How Do You Construct A Pinhole Camera?
A camera, even a fancy one, is nothing more than a box with a hole in it. The hole, even without glass, acts as a lens to project an inverted image onto the back wall inside the box. The first camera was actually a room with a hole in one wall that projected the outside cityscape onto the back wall. Fancy cameras now take the idea and use glass lenses, digital sensors and other criteria to make better photographs. But you can make your own camera with simple materials in your home. Whether you use an oatmeal box or other box, you need to spray paint the inside and outside with black paint. This prevents light from reflecting and polluting your photograph. Do the same to the oatmeal box lid. Determine on which side you will place the shutter. The back wall of your box should be wide enough to hold the desired size of paper for your photo. On the outside of the box, on the opposite wall, mark the EXACT CENTER of the wall. Cut a 1/2-inch square in the center on that wall. Take the 2-inch
