Re: Another Lurker

I'm the crackercam guy. I am greatly gratified to have helped get your
creative work going. I like the carousel best. It and the curved film plane
are more uniquely pin-ish.
----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Hawkins <thomas.hawkins@ucl.ac.uk>
To: <pinhole-discussion@pinhole.com>
Sent: Friday, December 22, 2000 8:19 AM
Subject: [pinhole-discussion] Another Lurker

> Hullo Pinholers
>
> I have been subscribed to the list for some time now and I have greatly
> enjoyed the discussion and images, especially the crackercam stuff. I
> thought it was about time I joined in.
>
> I first discovered pinholing during the final year of my degree in
> Manchester where I was Inspired by a comment of a photographer friend of
> mine that you could make a camera out of a drinks can. Armed with only
> that information I did several experiments and made a few good images and
I
> enjoyed the back to basics aspect of it particularly.
>
> After graduation I moved to London (3 years ago) and dropped the hobby for
> a time because I had no access to a darkroom. The reason I have taken it
> up again is because I recently moved into a new flat which has a wonderful
> view over London and I also had nothing to put on the walls, so my mission
> became to photograph aspects of the view but closer to the bulidings or
> whatever and to decorate the walls with them. (even cooler would be to
> make the room into a camera and paste emulsion on the walls but it is a
> rented place!) What better way than to make pinhole photos of these
> subjects, so for about the last two months I have been messing around at
> the weekends making cameras and taking pictures, I made my Bathroom into a
> darkroom with a lightproof curtain (what was stopping me before?) Some of
> the results are posted to the upload gallery (see below), I particularly
> enjoy the warping of images that comes with curving the media.
>
> Up to now I've been using paper negatives but I recently aquired a 5x7
> sheet film holder and I intend to make a camera or two for it over
> christmas. I'll post the results when I do them.
>
> Here are links to my uploads and I hope that you enjoy them:
>
>
> http://www.pinhole.com/discussion/upload/images/thallsouls.jpg
>
> This was a Manchester IRN BRU drink can image
>
>
> http://www.pinhole.com/discussion/upload/images/ththeview.jpg
>
> This is the view from my window that inspired me BUT the main buildings
are
> too far away to be big in this picture.
>
>
> http://www.pinhole.com/discussion/upload/images/ththewalls_.jpg
>
> The walls that I must fill with pinhole photos more spooky as a negative I
> think.
>
>
> http://www.pinhole.com/discussion/upload/images/thbatchurch_.jpg
>
> A church from the view (I'm not obsessed with churches OK) thats me in it
> by the way.
>
>
> http://www.pinhole.com/discussion/upload/images/thlondeye.jpg
>
> The London eye (also in the view from my window)
>
>
> Sorry about the long message but I like people to know where I'm coming
from.
>
> expect more images in the new year
>
> Merry Christmas
>
> Tom Hawkins
>
> PS Does anybody in the UK know a supplier of thin silver for pinhole
making?
>
> PPS Do count me in on any print swap!
>
> ________________________________________
>
> Tom Hawkins
> thomas.hawkins@ucl.ac.uk
> Phone: 020 7679 4437
> Fax: 020 7679 7349
>
>
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Received on Fri Dec 22 15:13:31 2000