To celebrate World Pinhole Day (29th April) over the last couple of meetings we have been experimenting. Last month we made simple pinhole cameras out of beer cans, loaded them with photo paper and then waited…and waited…very patiently…for the sun to shine, so we could take our photographs.

© Mick Govan

Last week we set up a mini darkroom, and under the red light, we kept our fingers crossed as we printed.

While there were disappointments, for a first attempt we got some fantastic results, and with practice we know it can only get better.

Mick Govan, one of our members, enjoyed the whole process so much, and was so proud of his image that he sent me a scanned copy. I thought you might like to take a look. Continue reading →

Join us as we briefly look back on the first three of our Walks with the Camera.

January – Belper

© Valerie Dalling

We followed in the footsteps of Jedediah Strutt and his family in the first of this year’s walks, as we took to the streets of Belper, reflecting on what life may have been like back in the 18th Century, while taking a closer look at Belper as we know it today. Continue reading →