Pinhole Photography on the internet (1)

Here are some sites I saw lately that you might like to check out. It's all (Pinhole) photography related, to get inspired again.

Pinhole exhibition @ ADX PORTLAND (OR 97214), between November 1-30, 2013

Pinholista: a nice blog about everything Pinhole

Squaremeals: a photographer shooting her daily meals & tea with a pinhole

A homemade  6×17 Panoramic Pinhole camera with two pinholes, that creates 57x172mm images

A 3D printed pinhole camera

How To: make a camera from cement/concrete (and eliminate camera shake)

Pinhole Obscura: a group of friends sharing Pinhole photography and traveling

Kurt Mottweiler: a designer of beautiful cameras

And not to forget: 
let's prepare for the Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day on April, 27th 2014

iPhone as Polaroid camera for analogue photography

"Perspective"

I made this image with my iPhone 4. It was chosen “photo of the month” by my local photo store.

I photograph with analogue and old cameras and build wooden pinhole cameras myself. So no view finder, build-in light meter or LCD screen to view histograms with on the spot ;-)

No, all results only to be seen after developing & printing the negatives … not instantly on a LCD screen but only in my mind - the way I like it! 
Light metering is often done by guesstimation.

Sometimes I use my iPhone to make an instant image to check for composition and lighting with my analogue photography - like we used to with a Polaroid camera in the old days. Especially when I’m shooting with my old analogue cameras converted into a pinhole camera (Agfa Clack, Gevabox, homebuild wooden cameras, …).

BTW: if you photograph only digital, shut down the LCD screen for just one week and trust on yourself for once. You'll see it will improve your skills and results!