You know, I’d heard of a Pottery Barn, but never before a pottery camera. But check out the line of ceramic ppinhole cameras crafted by Steve Irvine.

Because it’s so easy to make a pinhole camera, a lot of them look kind of slapped together. But Irvine’s are nice enough to put on a shelf.

And they take good pictures, too! When I heard of it, I wondered how he got the pinhole tiny enough for good shots, but it looks like he’s got a metal “lens” for his cameras. Good idea. Here’s an example shot from the above camera — it took 90 minutes to expose:

(Thanks Colin!)

Grant Hamilton

  One Response to “Ceramic pinhole cameras look great, so do their pictures”

  1. I built a pinhole camera in grade six for my school’s science fair. I had a lot of fun messing around in the high school darkroom developing my pictures. Outdoor shots took between 3-5 minutes to expose and indoor, under very bright lights took at least 30.

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