About the workshop
In this workshop, you will immerse yourself in the science and magic of pinhole photography through lectures and hands-on camera making. Heather will teach you the history and theory of pinhole photography and guide you through an exploration of the many ways you can create a camera and interact with the medium. Additionally, she will teach you how pinhole photography works and its history, review the 3 pinhole camera techniques and the variety of choices and options you have when making a camera, and then you will learn how to make your own. Finally, you'll learn composition techniques to make the most of your experience with pinhole photography and discover how to follow your intuition and break the rules to experiment with the medium.
Your teacher
Heather Palecek @heather.palecek.art
I took a darkroom photography class in high school and my life changed forever. I don't remember a time when I didn't have a camera in my hand. However, these days my cameras are a little unconventional, as I am obsessed with pinhole photography. I create works of art in collaboration with Mother Nature. My concepts revolve around relationships; between humans and nature, humans between them and our relationship with ourselves. My favorite media and processes are those based on light and chemistry: pinhole photography, cyanotypes, alternative processes, mixed techniques. I am currently exploring ways I can create artwork with Mother Nature and in the soil above her.