In this lesson: learn what camera obscura is, how cameras work and how to build your own pinhole camera. The host presents the history and features of several types of cameras including a large format view camera, a medium format TLR, SLR and Holga plus a small format 35 mm SLR. A step-by-step demo on how to construct a functional pinhole camera using common household items is included. View more pinhole cameras and images Purchase black and white sheet film Purchase color sheet film  

Episode 39: Camera Obscura, How Cameras Work, Make A Pinhole Camera!

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In this episode, I show how to get started printing color prints from color negatives in the darkroom using a standard black and white enlarger with color printing filters, Fuji Crystal paper and RA4 color chemistry.

Episode 88: How to Print Color Negatives in the Darkroom

In this lesson, learn how to create effective digital negatives for alternative processes and more in Adobe Photoshop. 

Episode 87: Creating Digital Negatives in Photoshop

Introducing Photoshop for Beginners! This is the third lesson of a new series featuring easy to follow tutorials in Adobe Photoshop for anybody just getting started. This lesson introduces you to the opacity tool and layer blending options to add textures to portraits, resulting in an image that appears to be made of the added texture.

Episode 86: Photoshop for Beginners: Adding Textures to Portraits!

In this lesson, learn how to create a photo puzzle from any photo. 

Episode 85: How to Create Photo Puzzles!

Learn how to create a cyanotype using digital negatives. Step-by-step instructions are included with samples and illustrations. 

Episode 39: Camera Obscura, How Cameras Work, Make A Pinhole Camera!

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