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Black and white photos of DCA taken with a pinhole camera hanging up to dry

Pinhole Camera

Duration: 4h
Dates: Sun 17 Jan 2027 12:00 - 16:00
Location: Print Studio

Swap technology for a lo-fi form of photography and make your own tin box pinhole camera.  

These cameras roll back the years to when photography was a new science. Learn how to make a workable film camera using a coffee or biscuit tin from your kitchen cupboards. 

Once you’ve built your camera, you’ll take some snaps with it and then learn how to develop paper photos in a professional darkroom.

Black and white photo taken with a pinhole camera
Photo by DCA
Photo enlargers in the darkroom at DCA Print Studio
Photo by Erika Stevenson

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Photo enlargers in the darkroom at DCA Print Studio

Need to know

  • What to bring

Bring along a coffee or biscuit tin to make your camera with. 

 

  • What to wear

We’ll provide gloves and aprons for working in the darkroom. We recommend bringing warm layers as we’ll be working outside for part of the day. Please note that open-toed footwear or sandals are not allowed in the Print Studio.

 

  • Food & drinks

A sealed water flask or drinking vessel is permitted but other food and drinks are not allowed in the studio.

Meet your tutor

Photo of Kit Martin against an out of focus yellow and grey background,. She has long brown hair with a fringe and is looking off to the side

Kit Martin

Kit Martin is a freelance photographic artist and printmaker interested in where art and science crossover. She works with experimental, historical and more sustainable photographic processes as well as microscopic photography and community arts.
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DCA Print Studio is supported by Garfield Weston Foundation

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