Photography Program

Students taking Introduction to Photography used a Pinhole box camera to create images. A pinhole camera is a light tight box with a very small pinhole and a flap to cover the pinhole. A piece of photo paper is loaded into the camera, in the darkroom, and the camera is taken outside.

Since the exposure time is 10 to 45, or more, seconds the camera is placed on a tripod.

The flap is lifted and the student counts the number of seconds and the flap is closed at the end of the exposure.

The camera is taken back into the darkroom. The exposed paper is removed from the camera and processed and dried. This yields a paper negative. After the negative has dried, it is contact printed, to create a positive print.

Students in Digital Photography used Foamcore, Aluminum foil and duct tape to build reflectors to use in future photography projects. The following images show them building the reflectors and practicing using them.

Student building a reflector for a photography project

Student building a reflector for a photography project

Student building a reflector for a photography project

Students building reflectors for a photography project

Students reviewing the reflectors they have built

Students using their reflectors

Students preparing to use their reflectors on their photography project.