How to Make a Pinhole Camera Box

Pinhole cameras are some of the most basic kinds of cameras, and they can teach you a lot about how cameras and photo paper work. They're a great project for kids to make on summer days when there's lots of light. A pinhole camera's shape will often dictate your end result. A boxlike pinhole camera will give you a more straightforward and normal-looking picture than a cylindrical pinhole camera, so it serves as a good camera substitute when you want quirkier photographs.

Instructions

1

Choose your box. A shoebox will work well, but make sure that your box has a large lid.

2

Paint your box and its lid inside and out with black spray paint, and allow it to dry completely.

3

Cut a small hole, no more than 1/8 inch in circumference, in the center of one side of your box. If using a shoebox, cut it on the longer side of the box.

4

Cut a square piece of card stock about 3 inches wide and 3 inches high.

5

Tape all four sides of the card stock to the box. This piece of card stock will serve as your camera's shutter.

6

You will now be able to use your pinhole camera box. To do so, place a piece of photo paper emulsion side out in your box in a pitch-black room. Go outside, and pull the card stock away from the box--as you would when opening a door--to expose your piece of photo paper. Results will vary based on the amount of sunlight outside. You will be able to process your photo paper once you take the photo.

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Pinhole cameras are some of the most basic kinds of cameras, and they can teach you a lot about how cameras and photo paper work. They're a great project for kids to make on summer days when there's lots of light. A pinhole camera's shape will often dictate your end result. A boxlike pinhole camera will give you a more straightforward and normal-looking picture than a cylindrical pinhole camera, so it serves as a good camera substitute when you want quirkier photographs.

Instructions

1

Choose your box. A shoebox will work well, but make sure that your box has a large lid.

2

Paint your box and its lid inside and out with black spray paint, and allow it to dry completely.

3

Cut a small hole, no more than 1/8 inch in circumference, in the center of one side of your box. If using a shoebox, cut it on the longer side of the box.

4

Cut a square piece of card stock about 3 inches wide and 3 inches high.

5

Tape all four sides of the card stock to the box. This piece of card stock will serve as your camera's shutter.

6

You will now be able to use your pinhole camera box. To do so, place a piece of photo paper emulsion side out in your box in a pitch-black room. Go outside, and pull the card stock away from the box--as you would when opening a door--to expose your piece of photo paper. Results will vary based on the amount of sunlight outside.

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. You will be able to process your photo paper once you take the photo.

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