“The digital age has turned photography into a lazy man’s sport. And I love it, because I’m lazy. No dealing with film. No darkroom chemicals. That’s for me.
But when the passion I had for photography as a youth was rekindled a few years ago, it was pinhole photography, not digital, that lit the fire. I was awed (and still am) by the amazing images people are able to create, and I’m fascinated by the unique pinhole cameras people design. Like I said: I’m lazy, so most of my shooting is digital. But my favorite images are those I get when I make the effort to use the pinhole camera that I made with my own hands. It’s very rewarding.”
CK → Since starting my Flickr photostream in 2004, I’ve had the pleasure of seeing a lot of photos from photographers all over the word. I remember seeing and liking Darren’s photos well before he got into pinhole photography. So I wasn’t surprised that I liked his pinhole photography. I admire how Darren takes extra care in every little detail of the pinhole photo process. His latest pinhole perspectives have a great sense of motion and excitement to them that remind me of why this art form is so great.
Pinhole photo of Trek bicycle in motion - Created with homemade 120 pinhole camera
Pinhole photo of a lighthouse on Lake Erie, Ohio. Created with homemade 120 pinhole camera
Pinhole photo lifeguard tower on the Wildwood Crest beach. Created with homemade 120 pinhole camera
Paint Creek, West Virginia - This unpaved road leads off into the mysterious Appalachian Mountains. PinHolga photo
A pinhole photo of Darren's sister Sharon on a seesaw in Brookfield, Ohio. Created with homemade 120 pinhole camera
A pinhole photo of Mahoning County, Ohio - December 2004. Created with 120 pinholga pinhole camera
A pinhole photo of a lifeguard chair at a lake in Brookfield, Ohio. Created with homemade 120 pinhole camera
A pinhole photo lifeguard boat at Wildwood Crest, New Jersey. Created with homamde pinhole camera.
A pinhole photo of on coming car in Canfield, Ohio - April 2006. Created with pinholga 120 pinhole camera
A pinhole photo of dirt road in Davenport, Iowa. Created with homamde pinhole camera.
A photo of the cable release activated shutter inside Darren Constantino's homemade 120 pinhole camera.
A photo of Darren's pinholga 120 film pinhole camera with cable release and mini tripod
All photos copyright © 2009 Darren Constantino and Reproduced by Permission
by CK
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