It was interesting to create this photo because you have to use the cloning tool a lot to get rid of the chair we used to act as the “levitating device” 

My fish landscape:

Examples of the fish I used:

Steps

1. STEP 1

   Clean the box

   Clean out the inside of the oatmeal box, making sure no oatmeal dust or oats are left inside.

2. STEP 2

   Remove top and bottom

   Remove the plastic top and bottom from the oatmeal box.

3. STEP 3

   Glue the bottom

   Add a bead of white glue around the lip of the bottom and reattach it. This will ensure no light comes in through the seam.

4. STEP 4

   Paint it black

   Spray paint the inside of the oatmeal box with black paint and let dry. Repeat if necessary. Also spray paint the bottom. Let it dry.

5. STEP 5

   Paint the top

   While the top is off, add contact paper to the box top, then spray paint it black. Make sure it will still fit on the box.

6. STEP 6

   Cut a door

   Use the craft knife to cut a 3-sided rectangle—a long door—about 1.5 inches wide and half an inch tall into the side of the box.

7. Make sure the rectangle is roughly centered and parallel to the bottom of the container.

8. STEP 7

   Cut a square

   Cut a 2.5-inch square out of heavy aluminum foil.

9. For something sturdier, you can cut the square from the side of the soda can. But be careful, the edges will be extremely sharp.

10. STEP 8

    Poke a hole

    Using the No. 16 needle, carefully poke a hole into the center of your aluminum square—then sand the hole on both sides with the sandpaper to remove any burrs.

11. STEP 9

    Poke it again

    Re-drill the same hole, and re-sand it a second time.

12. Be careful not to touch the hole with your fingers, as natural oils from your skin can clog the hole.

13. STEP 10

    Glue the plate

    Dab a little epoxy on the edges of pinhole plate with a cotton swab, making sure not to come anywhere close to the pinhole, and place the plate on the inside the oatmeal box, with the pinhole centered in the rectangle you cut earlier.

14. STEP 11

    Tape the plate

    Add a strip of electrical tape on all sides of the plate to further secure it into place. This will also help it from sliding as the epoxy dries.

15. STEP 12

    Make a latch

    Add a small piece of tape to the outside of the small door that can keep it closed, then put on the box top.

16. STEP 13

    Load the camera

    When you’re ready to load your pinhole camera for a shoot, take it into a completely dark room. While in the dark, remove the photo emulsion paper from it’s wrapping, and place it inside the pinhole camera, curved around the edge, emulsion-side facing the pinhole.

17. STEP 14

    Close the camera

    Close up the box tightly, making sure no light can get in.

18. STEP 15

    Take your shot

    To shoot a scene, point the doorway toward your subject and open the door for about a 20-second exposure.

19. STEP 16

    Remove paper

    After you’ve taken your shot, return to a dark room and remove the paper, making sure to put it back in the lightproof bag it came in.

20. STEP 17

    Develop your film

    Either develop the photo yourself in a darkroom, or take your paper your local high-end camera shop to develop it for you.

21. STEP 18

    Eat your oatmeal

    Don’t forget to eat your oatmeal.

http://www.howcast.com/videos/160199-How-to-Make-a-Pinhole-Camera

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Pinhole-Camera

me 

Photo Essay: Nature

            If I were to ask you how frequently you go outside just to enjoy nature and the weather what would you say? I can say that I love to be outside and go on adventures just to explore everything around me. While I was on one of my walks I came across this path by my house that led to a little pond thing. I decided that it would be cool to walk down it and just see what was through there. As I was walking I noticed that there were a lot of trees and bushes almost as though this place wasn’t being well maintained and all the plants could just grow free.

Along the path that I was walking I stopped to take pictures of the things that were interesting and stood out to me. I often wondered if anyone else would walk through this place and what they would do and think. There is a bridge and under that bridge are little tunnels that run from the lake on the other side of the street and as I went down to take pictures under the bridge I noticed that people also came down there because there was graffiti on the bridge and also some trash. I thought it was cool down there though because if you looked through the tunnels you could see through to the other side. After taking those pictures, I went back up to the normal path and walked down it and just took a bunch of pictures of the water and plants and trees at different angles and viewpoints to try and capture a more abstract and altered meaning.

By coming across this path I can say that it has grown to be one of my favorite places to visit because although it seems as if no one goes back there, there are a lot of signs that make it seem like this place are frequently visited by people. If you happen to go at just the right time, let’s say around 6:45-7:00 you can catch the sunset and it is so beautiful the way that it hovers over the trees and then slowly disappears into the water. This is so relaxing and so calming to me and I really just love to watch it. I believe that these little things such as just going out on a walk and taking time out of your day to stop and just take in a deep breath and look around at all the nature around you can really ease your mind and help you to relax or become less stressed.

tunnels

tunnels

tunnels

water reflection

pond

sunset

trees

more water

path

brush

pond

entry

i took a picture of my sister

I wanted to do mine on bullying because I believe this is one of the most fast growing social issues we face as a country. Over millions of people have/are being bullied

samples of her work: 

I took these pictures and just made them look scary but selecting and adding a scary picture on top of the background 

I think that the drought is becoming a really big issue all across the United States and so i thought it was important to share to people that conserving water and looking out for our environment is something we should all be concerned about

I took the top picture up in Tahoe when i went on a hike with my family and i thought it looked so pretty. And the second picture i took by my house close to the freeway when the sun was going down