explained about the pinhole lens and she confessed to some experience making a Quaker Oat Cannister pinhole camera. (Yay, pinhole!) I showed her the result, introduced myself as I shook her hand and then went on my way. Onward!

31 March 2011     Photos, pinhole    

Blue Legs (Danielle)

ISO 1600, 1 second exposure. Lumix GF1, Pinwide pinhole body cap.

30 March 2011     Photos, pinhole    

Danielle’s fabulous nails

I really don’t need any encouragement to invest in a set of fabulous nails like Danielle’s. Tumblr HQ, New York. Lumix GF1 w/ Pinwide pinhole body cap, ISO 800, 4 second exposure.

29 March 2011     Photos, pinhole    

Pinwide at MoMA

“Vir Heroicus Sublimis”, 1950-51, Barnett Newman.
ISO 1600, 6 second exposure. Lumix GF1, Pinwide pinhole body cap.

28 March 2011     Photos, pinhole    

Matchbox Pinhole in the Tea Garden

Handmade matchbox pinhole camera, 2 second exposure.

You can view more of my matchbox pinhole photos here.

23 March 2011     Photos, pinhole    

The two of us at the High Line

Handmade matchbox pinhole camera, 2 second exposure.

27 October 2010     Photos, pinhole    

MV Walla Walla

Handmade matchbox pinhole camera, 2 second exposure.

16 October 2010     Photos, pinhole    

Matchbox Pinhole

Taking pictures with any pinhole camera is a leap of faith and one created where you’ve pushed a needle through a piece of a Diet Coke can, and stuck to a matchbox even more so. I picked up the first roll shot with the camera I created over the weekend and was pleasantly surprised. You should totally make your own: http://matchboxpinhole.com/.

5 October 2010     Photos, pinhole