

My pinhole camera was handmade from a cardboard box, a piece of brass, and tape by Colorado's master pinhole photographer, Michael Butts, of Loveland, Colorado. Mike designed the camera to use 4x5 film holders that are attached to the camera with rubber bands. Over the years, the effects of weather and the elements have taken their toll. Generous amounts of electrical tape serve to both waterproof the camera and keep it intact. The beauty of the pinhole camera is that there is infinite depth of field and the final result has a soft, ethereal quality because the light is not focused on a single point. The downside of the pinhole in the area of landscape is the lack of selective focus. Foreground and background objects can merge together requiring a lot of attention to composition.