OK, so the folks at Geek Squad said my camera is fixable under the warranty and it should be back in my hot little mitts by May 4. So, I will be treating it with a TON more care.
In its absence, I got to thinking. Could you build a wooden camera? The answer is yes! This week’s plan from DIY Photo shows how to build a wooden pinhole camera that you can use to create some wild photographic effects.
Oh, for you photo geeks, it’s actually an anamorphic pinhole camera, which allows you to capture some wild images, such as this one.
If you want to try your hand at this, have fun with it!
A quart paint can (get clean, empty from hardware store + lid) will hold a 4″ x 10″ strip of B&W photographic paper for the negative. Makes a quick and simple anamorphic pin-hole camera.