Kimmy (pictured above) has been involved with photography since she was a young child.
Beginning with a brief history the pinhole camera can be traced back to the ancient times, with advancements contributed by brilliant scientists and philosophers in the late 20th century. Its history, like the histories of all things ingenious, is colorful, interesting, and absolutely eventful, and one that never fails to prove how great things can come from a simple idea.
Presently she is remarkably devoted to exploring and mastering analog photography.
Kimmy joins the Photo 'Graphic' Arts team delivering prominent knowledge not only in cameras, but darkroom techniques, chemistry, history, design, art and possibly, a little magic.
Her photographs are an intimate insight into the world that surrounds her. Recently Kimmy traveled across Canada to capture a series of landscape photographs that are as unique as the raw, uncorrupted methods of traditional photography and darkroom techniques she still prefers.
This week Kimmy prepares an insightful, passionate look into pinhole photography.Beginning with a brief history the pinhole camera can be traced back to the ancient times, with advancements contributed by brilliant scientists and philosophers in the late 20th century. Its history, like the histories of all things ingenious, is colorful, interesting, and absolutely eventful, and one that never fails to prove how great things can come from a simple idea.
All cameras, from the most sophisticated to the pinhole, rely on the same elementary principles, performing in similar fashion to the human eye. Like your eyes, the camera needs light to operate. Light moves into the eye through the pupil, a hole that is made smaller or larger by the iris.
Kimmy exemplifies by providing each Photo 'Graphic' Arts participant with their very own
pinhole camera! Kimmy constructs each camera by using recycled black film canisters, loaded with 35mm black & white film. What else is one to do with all those film canisters?
Once instructions are delivered Kimmy encourages the group to explore, experiment and capture! The somewhat unpredictable situations of capturing with pinhole cameras and the imperfections of the photographs is what makes them so unique.
Kimmy's passion for pure photographic techniques inspires her to build cameras out of just about anything she can find... and for that we THANK YOU KIMMY !
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