chilohm
Jack Sloan
Hi
I am a primary school teacher in London, and am planning on doing a pinhole camera project with my class in a couple of weeks.
I'm going to make something like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-u1xBVQmeG4 and was planning on using photographic paper rather than negs so as to make the process shorter and simpler (kids are 10)
I want to know if anyone has a source of outdated or very cheap photographic paper and chemicals in the UK. I will basically not have a budget, and will be spending some of my own money on this (because it looks fun, and I want the kids to get involved in photography...)
Any ideas or tips for the project much appreciated,
Jack Sloan
Ferry Lane Primary School,
London.
I am a primary school teacher in London, and am planning on doing a pinhole camera project with my class in a couple of weeks.
I'm going to make something like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-u1xBVQmeG4 and was planning on using photographic paper rather than negs so as to make the process shorter and simpler (kids are 10)
I want to know if anyone has a source of outdated or very cheap photographic paper and chemicals in the UK. I will basically not have a budget, and will be spending some of my own money on this (because it looks fun, and I want the kids to get involved in photography...)
Any ideas or tips for the project much appreciated,
Jack Sloan
Ferry Lane Primary School,
London.
bob338
Well-known
You might contact Ilford or Kodak and ask them to donate some materials. I am involved in a program where we take 3rd graders around and teach them about the history of our town. We've managed to get quite a few businesses to donate to the program, business owners can be generous when asked. You might ask a few parents too, we've had a few donate money!
Bob
77seriesiii
Newbie
silverprint.co.uk is a UK based business that 'may' be inclined to help w/ either suggestions or materials.
Traditional cyanotype printing is a great way to go as well, pretty straight forward, easy to mix and used in lots of classes for children. If you go w/ traditional paper silver negatives it will require the darkroom and chemistry to make it work, cyanotypes develop w/ sun and are cleared with water. The major differences will be time. If using traditional silver exposure times will be faster than cyanotypes. Another possibility is take digital images, make a digital negative and then make a print w/ cyanotype (the print will be very blue but permanent). You will only need a dark room (not a darkroom) to coat the paper with the cyanotype solution, which can be done up to 24 hours before usage. If you were to ask me that is way I would recommend to go. the digital negatives are printed from a jet ink printer to a type of mylar (clear printable plastic), allowed to dry. No harsh development chems are used...just thinking from a safety perspective as I would be one of the kids wondering what a developer tastes like.
good luck
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Traditional cyanotype printing is a great way to go as well, pretty straight forward, easy to mix and used in lots of classes for children. If you go w/ traditional paper silver negatives it will require the darkroom and chemistry to make it work, cyanotypes develop w/ sun and are cleared with water. The major differences will be time. If using traditional silver exposure times will be faster than cyanotypes. Another possibility is take digital images, make a digital negative and then make a print w/ cyanotype (the print will be very blue but permanent). You will only need a dark room (not a darkroom) to coat the paper with the cyanotype solution, which can be done up to 24 hours before usage. If you were to ask me that is way I would recommend to go. the digital negatives are printed from a jet ink printer to a type of mylar (clear printable plastic), allowed to dry. No harsh development chems are used...just thinking from a safety perspective as I would be one of the kids wondering what a developer tastes like.
good luck
./e
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smillie
Coffee drinker
In Edinburgh I actually had decent luck sourcing some out-of-date material at a larger-than-normal discount from Calumet for a similar project for world pinhole day. This was about five years ago, though.
Mauro
Mauro
Dear Jack,
I suggest you to visit the website www.pinholeday.org that is packed with useful information and examples. I have some photographic paper that I would be happy to donate, but the shipping cost is too high unfortunately.
Congratulations for your project, and I wish you successful results!
I suggest you to visit the website www.pinholeday.org that is packed with useful information and examples. I have some photographic paper that I would be happy to donate, but the shipping cost is too high unfortunately.
Congratulations for your project, and I wish you successful results!