Steve irvine pinhole photographer biography book

Combining two of my biggest passions in life — pottery and photography — I have been making ceramic cameras for several years now.

These are fully functional cameras that produce black and white prints. Somewhat different from what you'd find at the local camera store, these creations are pinhole cameras.

The design of this particular camera is based on a hexagon, with a pinhole aperture on every other side wall for a total of three openings through which light reaches the negative.

Steve irvine pinhole photographer biography book

The pinhole drilled through the sheet metal in each of the three openings is about 1/100th of an inch in diameter. Three small lids work like a shutters for the camera. The shutters fit tightly in place, blocking light from the pinhole until the beginning of the exposure.

To take a picture each shutter is removed (as shown in the first photograph) and light travels in to the negative. This camera has six feet for stability.

Pinhole cameras can be made from just about any container, so lo