I am looking for some literature...with a little more indepth info on the wonder world of pinhole.
I have read all the little bits that come with standard photo class type books.
Looking for more specifics...Any great book/bible that I should start with?
Thanks.
mike

hi mike

check out pinholeresource.com.
eric renner has a book that is pretty much
the mother of all pinhole books.

http://www.pinholeresource.com/agora/agora.cgi?cart_id=&xm=on&product=Books

at the site, they also sell laser holes, zone plates, cameras ... you name it :)

good luck!

-john

Adding to John N's excellent advice, you might ask Eric Renner if he has back issues of the Pinhole Journal to sell you - great stuff.

Jon Grepstad has a site with good information and many links to more information from trivial to great: http://home.online.no/~gjon/pinhole.htm

Anaother site to keep in mind is the Worldwide Pinhole Day site: http://www.pinholeday.org/org/

I second the Renner book on pinhole photography, available from the pinhole resource, which also includes photography with slits, multiple slits, zone plates, and I believe the new edition also covers sieves. Sieves and zone plates are a series of alternating clear/opaque concentric rings (or holes with the same concentric arrangement) that use the phase of the light wave to produce a focused lens effect. A very fine and complete book.

Lee

Check out Matt Young's excellent paper, which you can download from http://www.mines.edu/~mmyoung/

Ian

an entire site/forum for pinhole - friendly bunch of eccentrics - except me of course - 100% normal, until I get that dam pinhole in my hand and then..... :)

I am looking for some literature...with a little more indepth info on the wonder world of pinhole.
I have read all the little bits that come with standard photo class type books.
Looking for more specifics...Any great book/bible that I should start with?
Thanks.
mike


A very well done book on pinhole photography with a humorous learning curve for helping understand and remember is called ' The Hole Thing' A manual of pinhole fotografy by Jim Shull. It can be found sometimes on ebay, not in print. Email me jphotojones@buckeye-express.com if you can not find it I would consider a loan.

A very well done book on pinhole photography with a humorous learning curve for helping understand and remember is called ' The Hole Thing' A manual of pinhole fotografy by Jim Shull. It can be found sometimes on ebay, not in print. Email me jphotojones@buckeye-express.com if you can not find it I would consider a loan.

Jim Shull's book (either the 1st or the expanded 2nd editions) is a cute little book that should be great for teaching pinhole photography to young students.

It's been a while since I've browsed Diane Dobson-Barton's site, Barton Studio (http://www.artist-how-to.com/), but she has published basic pinhole instructions.

For a deeper understanding of the physics behind pinhole photography, I endorse Matt Young's several articles on the subject.

Try:
Adventures With Pinhole and Home-Made Cameras: From Tin Cans to Precision Engineering (Paperback)
by John Evans
I wrote a review about it at amazon.com. It's not only about pinholes, but deals extensively - though not exhaustive - with them. I found the book inspiring.