Pinhole Photography Creating your Own Camera
A course by Fotolateras , Photographers
Create your own camera with a can and learn to take, convert to positive and develop unique images
Create your own camera with a can and learn to take, convert to positive and develop unique images
Being able to participate in the whole photographic process is something magical and more accessible than you can imagine: from the creation of your own camera, to the capture of the moment you want to photograph, and the printing on the paper you choose ... Photographers Lola Barcia and Marinela Forcadell, better known as Fotolateras, are dedicated to capturing the world from their own pinhole cameras made from simple cans. In addition, they give workshops so that other people can also create their projects.
In this course, Fotolateras will teach you to build your own camera from a metal can. You will cook your first photo, you will reveal it and positive it, experiencing the whole process in a simple and fun way.
What will you learn in this online course?
14 lessons & 14 downloads
- 96% positive reviews (122)
- 3,045 students
- 14 lessons (44m)
- 14 additional resources (5 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
You will build your own pinhole camera, check that it works correctly and learn how to use it to "can" your city.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
To all those people of any age and collective, who are interested in learning a didactic content between art and science, crafts and artistic creation: from the construction of a camera, to the development of your images.
Requirements and materials
I don't know they need previous knowledge, this course will offer you all the basic knowledge.
As for the materials, you will need: a metal can, a black spray , black and metallic adhesive tape, scissors, adhesive paste, a drill and metal bits, a 0.4 mm needle, a red light , three cuvettes, tweezers, photosensitive photo paper, developing liquids, a measuring cup for liquids, two glasses and a smartphone .
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A course by Fotolateras
Fotolateras is composed of Lola Barcia Albacar, designer, illustrator, animator and photographer, and Marinela Forcadell Breva, photographer and community manager.
They are itinerant photographers, tireless travelers and passionate about pinhole technique. They capture the world with their cameras built from cans, with which in a calm and serene way, they retain images of bustling and lively cities.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Photolate Presentation
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Influences
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What will we do during the course?
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U2
What we need to know and have
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Image formation
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I choose my can according to the type of photography I want to take
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Materials needed for the camera and laboratory
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U3
We build the camera
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We paint
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We build
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We load the camera in the laboratory
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We cook the photo
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U4
We reveal the photolate
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We prepare the chemicals
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We reveal
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We posit by contact
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We positive with a free app
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FP
Final project
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Fotografía estenopeica creando tu propia cámara
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tbdmalan
Excelente curso
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4azubai
Curso súper interesante y original
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fica_cullerada
El curso es cortito y ameno, las explicaciones son claras y desde luego te deja con ganas de más contenido y seguir experimentando.
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ana_bola
He disfrutado mucho experimentando en esta técnica. Lo recomiendo.
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angelsoler
Excelente para iniciarse.
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