Art and Design A comprehensive guide for creative artists - Aaltodoc

Light entering through a pin hole is what will allow images
to copy on the photo paper sealed inside.
If the light outside is very bright. Then, it may take less than
4-6 minutes for an image to develop on a photo paper.
Assuming that everything is done and you want to take
your pinhole camera back in the dark room. Close and press
the shatter flap paper of a hole and make sure you do not
shake the camera.
Then remove and carefully carry the pinhole camera back
to the darkroom—to develop the photo paper into a
photograph. Other less inquisitive photographers open
their pinhole cameras after many months or even years. For
instance, by using a large format pinhole camera, Michael
Wesely a German photography artist captured light and
images of objects for up to 3 years.
As we make our final conclusion about this process, we have
to understand that “the mess accompanying all art activities
will be in exact ratio to one's failure to think a head.”
(Jenkins 1980, 151) That is to say, before a photographer
attempts to make an actual pinhole camera. It is important
to make experiments.
Film and digital
Both film and digital can produce excellent photographs.
The most outstanding problem is high indirect costs for
digital as compared to film. For instance, digital consumes
much energy from rechargeable or replaceable batteries
and it requires up to date software as well as hardware to
compete with prevailing photography versions used by
computers and other necessary equipment.
Yet, film photography is all about converting existing
resources to develop photographs. Nevertheless, the
process of producing a film photograph consumes more
time than a digital camera; the images are produced
electronically, while the film camera process involves
developing films and printing images.
In spite of that, digital and film cameras vary. They exist in
different models, sizes and brands.
Benefits of using a digital camera
Digital cameras are easy to use because they have better
electronic mechanisms, which can allow users to have
instant adjustments before or after the picture is taken.
Nevertheless, nearly all digital cameras have different
graphic applications; most of them serve almost identical
purposes.
Here are some of the few rewarding aspects of using a
digital camera:
• A digital camera can instantly show images
taken on its display screen, as soon as images are
converted and recorded.
• A digital camera can store thousands of high
resolution images on a distinct memory device.
• It can as well record videos with sound.
• Unwanted images on a digital camera may be
immediately deleted for more storage space.
• Digital cameras can crop pictures and they can
perfectly perform other basic image editing needs.
• Photographs needed can be printed instantly.
• At present digital cameras are easier to own
because they are available on ordinary mobile
phones.
As a result of that, digital cameras enable photographers to
obtain nearly all elegant and aesthetic effects within one
instant shoot of a picture.
On the other hand, digital photographs are an easy
target for making false manipulations—easily performed
by a desktop computer loaded with image editing
software or applications. And also, chances are high that
a photographer will miss important shots since digital
cameras rely on rechargeable batteries or they are mainly
electronic. A picture cannot be taken easily on low batteries.
Benefits of using a film camera
Film cameras were considered as the most advanced before
digital cameras became familiar to many photographers.
Such cameras used a semi-automatic moving mirror system
(through a view finder) for the photographer to see what a
film will capture.
And in principle, photographs taken by a film camera had to
be developed or scanned before viewing them.
Currently, film cameras have very few benefits to a
present-day user. Hence we shall combine benefits and draw
backs to analyse and discuss further about film cameras.
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