It may seem a bit ironic. Flickr and the web are full of schemes that make photographs taken with high-end cameras look like they were taken with cheap odd-balls – Lomographs, Holgas, Dianas, etc. Most of these techniques involve manipulating images with Photoshop to mimic a particular photographic effect. Today I tried one that involves the construction of a lens – one with a pinhole.
The concept is quite simple. Taking the black body cap from any SLR, be it digital or otherwise, you can add a pinhole aperture. Of course, you have to put the camera in full manual mode, but it works. Here’s how I did it…