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About

Chris Keeney, a San Diego California based professional photographer, creates images with the highest of integrity and originality. Specializing in portraits (babies, children, families, couples, graduates), weddings (bridals and engagement), lifestyle, events (parties, corporate meetings, etc.) - as well as personal and fine art projects.

Primarily shooting digital, Chris Keeney constantly is refining his passion for traditional film and alternative film processes. Well known for his pinhole cameras and hand-made prints, distinguishes him as a one of the most unique photographers of his time and area. Bringing an unparalleled eclectic eye to the [viewfinder] of his camera (a marriage between his literal and intuitive eyes), he channels his style to reflect that of his clients’ vision and essence. Chris’ love for his family, children and friends has taught him the importance of time/timing; flaming his desire to preserve each moment as it unfolds. For him, knowing photographs he takes will touch lives, or simply bring a smile to someone’s face by visually recording a memorable moment that will be passed down through generations, fills him with gratitude and humility.

 

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2009 CK Photography Pinhole (Lensless) Photographer Feature Image Gallery

In this online gallery I have selected of few of my favorite photos from each of the 2009 pinhole photographer features from my website and blog. I would like to thank all the artists that have contributed to this series for making it what I think is one of the most interesting collection of images...

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San Diego Wedding, Julian California | Jeremy & Gisenyi

Photographs from Jeremy and Gisenyi’s wedding at a private estate in Julian California created on September 26th, 2009 by San Diego photographer, Chris Keeney

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Scott McMahon > April 2009 – Featured Pinhole Photographer

Zone Plate Self-Portrait of Scott McMahon
Scott McMahon Featured Pinhole Photographer
Lancaster, PA
Artist’s website: www.scottmcmahonphoto.com
“Time is such a fragile thing, but steadfast and always there. I am interested in how the pinhole camera can capture and illustrate the passage of time, the changing expressions and postures of a person or landscape and how information gets distilled in...

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Dianne Bos > March 2009 – Featured Pinhole Photographer

“A lot has changed in communication technologies since I made my first pinhole camera thirty years ago. Oddly enough all these new high tech toys have made taking photographs with my various pinhole cameras even more rewarding.
I’m not the only one who feels this way. One can see by the numerous pinhole websites (including this...

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Homemade Lens for Canon EOS 5D Digital DSLR Camera

A couple months ago, I was experimenting with attaching small random lenses to a body cap I had previously used for digital pinhole. I came across one certain lens/focal length that worked great. Of course you have to focus by moving closer and farther away from your subject matter. I found that the effect was...

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Scott Speck > February 2009 – Featured Pinhole Photographer

Pinhole self-portrait
Two second exposure
Ilford 3200 b/w film at f/138
Zero Image 2000 6×6cm
pinhole camera
“My wife and I experimented with a Zero Image 2000 6×6cm pinhole camera back in 2006 and, upon viewing the resulting first frame from a roll of Ilford PanF-50 b/w film, I was hooked. I’m still drawn, now and then, back to that...

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Mark Tweedie > December 2008 – Featured Pinhole Photographer

Pinhole self portrait pinhole Mark Tweedie
Coventry, United Kingdom (UK)
www.marktweedie.co.uk

There seems to be a curious empathy between the homemade nature of our own lives and the representations we make of them using pinhole cameras: the results are very individual; the clarity or otherwise of the result is very much down to the methods of manufacture and...

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Wayne Martin Belger > November 2008 – Featured Pinhole Photographer

 

Portrait of Wayne by Ken Merfeld, 2008
“The tools I create and work with are pinhole cameras. With pinhole photography, the same air that touches my subject can pass through the pinhole and touch the photo emulsion on the film. There’s no barrier between the two. There are no lenses changing and manipulating light. There are no...

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