Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day 2013

Last Sunday the 28th of April we celebrated the Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day.

It was very very fun!

I had three cameras with me, my Zero 2000, Holga 120WPC and my newest love, the Harman Titan 4×5, which I just LOVE!! It has all I’ve dreamed of with pinhole photography.

Here is my favourites from the day, one from each camera, but on the Pinhole Day site one can only upload one single image, so after having checked out the “competition”, I chose the one from my Holga.

Enjoy! 🙂

Harman Titan 4×5 pinhole
Ilford FP4+
Kodak Tmax dev 1:4

Holga 120WPC
Lomography Redscale 100
Tetenal C41 at home

Zero Image 2000
Ilford FP4+
Kodak Tmax dev 1:4

Tags: analogue photography, art, film photography, Harman Titan 4x5, Ilford FP4+, Large Format Photography, Lomography Redscale 100, Medium Format photography, photography, pinhole, Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day 2013, WPPD, WPPD 2013

23 thoughts on “Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day 2013”

Simon Ponder (@lenire) on May 2, 2013 at 15:36 said:

excellent work on WWPP. I actually really like the redscale shot of the tree, which is odd for me because I normally hate redscale.

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- Marie on May 2, 2013 at 18:03 said:
  
  Thank you very much, I’m glad you like it. 🙂
  
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jesús joglar on May 2, 2013 at 15:36 said:

Hey!!! welcome to the most exquisite club!!!
I see that you used three different formats! I like the Holga, but the one from the Titan 4×5 is gorgeous, Marie!!!

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- Marie on May 2, 2013 at 18:02 said:
  
  Hehe, thanks a lot Jesus. Yes, I love the 4×5 too, I think it is my favourite, it is the one I would choose to hang on the wall, but for the pinhole day site I needed something that stood out from the masses, then the holga image was outstanding.
  The Harman Titan is a gorgeous camera, it gives me the “soft sharpness” I have looked for.
  
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jdtphotography.co.uk on May 2, 2013 at 18:44 said:

The redscale image is absolutely terrific Marie it has a really strong presence with its exaggerated perspective as you look up at the tree from those tentacle like roots. Have a great weekend…….and more lomograhy redscale I just love it!

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- Marie on May 2, 2013 at 18:51 said:
  
  Thank you very much James, I’m happy you like it.
  It is the roots you see, they are “climbing” at the side of the rock. It is the same tree as in this post https://shimmeringgrains.com/2013/02/19/tree-tuesday-in-colour-or-black-and-white/ . It is a tree I just have to revisit from time to time.
  
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  - jdtphotography.co.uk on May 2, 2013 at 18:56 said:
    
    I feel the same about revisiting favourite spots/locations. and as for the tree it has such strength so I can see why you like to revisit it.
    
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    - Marie on May 2, 2013 at 19:03 said:
      
      I think it is very good for the creativity to revisit and redo. To ache forward a new and different result. 🙂
      Thanks again James.
      
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endlessframe on May 3, 2013 at 02:53 said:

Didn’t know there was a World Pinhole day! Where does one find such facts?

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- Marie on May 6, 2013 at 19:32 said:
  
  Last Sunday in April every year. Now you won’t forget… 😉
  
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janaobscura on May 3, 2013 at 04:46 said:

Wonderful variety of subjects, moods and of course pinhole cameras. I think its so funny how pinhole photographers collect pinhole cameras. Theyre each such unique characters. I agree with Simon that my favorite is the redscale tree. I enjoy the lines, the distortions and the incredible sense of height. Cheers to a very successful pinhole day Marie!

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- Marie on May 6, 2013 at 19:34 said:
  
  They sure have their own personality, everyone of them… 😉
  Thanks a lot Jana.
  
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Lesley Ann on May 3, 2013 at 07:01 said:

Well done red scale tree is my fab too. I went out on pinhole day too, trying to decide which one to put in is hard., will post them up like you have done! Have to ask you this – why are your results on all three cameras so sharp, most pinhole images are quite soft . Am I missing something? Please let me know more? Thanks

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- Marie on May 6, 2013 at 21:03 said:
  
  Thanks Lesley! 🙂
  The “sharpness” comes from two things.
  1 I like the soft sharpness from these cameras, the very unsharp ones doesn’t thrill me.
  2 I scan my negs as .tif files and then they are as soft as you say, but to put them online, I have to convert them to .jpeg, and that is a kind of post editing, including some sharpening I didn’t ask for, but they maybe look a bit more sharp than they really are.
  
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urbanhafner on May 3, 2013 at 13:44 said:

Beautiful shots. I think I’m in the minority as I like the image from the Zero 2000 best 😉

I did some shots with my (new to me) 8×10 pinhole camera on Ilford MGIV RC paper (http://urbanhafnerphotography.com/blog/2013/5/2/worldwide-pinhole-photography-day-2013). Didn’t work out as I had expected, but it was a first for me. So all things considered it wasn’t that bad and I’m sure I will get better at it.

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- Marie on May 6, 2013 at 19:41 said:
  
  Thanks Urban.
  I looked on your blog and I think your images are great! 🙂
  
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PeopleMakePictures on May 6, 2013 at 11:01 said:

the first shot is great, and love the red tree

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- Marie on May 6, 2013 at 19:42 said:
  
  Thank you! 🙂
  
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snappy~speak photo on May 8, 2013 at 23:38 said:

These are really cool. Very nice work.
~Christy

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- Marie on May 11, 2013 at 23:25 said:
  
  Thank you very much!
  
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pommepal on May 12, 2013 at 08:47 said:

You capture such amazing perspectives, and the details are amazing. Love your work

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streetpixels on May 25, 2013 at 12:51 said:

love the colors in the tree 🙂 Although I would be hard pressed to decide which one is best…

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Roland Theys on May 30, 2013 at 17:05 said:

Wonderful variety, excellent photos!

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